Dr Jesse Garrison, FRAS
Historian of Science | PhD History and Philosophy of Science (UCL 2026)
Below is a complete list of my publications, alongside my conference papers and research presentations. This includes both my current work in the history of science and my earlier research in observational astronomy and solar physics.
Publications
History of SCIENCE
‘Robin Wilson and Steven Balbus, eds, Oxford's Savilian Professors of Astronomy: The First 400 Years. Oxford University Press, 2025, 256 pp., £93.00, ISBN: 9780198894292’, British Journal for the History of Mathematics 1-3 (2026).
‘British Solar Eclipse Expeditions in the Nineteenth Century’. PhD diss., University College London, 2026.
‘A Brief History of the UCL Department of Mathematics’. UCL200 - History of the Mathematics Department, UCL Department of Mathematics website, 2026.
‘One of a Kind: A Unique Coulomb Torsion Balance with Modifications in the Collections of the Deutsches Museum, Munich’. Bulletin of the Scientific Instrument Society, no. 166 (2025); co-authored with Elisabetta Rossi, Daniel Liu, and Julien Gressot. Supported by a grant from the Scientific Instrument Society.
‘Towards a Global History of the 1860 Total Solar Eclipse’. HoST - Journal of History of Science and Technology 19, no. 1 (2025); co-authored with Deborah Kent, Megan Briers, Ileana Chinnici, Frédéric Soulu, and Daniel Belteki.
‘Investigating a “Coulomb’s torsion balance with modifications” in the collections of the Deutsches Museum, Munich’. Scientific Instrument Society Blog, 21 November 2024; co-authored with Elisabetta Rossi, Daniel Liu, and Julien Gressot.
‘British Solar Eclipse Expeditions in the Nineteenth Century’. PhD diss., University College London, 2026.
‘A Brief History of the UCL Department of Mathematics’. UCL200 - History of the Mathematics Department, UCL Department of Mathematics website, 2026.
‘One of a Kind: A Unique Coulomb Torsion Balance with Modifications in the Collections of the Deutsches Museum, Munich’. Bulletin of the Scientific Instrument Society, no. 166 (2025); co-authored with Elisabetta Rossi, Daniel Liu, and Julien Gressot. Supported by a grant from the Scientific Instrument Society.
‘Towards a Global History of the 1860 Total Solar Eclipse’. HoST - Journal of History of Science and Technology 19, no. 1 (2025); co-authored with Deborah Kent, Megan Briers, Ileana Chinnici, Frédéric Soulu, and Daniel Belteki.
‘Investigating a “Coulomb’s torsion balance with modifications” in the collections of the Deutsches Museum, Munich’. Scientific Instrument Society Blog, 21 November 2024; co-authored with Elisabetta Rossi, Daniel Liu, and Julien Gressot.
Astrophysics
‘Semi-Empirical Modeling of the Photosphere, Chromosphere, Transition Region, and Corona of the M-Dwarf Host Star GJ 832’. The Astrophysical Journal 830, no. 2 (2016): 154; co-authored with J. M. Fontenla, Jeffrey L. Linsky, Kevin France, A. Buccino, Pablo Mauas, Mariela Vieytes, and Lucianne M. Walkowicz. Supported by grants from the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI).
‘Pre-Discovery Optical Detections of the Apparent Nova (2014-07a?) in M31 Reported in ATel #6305’. The Astronomer’s Telegram 6324 (2014); co-authored with G. S. Stringfellow, B. Bell, N. Bremer, and S. Grandone.
‘Pre-Discovery Optical Detections of the Apparent Nova (2014-07a?) in M31 Reported in ATel #6305’. The Astronomer’s Telegram 6324 (2014); co-authored with G. S. Stringfellow, B. Bell, N. Bremer, and S. Grandone.
Conference Papers and Research Presentations
History of Science
Building the Eclipse Enterprise: Administration, Diplomacy, and the Making of British Eclipse Expeditions. Research paper presented at the ESHS/HSS Joint Meeting, Edinburgh, Scotland, 16 Jul 2026.
The First British Eclipse Expeditions. Invited speaker at the Global History of Eclipse Reckoning Workshop, ICMS Edinburgh, 21 Nov 2024.
‘No more letters’: George Airy’s Dramatic Exit from Eclipse Expeditions and the Ensuing Leadership Transition. Research paper presented at the BSHS Annual Conference 2024, Aberystwyth University, Wales, 11 Jul 2024.
Elizabeth Coxe Baily and Sir John Herschel: An Enduring Friendship. Research paper presented at the STS Department PhD Research Space 2024, University College London, 12 Feb 2024.
The British Expedition to Northern Europe for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1851. Research paper presented at the Society for the History of Astronomy Autumn 2023 Conference, Birmingham, 21 Oct 2023.
A Mysterious Coulomb Torsion Balance in the Collections of the Deutsches Museum. Research paper presented at the XLII Scientific Instrument Symposium, Scientific Instrument Commission, University of Palermo, 20 Sept 2023; co-authored with Elisabetta Rossi, Daniel Liu, and Julien Gressot.
Preparations for the British Expedition to Northern Europe for the Solar Eclipse of 1851. Research paper presented at the BSHS Postgraduate Conference 2023, University of Oxford, 30 Mar 2023.
British Solar Eclipse Expeditions During the Long 19th Century. Research paper presented at the STS Department Work-in-Progress Seminars, University College London, 20 Feb 2023.
When Does Invisible Labour Become Visible? Research paper presented at the STS Department PhD Research Space 2023, University College London, 13 Feb 2023.
Material Culture of Nineteenth Century Solar Research. Research paper presented at the STS Department PhD Research Space 2022, University College London, 17 Feb 2022.
The First British Eclipse Expeditions. Invited speaker at the Global History of Eclipse Reckoning Workshop, ICMS Edinburgh, 21 Nov 2024.
‘No more letters’: George Airy’s Dramatic Exit from Eclipse Expeditions and the Ensuing Leadership Transition. Research paper presented at the BSHS Annual Conference 2024, Aberystwyth University, Wales, 11 Jul 2024.
Elizabeth Coxe Baily and Sir John Herschel: An Enduring Friendship. Research paper presented at the STS Department PhD Research Space 2024, University College London, 12 Feb 2024.
The British Expedition to Northern Europe for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1851. Research paper presented at the Society for the History of Astronomy Autumn 2023 Conference, Birmingham, 21 Oct 2023.
A Mysterious Coulomb Torsion Balance in the Collections of the Deutsches Museum. Research paper presented at the XLII Scientific Instrument Symposium, Scientific Instrument Commission, University of Palermo, 20 Sept 2023; co-authored with Elisabetta Rossi, Daniel Liu, and Julien Gressot.
Preparations for the British Expedition to Northern Europe for the Solar Eclipse of 1851. Research paper presented at the BSHS Postgraduate Conference 2023, University of Oxford, 30 Mar 2023.
British Solar Eclipse Expeditions During the Long 19th Century. Research paper presented at the STS Department Work-in-Progress Seminars, University College London, 20 Feb 2023.
When Does Invisible Labour Become Visible? Research paper presented at the STS Department PhD Research Space 2023, University College London, 13 Feb 2023.
Material Culture of Nineteenth Century Solar Research. Research paper presented at the STS Department PhD Research Space 2022, University College London, 17 Feb 2022.
Astrophysics
An Empirically-derived non-LTE XUV-Visible Spectral Synthesis Model of the M1 V Exoplanet Host Star GJ832. Research paper presented at the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Meeting #227, Kissimmee, FL, USA, 5 Jan 2016; co-authored with Jeff Linsky, Juan Fontenla, and Kevin France.
Chromospheres of Various Cool Stars from Models of the UV. Research paper presented at the Triennial Earth-Sun Summit (TESS) 2015, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 29 Apr 2015; co-authored with Juan Fontenla, Kevin France, Jeff Linsky, and Mariela Vieytes.
Chromospheres of Various Cool Stars from Models of the UV. Research paper presented at the Triennial Earth-Sun Summit (TESS) 2015, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 29 Apr 2015; co-authored with Juan Fontenla, Kevin France, Jeff Linsky, and Mariela Vieytes.