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Cabinet of Natural History Programme, Michaelmas 1998 (The Cambridge Group for the History of Natural History) Meetings are on Mondays at 1pm in Seminar Room 1 of the Dept. of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge. Feel free to bring lunch with you! Organising secretary: Aileen Fyfe, [log in to unmask] October 12 Ms. Cathy Gere, Dept. of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge 'Dr. Harvey's Weak Experiment: the story of a text' October 19 The Annual Cabinet Fungus Hunt, led by Professor Nick Jardine (Will last all afternoon; sign up in advance if possible.) October 26 Professor John Parker, Director of the Botanic Garden, University of Cambridge 'William Bateson, the Botanic Garden and the Public' November 2 Mr. Stephen Snobelen, Dept. of History and Philosphy of Science, University of Cambridge 'The beginning and the end: William Whiston's New Theory of the Earth (1696)' November 9 Mr. Greg Radick, Dept. of History and Philosphy of Science, University of Cambridge 'Sex, Lies and Phonograph Cylinders: Garner in the Congo, 1892-93' November 16 Professor Geoffrey Cantor, Division of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Leeds 'Speaking plainly about evolution: Quakers respond to Darwin' November 23 Ms. Laura Cameron, Dept. of Geography, University of Cambridge 'A.G. Tansley and the Place of Anthropogenic Nature' November 30 Dr. Clemency Fisher, Curator of Birds and Mammals, Liverpool Museum, National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside 'Potoroos, Pig-foots and Paradise Parrots: John Gilbert in Australia, 1838-1845' *********** Aileen Fyfe Dept. of History and Philosophy of Science University of Cambridge Free School Lane (+44 1223) 740 537 Cambridge CB2 3RH [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%