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<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center"><font size="-1"><b>THE
CURIOUS ECONOMIST: WILLIAM STANLEY JEVONS IN SYDNEY</b></font><br>
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Powerhouse Museum Symposium</b></font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center"><font
size="-1"><b>Presented in association with Monash
University</b></font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center"><font size="-1"><b>29
October 2004</b></font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1">2004 marks the 150th
anniversary of William Stanley Jevons' arrival in Sydney. Jevons was
born in Liverpool, England. He studied chemistry in London, and
came to New South Wales at the age of 19 to work at the Sydney Mint.
The Gold Rush was in full swing, and his job was to assess the quality
and purity of the precious metal from the diggings. This work
put him in a unique position, at the intersection of geology,
chemistry, economics and industry. Wanting to document as many
aspects of life in Australia as he could, Jevons also took up
photography, even taking his camera equipment to the goldfields.
After five years in Sydney, Jevons returned to England, where he
became one of the leading figures in the field of
Economics.</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1">The Powerhouse Museum is
opening an exhibition on William Stanley Jevons in Sydney on 29
October. The Symposium is designed to both accompany and enhance
the exhibition, but also as a stand-alone event that will extend
knowledge not just of Jevons' work in Sydney, but other aspects of the
history of colonial life in New South Wales in the 1850s as
well.</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font
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October 2004</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font
size="-1"><b>Location:</b></font> <font
size="-1"> Powerhouse Museum</font><br>
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cite> <font size="-1"> 500
Harris Street, Ultimo</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"><b>Bookings
essential:</b></font> <font size="-1"> Tel: 02
9217 0222 or</font><br>
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Email:</font> <a href="mailto:edserv@phm.gov.au"><font size="-1"
color="#0000FF"><u>edserv@phm.gov.au</u></font></a><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"><b>Registration
fee:</b></font> <font size="-1">
$40 adult</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1">Includes morning tea
&</font><b> </b><font size="-1"> $30 Powerhouse
Members</font><br>
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tea
$25 concessions</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><i><b>Friday 29 October 2004</b></i><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1">8.30am -
9.30am</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"><b>Registration and
viewing of exhibition</b></font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1">9.30am</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"><b>Welcome
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font
size="-1"><b>Introduction</b></font><br>
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cite><b> </b><font size="-1">
Mike White</font><br>
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cite> <font size="-1"> Senior
Lecturer</font><br>
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cite> <font size="-1">
Department of Economics</font><br>
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cite> <font size="-1"> Monash
University</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1">10.00 -
11.00am</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"><b>Keynote
Address</b></font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite><b> </b><font size="-1">
Harro Maas</font><br>
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cite> <font size="-1">
Associate Professor</font><br>
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cite> <font size="-1">
Faculty of Economics</font><br>
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cite> <font size="-1">
University of Amsterdam</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1">11.00- 11.30am
Morning tea</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"><b>Morning session</b><i>
-</i><b> 11.30am to 12.30pm</b></font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"><i><b>'The unsociable
photographer'</b></i></font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"><b>Chair</b></font><br>
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cite><b> </b><font size="-1">
Lindsay Barrett</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite> <font size="-1"> Senior
Lecturer</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite> <font size="-1"> School
of Humanities</font><br>
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cite> <font size="-1">
University of Western Sydney</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"><i><b>Bush Christmas: a
photographic trip to the Blue Mountains and
Braidwood</b></i></font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite> <font size="-1"> Geoff
Barker</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
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Curator</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
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Photographic Archives</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite> <font size="-1">
Macleay Museum</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite> <font size="-1"> The
University of Sydney</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"><i><b>Jevons' colleagues
at the Sydney Mint: making the "unsociable sociologist"
"passably social"</b></i></font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite> <font size="-1"> Megan
Martin</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite> <font size="-1">
Manager</font><br>
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<blockquote><font size="-1">Caroline Simpson Library & Research
Collection</font><br>
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Historic Houses Trust NSW</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1">12.30 - 1.30pm
Lunch (not provided)</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"><b>Afternoon session -
1.30 - 3.00pm</b></font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"><i><b>'Science, music and
the weather'</b></i></font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"><b>Chair</b></font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite> <font size="-1"> Mike
White</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"><i><b>William Stanley
Jevons and Meteorology</b></i></font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
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Neville Nicholls</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite> <font size="-1"> Group
Leader</font><br>
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Climate Forecasting Group</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite> <font size="-1"> Bureau
of Meteorology</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
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Research Centre</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"><i><b>Jevons' Logic Piano
and the 'Future of Logic'</b></i></font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
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Matthew Connell</font><br>
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Curator</font><br>
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Computing and Mathematics</font><br>
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Powerhouse Museum</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"><i><b>Music in Jevons'
universe of thought</b></i></font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite> <font size="-1"> Jamie
Kassler</font><br>
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cite> <font size="-1">
Fellow</font><br>
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<blockquote><font size="-1">Australian Academy of
Humanities</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1">3.00 - 3.30pm
Afternoon tea</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"><b>Final session<i> -</i>
3.30 to 5.00pm</b></font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"><i><b>'Pattern
recognition'</b></i></font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"><b>Chair</b></font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
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Matthew Connell</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"><i><b>The Calculating
Assayer: Political Economy in Jevons' anitpodean
interlude</b></i></font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite> <font size="-1"> Mike
White</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite> <font size="-1"> Senior
Lecturer</font><br>
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Economics Department</font><br>
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cite> <font size="-1"> Monash
University</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"><i><b>The Polymathic
Chiffrephile: Jevons as scholar and scientist</b></i></font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite> <font size="-1"> Ian
Castles</font><br>
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Visiting Fellow</font><br>
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<blockquote><font size="-1">Asia Pacific School of</font><br>
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<blockquote><font size="-1">Economics and Government</font><br>
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Australian National University</font></blockquote>
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sponsored by Arab Bank Australia. With support from Reserve Bank
of Australia, NSW Department of Lands, NSW Treasury and Monash
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<div><tt>-- </tt></div>
<div>Dr Fiona Allon<br>
Research Fellow<br>
Centre for Cultural Research<br>
University of Western Sydney<br>
Locked Bag 1797 PENRITH SOUTH DC<br>
NSW 1797 Australia<br>
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Tel: +61-2-9685 9646<br>
Fax: +61-2-9685 9964<br>
Mobile: 0409 901 039<br>
Email: f.allon@uws.edu.au<br>
http://icr.uws.edu.au/</div>
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