Search Results for "collecting"
Fully booked
history of scienceAn invitation to join Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»'s 'Libraries of Science' conference online on Friday 14 March.
Charleton eclectic
history of scienceAn early Fellow of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» wrote about stone circles, the human soul, natural history and scurvy, as well as penning a gushing tribute to King Charles II. Rupert Baker provides an introduction.
Fiery chapters
history of scienceKeith Moore looks at a new book on the fragile history of libraries, and reflects on changing practices in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»'s own collection.
Back catalogues
history of scienceRead more about the launch of two Turning the Pages digital reconstructions of catalogues of the specimens and instruments kept in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Repository.
The Collector Earl
history of scienceExplore the Society’s correspondence from the 1920s, which charts the period in Spring 1925 when Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» held a book sale of over 200 volumes from the Arundel Library.
Karma chameleons
history of scienceDid an Egyptian chameleon, painted by Richard Waller and supposedly owned by Robert Boyle, ever find its way into the Repository of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»? Louisiane Ferlier looks at the tangled evidence in the archives.