The kraken wakes
17 June 2013 by Katherine Ford
I recently read the excellent Kraken by China Miéville. Set in and around London with a Natural History Museum curator…
Katherine Ford
Katherine Ford is a collaborative PhD student based at the University of Reading and the Royal Society working on ‘The Role of the Royal Society in Victorian Literary Culture’ after completing a Masters in Victorian Studies at the University of Leicester. Since starting her PhD in October 2011 she spends most of her time in the archives and library of the Royal Society.
Birds, bones and stones
27 March 2013 by Katherine Ford
The Archaeopteryx is possibly the most famous fossilised bird in scientific history.
A Fellow’s election card
11 February 2013 by Katherine Ford
2013 marks the centenary of the death of one of our less-remembered nineteenth-century Fellows, Sir John Lubbock, later Lord Avebury…
A curious fact …
15 January 2013 by Katherine Ford
I’ve spent some time searching through our card catalogue lately, a fascinating but occasionally bewildering resource. During one of these…
Belemnites, bones and bickering
1 November 2012 by Katherine Ford
Richard Owen FRS (1804-1892) appears to have had an almost exceptional ability to offend those around him, especially those working…
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