Head of Science & Natural History @ChristiesInc, any views expressed are my own; reader of detective fiction; solver of cryptic crosswords (on a good day)
Call for Proposals: 2026 Joint Meeting of the European Society for the History of Science (ESHS) and History of Science Society (HSS), Scotland, 13-16 July 2026
Link to the full Call For Proposals is available here<https://t.co/4Lq3rELmJq>
Really sad to report that our friend and colleague Richard Fortey passed away this morning after a short battle with cancer. We’ll all miss his wit and wisdom. Here he is checking out a dino footprint we found while filming together on the Isle of Wight
🌟Coming soon! 🌟
New exhibition, from Monday 25 November.
The Cavendish Laboratory and the Birth of the Atomic Age
@DeptofPhysics
Find out via What's On UCM:
https://t.co/QHBe4HLICy
Looking for a MURDEROUSLY GOOD day out? Cambridge University Library’s brilliant new exhibition all about crime fiction opens in March 2024. To be first in line for FREE tickets when booking opens, sign up to our What’s On newsletter here: https://t.co/qJUG2D3slO
We are hiring! 📢
We're looking for an experienced museum professional to work as part of a small team managing a world-class collection of scientific instruments, ephemera & models.
Assistant Curator
Deadline: 24 Nov 2023
£40,521-£54,395
F/t, permanent
https://t.co/XzMgymOGKV
The Charlie Watts collection auctioned @ChristiesInc today raised £3,440,000 (incl. b/p). The 25 #agathachristie lots totalled £510,000 (an avg of £20,400/book), & set a new single book auction record w/ the sales price for The Thirteen Problems. The Part II sale is tomorrow.
After 150 years of research and over 20.000 described species, the extinct group of trilobites still holds surprises - like a pair of previously unknown eyes 👁️
https://t.co/t3Z0pw65T8
This beautiful microscope from @WhippleMuseum is going to feature in my chapter from our new book on the Aesthetics of Experiments. It looks amazing even in black and white, but one needs to see it in real life too.