RUTTER ERC Project

Published the review essay "Longitudes in Context Science between Culture and Politics in the Early Modern World" by @salomoni1986 that analyses the book of José María Moreno Madrid and Henrique Leitão "A Longitude do Mundo". brill.com/view/journals/…

Let’s talk about citizen science! 🔬 @EUCitSciProject is resuming its training sessions for the Network of Researchers for Citizen Science (NR4CS). If you’re interested in participatory research practices, don’t miss the upcoming session. 🔗 Sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

It's a great EMOTION. In just over a month, my next book will be released, perhaps my most intimate and heartfelt work. Here we are, the adventure is about to begin again, in italian bookstores from the end of March. @editorilaterza laterza.it/scheda-libro/?…

See the call for papers for the British Commission for Maritime History's New Researchers Conference, April at Uni Southampton

Two months after the end of the project, the members of the RUTTER team reflect on what working on the project – and on an @ERC_Research project – has meant to them, both personally and professionally. Find their stories here: rutter-project.org/wp-content/upl…

Such a necessary book to clarify actual historical questions concerning #longitude—a topic that has been misleadingly presented as an English question, when in fact it has a long history and considerable developments with navigation in Early Modern Portugal. #Histsci

@_sergio_oe Thank you @_sergio_oe! One of the goals of the book is to show that the history of longitude goes far beyond the familiar English narrative. Portuguese cosmography and navigation played a crucial early role, long before the 18th-century debate, and deserve to be recognised.

Tomorrow, at 19:00, Brotéria, Lisbon. Free participation! In collaboration with the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies. @IAJSBC @ciuhct @ERC_Research

Exciting keynote “Mariners, Maps and Mathematics: Science in Early Modern Portugal” by Henrique Leitão at the 4th Teaming Club Conference, in Vairão, Portugal, showcasing much of the work carried out within the RUTTER project. (Photo: Pedro Beja) cibio.up.pt/en/events/4th-…

@MunziSilvana @mcaa @SpainPortugalMC Congratulations, @MunziSilvana! Always proud of the results of the members of our project, in any field.

What a honor to receive a special mention in the blog contest organized by the @mcaa Communication Working Group! You can read my blog post "Ritmo Latino! The Ibero-American Chapters Meeting" here: lnkd.in/dGhNxXqU. #scicomm #networking @SpainPortugalMC

Book launch of "Santo Antão: The Jesuit College in Lisbon and Its History" (Brill, 2025). Edited by @salomoni1986, Luana Giurgevich, and Henrique Leitão. Info at broteria.org/pt/programa?sh… Book available at zenodo.org/records/156561… @JesuitsGlobal @ERC_Research @ciuhct @ULisboa

Uma notícia incrível para deixar feliz qualquer historiador. bonecasrussas.com.br/mapas-historic…

Still haven’t checked out the RUTTER Project video series? Discover the project through the voices of its participants, as they share their roles and what it means to them. Available on our website (rutter-project.org/video/) and YouTube channel (@rutterproject/videos" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@rutterproject…).

New book! #Rutters and logbooks were more than navigation aids: they shaped #cartography, law, science and Europe’s global expansion. Essential reading on how #oceans connected the #EarlyModern world. Available at: rutter-project.org/wp-content/upl… #MaritimeHistory #GlobalHistory #histsci

Over the past six years, the RUTTER team published a total of 128 posts in the Reading Rutters blog, plus 59 in its sister Arabic Science and Philosophy blog. @aceved0villalba sums up this activity in the post rutter-blog.blogspot.com/2025/08/thats-… @ERC_Research @ciuhct

Henrique Leitão closing remarks: "The RUTTER project officially ended on 31 August 2025. It will take some time for RUTTER's contributions to percolate in the academic world, but their impact will be felt. It was a unique privilege to lead such an exceptional group of people."

QUATRI PARTITU en cosmografía práctica y por otro nombre llamado Espejo de navegantes - digital edition! A standardised, searchable, hyperlinked, open-source version of this important work by Carmo Lacerda and @aceved0villalba. rutter-project.org/digital-librar… #navigation #Iberian #DH

Is it dangerous to mistake one fish for another? Yes, especially if your intention is to eat them. Read the post "Fish-Tasting and Toxic Navigation: Life and Death at Sea in 1526" by Luana Giurgevich about the case of poisoning onboard the ship Conceição. rutter-blog.blogspot.com/2025/08/fish-t…

Introduction and selected astronomical pages of Aḥmad ibn Mājid’s "Commentaries on the Principles and Foundations of Maritime Science", a 15th-century classic on #Indian #Ocean #navigation. Edited by @aceved0villalba. rutter-project.org/digital-librar… @ciuhct @ERC_Research #Aldebaran

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