Early Sciences Working Group at Harvard: Mateo Montoya, "The Thirty Immortals of Geneva: Life Annuities, Smallpox Inoculation, and Probabilistic Thought c. 1760-1793"

Date:

Wednesday, February 2, 2022, 12:00pm to 1:15pm

Location:

Online & In-Person (Science Center 252) (Date change!)

Early Sciences Working Group at Harvard

Mateo Montoya, "The Thirty Immortals of Geneva: Life Annuities, Smallpox Inoculation, and Probabilistic Thought c. 1760-1793"
Location: This meeting will be held in hybrid format, both on Zoom and in person. The in person portion will be held in Science Center 252. To receive the zoom link please write to mateomontoya@g.harvard.edu.

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