Natural history librarian and archivist. History lover, bookworm, bicycle rider, museumgoer and tourist extraordinaire. Views my own. She/her
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The Torus of Time by Angela Palmer has been installed in our main court as part of our new temporary exhibition Breaking Ground, opening Friday 18 October.
ALT A stone ring made of 16 segments of stone types from across the UK in a geological timeline. The background is the historic main court of the Museum with arches and statues behind
Sneak peek of Buckland Project Archivist Marina and I installing the first archive items going into @morethanadodo's new exhibition 'Breaking Ground,' which opens this Friday 18th October. Very exciting! #librarylife
Lovely morning at the GLAM staff viewing of the Bruegel to Ruben’s exhibition @AshmoleanMuseum. I was blown away by the remarkable Flemish drawings, paintings and prints- including the fantastic earthworm! Definitely a highlight 🪱
On Saturday I helped with the @BritishSpiders BENHS Members Day @morethanadodo. I only managed to attend one talk by Pete Eeles on British and Irish Rarities. Thanks @ukbutterflies for the shout out!
It was Super Science Saturday on the weekend and the theme was Our World From Space. Lucy and I took out some archive material related to @morethanadodo’s first Keeper, John Phillips, a geologist who used his telescope next to the museum in the 1860s to map craters on the Moon
Thanks to @lucy_ella_ for spending the afternoon with me and lending her geological knowledge, and to @djemurdock for providing a bit of the Moon!
For #InternationalWomensDay , and to tie in with the #Megalosaurus200 anniversary year, I took out some items from @morethanadodo Archive related to Mary Moreland (nee Buckland), 1797-1857
Mary Anning (1799-1847) was a palaeontologist, fossil collector and dealer, who discovered the first complete skeleton of a Plesiosaurus. It was described in 1824 at the same time as the Megalosaurus at @GeolSoc, but not by Mary as woman were not admitted as members until 1919
Elizabeth Philpot (1780-1857) was a palaeontologist who collected fossils with her sisters and was knowledgeable about fossil fish. She is best known for her friendship with Mary Anning and her extensive collection of specimens, over 400 of which can be found @morethanadodo today
Danielle Czerkaszyn retweeted
Things that Darwin hated, a 🧵
To Charles Lyell, 1st Oct 1861
But I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody & everything. One lives only to make blunders.— I am going to write a little Book for Murray on orchids & today I hate them worse than everything
Darwin set sail on the HMS Beagle 27th December 1831 with a library of over 400 books. Have a look at some of these books as recreated with @morethanadodo’s superb library.
Happy #BookLoversDay!
Have a look at some of the books that Darwin had with him on the HMS Beagle when he set sail in 1831.
Well stocked for a long voyage, the ship’s library contained over 400 books. Some were to help pass the time, and others were important reference texts.
Danielle Czerkaszyn retweeted
A medieval Christmas hedgehog for your Christmas Eve 🎄🦔
This little guy dates from around 1302 and can be found in Verdun, Bibliothèque Municipale MS 107, fol. 8
Come work with me! #librarylife #archivejobs
We're HIRING a Project Archivist
The Unearthing the Buckland Archive Project will see the cataloguing of the complete archive of William Buckland. Working to a strict deadline, you will be responsible for arranging, cataloguing and repacking the Buckland Archive.
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ALT A silhouette of buckland, his wife Mary, and their child, surrounded by many fossils