Whipple Library
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Whipple Library
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An archive of tweets by the Whipple Library at the Department of History & Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge. Updates available via our website.













I am *extremely* excited about this. Please share with anyone who might be keen: we're offering a FULLY FUNDED PhD studentship, exploring: Colonial Natural Historical Collecting in the South Asian Indian Ocean. There are some important stories to tell here ccc.cam.ac.uk/cc-ee/students…









CPS Vice-President Dr Claire Barlow with Dr Edwin Rose @EdwinRose3 @CambridgeHPS discussing exhibits from the new Whipple Library @hpslib exhibition '200 Years of Scientific Publishing at the Cambridge Philosophical Society' which opened on Monday 22nd January. Read more: cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/news/article/2…

New display at the Whipple Library @hpslib showcases 200 Years of Scientific Publishing at the Cambridge Philosophical Society and has been curated by Dr Edwin Rose @EdwinRose3 of @CambridgeHPS Read more: cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/news/article/2…




Published today our research explores colonial violence in Tasmania. Victorian letters reveal how one man built a scientific reputation by exchanging the remains of Tasmanian Aboriginal people & thylacines for honours from elite societies euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/an… @SHNHSocNatHist



