Conference announcement: Natural History in the Age of Revolutions | 1776-1848
To explore themes connected broadly to the revolution in nature that began to be witnessed on a global scale in the decades around 1800. July 15. book below. Edwin Rose
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Conference announcement: Natural History in the Age of Revolutions The Linnean Society of London on 15 July 2024. A full outline of talks can be found on the Eventbrite link:
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Wow. Attending the ceremony for the return of spears taken by James Cook from Gweagal people was a genuine privilege. The spears are heading back to Country - it's one of the most meaningful pieces of museum work I've ever seen. Well done and congratulations to everyone involved.

Delighted to have organised this conference with The Linnean Society of London and looking forward to 15th July!

Nice to see some of Warwickshire Archive fantastic Thomas Pennant collection! Curious Travellers

Catch up on the first series of #GreatBritishCities over on My5!

We're uncovering the histories of cities including #Cambridge , #Leeds and #Glasgow .

Tune in here: shorturl.at/owCT9

The book written by Erasmus Darwin speculating on the origin of species was called “Zoonomia”. Darwin’s impact on 18thC British society, from science to literature, has been described as “unequalled”. >>> brnw.ch/21wIWSO

Greenfield Valley Heritage Park near Holywell in north-east Wales is hosting an exhibition on local travel writer and zoologist Thomas Pennant, re the area’s natural, social, and industrial history at the end of the eighteenth century
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Press release about our project's new exhibition Greenfield Valley. Please share far and wide!

If you missed the story of rarely-seen specimens collected by #ChristsCollegeCambridge alumnus #CharlesDarwin on the voyage of the Beagle between 1831 and 1836, catch up at cam.ac.uk/stories/unveil…

Shooting at the Librarian? Read all about Henry Bradshaw's near miss specialcollections-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/?p=27974

#ICYMI : You can watch Edwin Rose discuss Charles #Darwin , John Stevens Henslow, and botany w/Susan Calman here: youtube.com/watch?v=SB0SWp…

#histSTM #histsci #NaturalHistory

Guy Morrison Sechrist, PhD Edwin Rose Channel 5 Daisybeck Studios Cam Botanic Garden Curatrix, Cambridge University Herbarium (CGE) Darwin College Someone uploaded the Cambridge episode to YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=SB0SWp…

We're uncovering the fascinating history of #Cambridge in tonight's #GreatBritishCities !

Tune in at 9pm on Channel 5.

Congratulations to Edwin Rose for his triumphant appearance on Channel 5 Susan Calman's great British Cities

Looking forward to this tonight - 9pm, Channel 5 Daisybeck Studios Cam Botanic Garden Curatrix, Cambridge University Herbarium (CGE) Darwin College @cambr

There's more on 'Susan Calman's Great British Cities' tonight at 9pm on Channel 5

Enjoy Channel 5 ‘Susan Calman’s Great British Cities’ tonight at 9pm. Susan visits the Garden with Sally Petitt to learn about the Garden’s founder, John Stevens Henslow & Curatrix, Cambridge University Herbarium (CGE) to view rarely seen specimens sent to him by Darwin bit.ly/3vso1II

Unveiling Darwin's treasures: HPS Research Fellow Edwin Rose on rarely-seen plant specimens collected by Charles Darwin on the Beagle voyage.

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Looking forward to watching this, 9pm tomorrow, Friday 22 March, Edd Dawson