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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
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
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 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
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 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Come and hear me talk about the Cook voyages, natural history and Indigenous knowledge on 30th May!
May 24, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The display, including Thomas Pennant's extra illustrated copy of British Zoology (1776-77), associated with USA launch for my new book Reading the World at Arader Galleries, New York, last Wednesday.
Reading the World can be ordered here: upittpress.org/books/978082...
April 7, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Delighted to see the new exhibition as part of the project 'Natural History in the Age of Revolutions' in the Library and Archives at @rbgkew.bsky.social ! Thank you to all those who made this happen, especially my Co-I Staffan Müller-Wille and Fiona Ainsworth. Free and open 1 April-19th June
April 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Just received the first hard copies of my book Reading the World @upittpress.bsky.social
USA Orders: upittpress.org/books/978082...
UK/Worldwide Orders: www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Reading-the-...
March 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Looking forward to presenting on my book at Arader Galleries, New York City on 2 April. Do sign up to attend if you are around! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @upittpress.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Delighted to see the chapter I co-authored with Scott Mandelbrote @peterhousecam.bsky.social on 'Thomas Gray as a Reader and Writer of the Natural World' published in Ruth Abbott and Ephraim Levinson's volume 'Thomas Gray Among the Disciplines' www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
January 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Delighted to say that my book now has a cover! Due to be published on 18 March 2025 (USA) and 13 May 2025 (worldwide).
November 11, 2024 at 6:11 PM