Search Results for "natural history"
Dead as a dodo
history of scienceWhat became of the 'leg of the dodo' mentioned in the Royal Society's seventeenth-century museum catalogue? Jon Bushell investigates.
Sparrows and spiders
history of scienceHirra Ateeq tells the story of Eleazar Albin, a naturalist and watercolour teacher whose popular books depicted birds, insects and spiders.
Line of flight
history of science91TV's Keith Moore examines the illustrations found in Thomas Bewick's books on nature.
Animal magic
history of scienceKeith Moore explores the art and afterlife of a celebrated natural history work by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon.
The horrible history of fishes
history of scienceRupert Baker is amused by a satirical take on Samuel Pepys and the publication history of a book which drained the coffers of the Royal Society.
The romantic Mr Edwards
history of scienceKeith Moore admires the work of natural history illustrator George Edwards, and discovers how some of the specimens he depicted were captured en route to the collections of a French courtesan.