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Harmless drudges

history of science
Keith Moore
21 July 2026
4 mins

Newly-catalogued archives at Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ link Thomas Pennant, Dr Johnson and Sir John Herschel's father-in-law, as Keith Moore explains.

Brook the broker

history of science
Louisiane Ferlier
08 October 2025
5 mins

Louisiane Ferlier's cataloguing of a volume of Brook Taylor correspondence at Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ sheds light on the Newton-Leibniz 'calculus controversy'.

Fishy tales

history of science
Rupert Baker
29 May 2025
5 mins

Did the Fellows gathered at Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ in February 1738 really entertain an account of a mermaid? Well, not quite, as Rupert Baker discovers.

Not only Fellows

history of science
Louisiane Ferlier
10 December 2024
3 mins

Louisiane Ferlier reports on the discoverability of non-Fellows in Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­'s Science in the Making resource.

Herschel, old and new

history of science
Keith Moore
13 June 2024
5 mins

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­â€™s Herschel collection is growing! Keith Moore describes how a new acquisition provides insights into the wider Herschel family and their scientific endeavours.

Enlightened letters

history of science
Rose Teanby
11 June 2024
5 mins

Rose Teanby looks at letters in Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ archives highlighting Sir John Herschel’s influence on Anna Atkins, Julia Margaret Cameron and Mary Somerville.

Dear Sir John Herschel

history of science
Louisiane Ferlier
07 June 2024
5 mins

Louisiane Ferlier launches the letters of Sir John Herschel on Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­'s Science in the Making platform.

Eloise Barber
03 June 2024
4 mins

Sir John Herschel’s careful management of his correspondence, and his central position in nineteenth-century science, make Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­â€™s Herschel letters an invaluable archival resource, as Eloise Barber discovers during a major new digitisation project. 

Louisiane Ferlier
07 December 2023
4 mins

Louisiane Ferlier reports on how researchers have been using Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­'s Science in the Making platform so far, and looks forward to future developments.

Sabine at sea

history of science
Hirra Ateeq
07 August 2023
5 mins

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­'s Edward Sabine correspondence is a treasure trove for research on everything from terrestrial magnetism to British activities in Africa, as Hirra Ateeq discovers.

Diet of worms

history of science
Layla Hillsden
31 July 2023
5 mins

Layla Hilsden finds 'an astonishing and noteworthy story' while cataloguing Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­'s Classified Papers collection.

Many Wrens

history of science
Hirra Ateeq
29 May 2023
5 mins

'Parentalia', a manuscript in the archives of Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­, features several members of the illustrious Wren family, as Hirra Ateeq explains.