Search Results for "Martin Folkes"
Snakes and leaders
history of scienceAinsley Vinall examines the symbolism behind a late portrait of Isaac Newton in the collections of ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ.
Pursuing portraiture
history of scienceEllen Embleton discovers how ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ Library acquired its collection of engravings, including more than 900 portraits amassed by the scientific writer John Peter Gassiot FRS.
Chimes at midnight
history of scienceKeith Moore discovers fairy lights and a ghostly apparition in the collections of ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ.
Hydra meets Handel
history of scienceKeith Moore dives into the curious world of the hydra, or polyp, and the research of Swiss naturalist Abraham Trembley FRS.