Emily Whittingham
@emily-whittingham.bsky.social
PhD candidate at the University of York, department of history. Researching the microscope in early modern and eighteenth-century knowledge creation and visual culture.
AHRC funded through WRoCAH.
AHRC funded through WRoCAH.
This workshop forms part of the @northernenvhistory.bsky.social network, and is hosted in collaboration with @cecs-york.bsky.social and @crems-york.bsky.social. We are very grateful for their support.
December 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This workshop forms part of the @northernenvhistory.bsky.social network, and is hosted in collaboration with @cecs-york.bsky.social and @crems-york.bsky.social. We are very grateful for their support.
Image taken from Francis Douce's notebook of microscopic observations, titled 'Animalcules No. I'. Manuscript held at the Weston Library, Oxford (MS. Douce, e.53). Copyright the property of @bodleian.ox.ac.uk.
October 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Image taken from Francis Douce's notebook of microscopic observations, titled 'Animalcules No. I'. Manuscript held at the Weston Library, Oxford (MS. Douce, e.53). Copyright the property of @bodleian.ox.ac.uk.
For a 19th century UK example, you might find Tim Cassedy's article 'Minimismal Monsters in Our Blood and Brains' interesting (see Literature and Medicine vol 37, 2019). He examines the case study of John Gilchrist who advocated for homeopathic treatment in 1833. It's a very curious case study!
July 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM
For a 19th century UK example, you might find Tim Cassedy's article 'Minimismal Monsters in Our Blood and Brains' interesting (see Literature and Medicine vol 37, 2019). He examines the case study of John Gilchrist who advocated for homeopathic treatment in 1833. It's a very curious case study!
Making transparencies!
January 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Making transparencies!