Geology & Neoclassical Aesthetics
A review of Geology and Neoclassical Aesthetics: Visualizing the Structure of the Earth in Late Eighteenth- and Early Nineteenth-Century Britain,…
Invisible Technicians in Paleontology Labs
A review of Invisible Technicians: A Sociology of Work, Workers, and Specimens in Paleontology Laboratories, by Caitlin Donahue Wylie. What…
Natural Histories in Eighteenth-Century Britain
A review of The Pursuit of Nature: Defining Natural Histories in Eighteenth-Century Britain, by Susannah Gibson. “Natural histories,” Susannah Gibson…
Ordinary Pathways to Science in the Victorian Era
A review of Object Lessons: Sensory Science Education, 1830-1870, by Melanie Keene. Historically science popularization was often viewed as a…
The Role of Dogs in Darwin’s Scientific Career
A review of The Hunter’s Gaze: Charles Darwin and the Role of Dogs and Sport in Nineteenth Century Natural History,…