Blog archive: Science
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Nursemaid to the Fishes - Gilbert Percy Whitley
A passion born from “insatiable curiosity and an ability to draw” resulted in 37,000 fish specimens to be documented by Gilbert Whitley.
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Collecting: Document as Object
Stone rubbing - a copy of the inscription on the Nestorian Stele in China - early Christian document.
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Elsie Bramell
As an intern in the Archives, researching the records of the Anthropology department, I was met with the fascinating story of Elsie Bramell.
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World's Ugliest Animal?
In 2013 Mr Blobby was voted the 'world's ugliest animal'. I would like to set the record straight!
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Signing off (Polychaetes Conference 2013 )
On Sunday August 4, 2013 the registration desk of the 11th Polychaete Conference opened...
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From Lizard Island – Part 3 (Polychaetes Conference 2013)
This morning another two dives were made, one at 24m on a flat sandy bottom with Halophila and lots of solitary corals.
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From Lizard Island - Part 2 (Polychaetes Conference 2013)
After almost 10 days of collecting polychaetes we have almost 1100 registered lots of seaworms representing over 50 families.
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Balinese Expressions: Dr Siobhan Campbell
Connoisseur and scholar of Balinese art and culture.
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August 23, 1831 - shot with his own gun
Today is the anniversary of the unfortunate death of the Museum's first employee, William Holmes.
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From Lizard Island - Part 1 (Polychaetes Conference 2013)
Directly after the 11th International Polychaete Conference a group of researchers headed off to Lizard Island Research Station.
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Philosophy of Systematic Course (Polychaetes Conference 2013)
One of the preconference workshops was a 5 day intensive course on the Philosophy of Biological Systematics.
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Microscopy Workshop (Polychaetes Conference 2013)
Sue Lindsay from our Microscopy & Microanalysis Unit highlighted photographing techniques of small preserved polychaetes.
