It is customary for any new president to introduce him/herself. First, I need to apologise that some of us, on the new SHNH Council, have had a very hard time recently (with bereavements and a very serious road traffic accident to deal with and we may not have been as responsive as people could wish. […]
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The new issue of Archives of natural history Volume 39.2 is now published online. Please see contents and abstracts available on the website. For convenience, the contents are also listed below. The complete set of Archives Volumes 1 – 39 are available to all SHNH members online. SHNH Members please note that you will need to […]
Read moreEdward Lear and the Scientists; a public display of rare and valuable books, drawings and lithographs, showcasing the fine zoological illustrations of Edward Lear, renowned for his nonsense poetry, including the famed The Owl and the Pussycat, has been unveiled. The Royal Society is celebrating the bicentenary year of Edward Lear (1812–1888) by exhibiting some of […]
Read moreThe Remarkable Nature of Edward Lear Speaker: Robert McCracken Peck at The Linnean Society of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BF on Thursday 27th September from 18:00 to 20:00 A joint meeting in the Rooms of the Linnean Society of London in association with the Society for the History of Natural History. This illustrated […]
Read moreCongratulations to Andrea Kennedy (University of Cambridge MPhil student 2011-12) for winning the William T. Stearn Student Essay Prize for 2012. This annual award is given by the Society for the History of Natural History (SHNH) for the best original unpublished essay in the field of history of natural history. Andrea’s winning entry was ‘The beauty of […]
Read moreDeadline for submission of abstracts to symposia: 15 October 2012. This has been extended from a previous deadline and is non-negotiable. You will be informed as to whether or not your paper has been accepted by 15 November 2012 at the latest. Due to limited space and the need to ensure a balanced programme around […]
Read more“The Art of Seventeenth-Century Science”, is on display in the Proscholium at the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford from 18 August 2012 until 30 September 2012. On Wednesday, 19 September, Anna Marie Roos will be giving a public lecture to accompany the exhibit, “The Art of Science: The Rediscovery of the Lister Copperplates” from 13:00 […]
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Saturday 19 May 2012, Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, UK
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Mark Catesby’s third centennial in America – celebrating his impact on our world Richmond, Virginia; Washington DC; and Charleston, South Carolina, USA 4-9 November, 2012 This celebration is being organized by the Catesby Commemorative Trust with SHNH as a co-sponsor. Others involved include the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, US Botanic Garden, Wilton House Museum in Richmond, […]
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The natural history of the Terra Nova expedition Saturday 19 May 2012, Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, UK The Terra Nova Expedition (1910-12), officially the British Antarctic Expedition 1910, was led by Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) with the aim of being the first to reach the South Pole, a tragic journey that ended on 29th […]
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