Edwin Rose
@edwinrose.bsky.social
Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, @hpsleeds.bsky.social. Fellow of Darwin College, Formerly Cambridge HPS. History of the life sciences and communication.
https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/staff/9660/dr-edwin-rose
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Edwin Rose
@edwinrose.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Delighted to say that my book now has a cover! Due to be published on 18 March 2025 (USA) and 13 May 2025 (worldwide).
And it is now possible to pre-order from @upittpress.bsky.social upittpress.org/books/978082...!
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Now Edwin Rose (@edwinrose.bsky.social) moves on to birds, and the original bird of paradise specimen that was illustrated for the title image of Pennant's 'Indian Zoology' - now present in the museum, with starling feet attached to replace the lost originals
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Now Edwin Rose (@edwinrose.bsky.social) moves on to birds, and the original bird of paradise specimen that was illustrated for the title image of Pennant's 'Indian Zoology' - now present in the museum, with starling feet attached to replace the lost originals
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New @ H-Sci-Med-Tech:
Check out @njcornish.bsky.social (@unisouthampton.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @rbgkew.bsky.social )’s on @edwinrose.bsky.social (@hpsleeds.bsky.social)’s _Reading the World: British Practice of Natural History, 1760-1820_, @upittpress.bsky.social 2025
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Check out @njcornish.bsky.social (@unisouthampton.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @rbgkew.bsky.social )’s on @edwinrose.bsky.social (@hpsleeds.bsky.social)’s _Reading the World: British Practice of Natural History, 1760-1820_, @upittpress.bsky.social 2025
@hnetreviews.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
New @ H-Sci-Med-Tech:
Check out @njcornish.bsky.social (@unisouthampton.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @rbgkew.bsky.social )’s on @edwinrose.bsky.social (@hpsleeds.bsky.social)’s _Reading the World: British Practice of Natural History, 1760-1820_, @upittpress.bsky.social 2025
@hnetreviews.bsky.social
Check out @njcornish.bsky.social (@unisouthampton.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @rbgkew.bsky.social )’s on @edwinrose.bsky.social (@hpsleeds.bsky.social)’s _Reading the World: British Practice of Natural History, 1760-1820_, @upittpress.bsky.social 2025
@hnetreviews.bsky.social
Delighted to see this recent citation of my research on BBC Lincolnshire! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @hpsleeds.bsky.social @nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social
Joseph Banks: the man who collected the world
The pioneering naturalist and botanist helped transform European knowledge of the natural world.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Delighted to see this recent citation of my research on BBC Lincolnshire! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @hpsleeds.bsky.social @nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social
Delighted to have contributed to this - Henslow was a truly fascinating character who contributed to both botanical science and pedagogy
Celebrating 200 years since John Stevens Henslow became Professor of Botany at Cambridge.
It's almost 200 years to the day since Henslow took an oath before the Vice Chancellor as 'King's Reader in Botany' on 10 October 1825.
Find out more about his legacy: tinyurl.com/4stzwhz9
@cam.ac.uk
It's almost 200 years to the day since Henslow took an oath before the Vice Chancellor as 'King's Reader in Botany' on 10 October 1825.
Find out more about his legacy: tinyurl.com/4stzwhz9
@cam.ac.uk
October 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Delighted to have contributed to this - Henslow was a truly fascinating character who contributed to both botanical science and pedagogy
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Celebrating 200 years since John Stevens Henslow became Professor of Botany at Cambridge.
It's almost 200 years to the day since Henslow took an oath before the Vice Chancellor as 'King's Reader in Botany' on 10 October 1825.
Find out more about his legacy: tinyurl.com/4stzwhz9
@cam.ac.uk
It's almost 200 years to the day since Henslow took an oath before the Vice Chancellor as 'King's Reader in Botany' on 10 October 1825.
Find out more about his legacy: tinyurl.com/4stzwhz9
@cam.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Celebrating 200 years since John Stevens Henslow became Professor of Botany at Cambridge.
It's almost 200 years to the day since Henslow took an oath before the Vice Chancellor as 'King's Reader in Botany' on 10 October 1825.
Find out more about his legacy: tinyurl.com/4stzwhz9
@cam.ac.uk
It's almost 200 years to the day since Henslow took an oath before the Vice Chancellor as 'King's Reader in Botany' on 10 October 1825.
Find out more about his legacy: tinyurl.com/4stzwhz9
@cam.ac.uk
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Fascinating talk by @edwinrose.bsky.social on his new book, Reading the World - revealing the important influence of indigenous communities and their local names and ecological knowledge on 18th century naturalists in naming and making sense of the natural world.
#UnknownWales #AmgeueddfaCymru
#UnknownWales #AmgeueddfaCymru
October 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Fascinating talk by @edwinrose.bsky.social on his new book, Reading the World - revealing the important influence of indigenous communities and their local names and ecological knowledge on 18th century naturalists in naming and making sense of the natural world.
#UnknownWales #AmgeueddfaCymru
#UnknownWales #AmgeueddfaCymru
Had a wonderful visit to @nhm-london.bsky.social Tring last week to examine some of the bird collection compiled by the naturalist Thomas Pennant (1726-98) - a very rare surviving 18th century ornithological collection. @curioustravellers.bsky.social
August 29, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Had a wonderful visit to @nhm-london.bsky.social Tring last week to examine some of the bird collection compiled by the naturalist Thomas Pennant (1726-98) - a very rare surviving 18th century ornithological collection. @curioustravellers.bsky.social
Delighted to see my recent article on the life of Thomas Martyn (1735-1825), third professor of botany at Cambridge in print! www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/... @theul.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social @hpsleeds.bsky.social @sidneysussex.bsky.social
The autobiography of Thomas Martyn (1735–1825), naturalist, cleric, and Cambridge professor of botany | Archives of Natural History
A little-known autobiography of the Reverend Thomas Martyn (1735–1825), Professor of Botany at the University of Cambridge between 1762 and 1825, is transcribed and published here for the first time. ...
www.euppublishing.com
August 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Delighted to see my recent article on the life of Thomas Martyn (1735-1825), third professor of botany at Cambridge in print! www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/... @theul.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social @hpsleeds.bsky.social @sidneysussex.bsky.social
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Very much looking forward to speaking at the Chau Chak Wing Museum on Thursday evening - do come along if you are in Sydney!
Join us at the Chau Chak Wing Museum for an event on 24 July when @edwinrose.bsky.social speaks on his new book 'Reading the World: British Practices of Natural History'.
www.sydney.edu.au/museum/whats...
www.sydney.edu.au/museum/whats...
Reading the World: British Practices of Natural History 1760-1820
24 July 6-7pm, Chau Chak Wing Museum. A talk on Dr Edwin Rose’s new book researching the practices of Natural History in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
www.sydney.edu.au
July 21, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Very much looking forward to speaking at the Chau Chak Wing Museum on Thursday evening - do come along if you are in Sydney!
Very much looking forward to speaking at the Chau Chak Wing Museum on Thursday evening - do come along if you are in Sydney!
Join us at the Chau Chak Wing Museum for an event on 24 July when @edwinrose.bsky.social speaks on his new book 'Reading the World: British Practices of Natural History'.
www.sydney.edu.au/museum/whats...
www.sydney.edu.au/museum/whats...
Reading the World: British Practices of Natural History 1760-1820
24 July 6-7pm, Chau Chak Wing Museum. A talk on Dr Edwin Rose’s new book researching the practices of Natural History in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
www.sydney.edu.au
July 21, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Very much looking forward to speaking at the Chau Chak Wing Museum on Thursday evening - do come along if you are in Sydney!
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Join us at the Chau Chak Wing Museum for an event on 24 July when @edwinrose.bsky.social speaks on his new book 'Reading the World: British Practices of Natural History'.
www.sydney.edu.au/museum/whats...
www.sydney.edu.au/museum/whats...
Reading the World: British Practices of Natural History 1760-1820
24 July 6-7pm, Chau Chak Wing Museum. A talk on Dr Edwin Rose’s new book researching the practices of Natural History in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
www.sydney.edu.au
July 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Join us at the Chau Chak Wing Museum for an event on 24 July when @edwinrose.bsky.social speaks on his new book 'Reading the World: British Practices of Natural History'.
www.sydney.edu.au/museum/whats...
www.sydney.edu.au/museum/whats...
Looking forward to speaking at @seamuseum.bsky.social on Sunday! Do come along if you are around.
📚 Author Talk: Reading the World: Natural History, 1760–1820
Join historian Edwin D. Rose talking about his new work exploring the role of natural history in shaping global knowledge during the age of empire.
Book now http://bit.ly/454uMzm
Join historian Edwin D. Rose talking about his new work exploring the role of natural history in shaping global knowledge during the age of empire.
Book now http://bit.ly/454uMzm
July 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Looking forward to speaking at @seamuseum.bsky.social on Sunday! Do come along if you are around.
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📚 Author Talk: Reading the World: Natural History, 1760–1820
Join historian Edwin D. Rose talking about his new work exploring the role of natural history in shaping global knowledge during the age of empire.
Book now http://bit.ly/454uMzm
Join historian Edwin D. Rose talking about his new work exploring the role of natural history in shaping global knowledge during the age of empire.
Book now http://bit.ly/454uMzm
July 15, 2025 at 6:44 AM
📚 Author Talk: Reading the World: Natural History, 1760–1820
Join historian Edwin D. Rose talking about his new work exploring the role of natural history in shaping global knowledge during the age of empire.
Book now http://bit.ly/454uMzm
Join historian Edwin D. Rose talking about his new work exploring the role of natural history in shaping global knowledge during the age of empire.
Book now http://bit.ly/454uMzm
Looking forward to talking about my new book for the Auckland Botanical Society this evening! Do feel free to come along if you are around.
July 9, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Looking forward to talking about my new book for the Auckland Botanical Society this evening! Do feel free to come along if you are around.
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And just like that our exhibition Curious Minds: Thomas Pennant and Gilbert White is over 🥲.
I’ve loved the whole process of exhibition design, installation, and events, and I’m so proud of what we created for @curioustravellers.bsky.social
I’ve loved the whole process of exhibition design, installation, and events, and I’m so proud of what we created for @curioustravellers.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
And just like that our exhibition Curious Minds: Thomas Pennant and Gilbert White is over 🥲.
I’ve loved the whole process of exhibition design, installation, and events, and I’m so proud of what we created for @curioustravellers.bsky.social
I’ve loved the whole process of exhibition design, installation, and events, and I’m so proud of what we created for @curioustravellers.bsky.social
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Looking forward to speaking at the Singapore Botanic Gardens next week - do come along if you are around! www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg/whats-ha...
June 19, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Looking forward to speaking at the Singapore Botanic Gardens next week - do come along if you are around! www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg/whats-ha...
Looking forward to speaking at the Singapore Botanic Gardens next week - do come along if you are around! www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg/whats-ha...
June 19, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Looking forward to speaking at the Singapore Botanic Gardens next week - do come along if you are around! www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg/whats-ha...
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Calling all artistic sleuths on Bluesky - if you know anything about the missing paintings from the home of Welsh naturalist Thomas Pennant pictured here, please get in touch with @edwinrose.bsky.social!
Yes, here is a clearer image showing the penguins by Peter Paillou and a plate Pennant commissioned that reproduces one of the other images from this set of four that represents species from the arctic - do let me know if you know where they are!
June 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Calling all artistic sleuths on Bluesky - if you know anything about the missing paintings from the home of Welsh naturalist Thomas Pennant pictured here, please get in touch with @edwinrose.bsky.social!
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Now @edwinrose.bsky.social tells us (with appropriate shock and horror) of the large lost painting of penguins by Peter Paillou from Pennant's Downing Hall, sold at auction and currently unaccounted for.
Pictured (almost visibly...) in the slide - if you've ever seen it, get in touch!
Pictured (almost visibly...) in the slide - if you've ever seen it, get in touch!
June 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Now @edwinrose.bsky.social tells us (with appropriate shock and horror) of the large lost painting of penguins by Peter Paillou from Pennant's Downing Hall, sold at auction and currently unaccounted for.
Pictured (almost visibly...) in the slide - if you've ever seen it, get in touch!
Pictured (almost visibly...) in the slide - if you've ever seen it, get in touch!
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The Trust's 2024 Annual Review is now available online. The fantastic spread of projects featured provides a glimpse into the research we support across the disciplines.
Read now: leverhulme.ac.uk/annual-review
Read now: leverhulme.ac.uk/annual-review
June 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The Trust's 2024 Annual Review is now available online. The fantastic spread of projects featured provides a glimpse into the research we support across the disciplines.
Read now: leverhulme.ac.uk/annual-review
Read now: leverhulme.ac.uk/annual-review
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This sounds a fascinating talk. Wish I was in Whitby.
Come and hear me talk about the Cook voyages, natural history and Indigenous knowledge on 30th May!
May 29, 2025 at 9:12 AM
This sounds a fascinating talk. Wish I was in Whitby.
Looking forward to speaking about my new book at the Captain Cook Memorial Museum in Whitby tomorrow
@whitbynats.bsky.social @handhyorkshire.bsky.social
@whitbynats.bsky.social @handhyorkshire.bsky.social
Come and hear me talk about the Cook voyages, natural history and Indigenous knowledge on 30th May!
May 29, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Looking forward to speaking about my new book at the Captain Cook Memorial Museum in Whitby tomorrow
@whitbynats.bsky.social @handhyorkshire.bsky.social
@whitbynats.bsky.social @handhyorkshire.bsky.social
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Come and hear me talk about the Cook voyages, natural history and Indigenous knowledge on 30th May!
May 24, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Come and hear me talk about the Cook voyages, natural history and Indigenous knowledge on 30th May!
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Beautiful botanical details inside & out in this recent acquisition from @quaritch1847.bsky.social: Henrietta Moriarty's 'Viridarium: coloured plates of
greenhouse plants' (London, 1806), produced in part to free her from destitution after the early death of her dissolute husband. CUL 8000.d.1621.
greenhouse plants' (London, 1806), produced in part to free her from destitution after the early death of her dissolute husband. CUL 8000.d.1621.
May 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Beautiful botanical details inside & out in this recent acquisition from @quaritch1847.bsky.social: Henrietta Moriarty's 'Viridarium: coloured plates of
greenhouse plants' (London, 1806), produced in part to free her from destitution after the early death of her dissolute husband. CUL 8000.d.1621.
greenhouse plants' (London, 1806), produced in part to free her from destitution after the early death of her dissolute husband. CUL 8000.d.1621.
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We're not asking you to *judge* a book by its cover (this one has some lovely artwork inside), just that you don't look past it! #Bookbinding #SpecialBooks #NaturalHistoryMuseum #Bookbindings #Doublure #FineBinding
Alt text: A video on the terminology, relative cost, and practice of binding books.
Alt text: A video on the terminology, relative cost, and practice of binding books.
May 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
We're not asking you to *judge* a book by its cover (this one has some lovely artwork inside), just that you don't look past it! #Bookbinding #SpecialBooks #NaturalHistoryMuseum #Bookbindings #Doublure #FineBinding
Alt text: A video on the terminology, relative cost, and practice of binding books.
Alt text: A video on the terminology, relative cost, and practice of binding books.