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Category: Natural History

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John Ray and Archives of Natural History

posted by Rebecca Wojturska November 13, 20172 min read479 Views

English naturalist John Ray was born in November 1627. Generally regarded as one of the earliest English parson-naturalists, he is…

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Richard Owen: an overlooked parasitologist

posted by Ruth Campbell April 12, 20172 min read584 Views

Who was Richard Owen? Richard Owen (1804–1892) is one of the most important British biologists of the nineteenth century. He…

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A watercolour of a stranded sperm whale from the late seventeenth century

posted by Ruth at EUP Journals April 7, 201552 sec read715 Views

In their article from the Archives of natural history, Klaus Barthelemess and Ingvar Svanberg discuss a painting from a manuscript…

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From the Archives – Patron’s Review – The role of the moving image in natural history

posted by Ruth at EUP Journals February 5, 20152 min read889 Views

Images of natural history, whether stationary or moving, have the capacity to affect the emotions of an audience. Through the…

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A taxidermist’s working life in the 19th Century

posted by Ruth at EUP Journals April 30, 20141 min read592 Views

An April article in Archives of natural history gives a fascinating insight into the life of Charles Francis Adams, a…

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