Search Results for "archives"
Brook the broker
history of scienceLouisiane Ferlier's cataloguing of a volume of Brook Taylor correspondence at ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ sheds light on the Newton-Leibniz 'calculus controversy'.
Fishy tales
history of scienceDid the Fellows gathered at ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ in February 1738 really entertain an account of a mermaid? Well, not quite, as Rupert Baker discovers.
Not only Fellows
history of scienceLouisiane Ferlier reports on the discoverability of non-Fellows in ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ's Science in the Making resource.
Herschel, old and new
history of scienceºìÌÒÊÓÆµâ€™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 scienceRose Teanby looks at letters in ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ archives highlighting Sir John Herschel’s influence on Anna Atkins, Julia Margaret Cameron and Mary Somerville.
Dear Sir John Herschel
history of scienceLouisiane Ferlier launches the letters of Sir John Herschel on ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ's Science in the Making platform.
Digitising the Herschel letters
history of scienceSir John Herschel’s careful management of his correspondence, and his central position in nineteenth-century science, make ºìÌÒÊÓÆµâ€™s Herschel letters an invaluable archival resource, as Eloise Barber discovers during a major new digitisation project.
2023 reasons to love Science in the Making
history of scienceLouisiane Ferlier reports on how researchers have been using ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ's Science in the Making platform so far, and looks forward to future developments.
Sabine at sea
history of scienceºìÌÒÊÓÆµ'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 scienceLayla Hilsden finds 'an astonishing and noteworthy story' while cataloguing ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ's Classified Papers collection.
Many Wrens
history of science'Parentalia', a manuscript in the archives of ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ, features several members of the illustrious Wren family, as Hirra Ateeq explains.
One in fifty
history of scienceProfessor Anita Guerrini looks at how some eighteenth-century parents decided to subject their children to the risk of smallpox inoculation in the belief that they were acting in their best interests, whether for reasons of dynasty or affection or both.