tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post3785486397835222351..comments2023-11-13T07:19:45.061+00:00Comments on CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: The Golden Age of Natural History?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-83252495546050972202011-08-02T18:58:42.382+00:002011-08-02T18:58:42.382+00:00Hi Russell, Glad it was of some use. Your blog is ...Hi Russell, Glad it was of some use. Your blog is fascinating - I'll be a frequent visitor. Good luck with your work. Kind regards, PhilPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-22803045815307496562011-08-02T15:37:55.222+00:002011-08-02T15:37:55.222+00:00Hello Phil,
That was a great post. It ties in ni...Hello Phil,<br /><br />That was a great post. It ties in nicely to an exhibition I'm putting together in Ludlow. I'm a curatorial trainee and am focussing on the Zeitgeist of the Victorian age in terms of Natural History. This and the link above have helped me, thanks! Feel free to check out my blog about it:<br /><br />http://biologycuratorialtrainee.wordpress.com/2011/07/25/confusion-of-aims-seems-to-be-our-main-problem/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-83448256702438703502011-03-20T19:17:38.027+00:002011-03-20T19:17:38.027+00:00Thanks Nellie, you're absolutely right, we nee...Thanks Nellie, you're absolutely right, we need learn lessons from the past to avoid repeating them. Best wishes,PhilPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-52486731762723986732011-03-20T19:16:31.198+00:002011-03-20T19:16:31.198+00:00Hi Ellen, can't resist old natural history boo...Hi Ellen, can't resist old natural history books, I've been collecting them for years. It is a great time to be alive - couldn't agree more. Kind regards, PhilPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-26988889253822648892011-03-20T19:15:09.835+00:002011-03-20T19:15:09.835+00:00Hello lotusleaf, just in time, too, I think, in th...Hello lotusleaf, just in time, too, I think, in the case of many endangered animalsPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-5526271215887894472011-03-20T19:14:17.349+00:002011-03-20T19:14:17.349+00:00Thanks for the link Dave - that's a great web ...Thanks for the link Dave - that's a great web site for old natural history books, isn't it!?Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-9780338930847201492011-03-18T01:51:36.605+00:002011-03-18T01:51:36.605+00:00While we can't only judge history from our own...While we can't only judge history from our own perspective, we can see that the mistakes of the past were actually mistakes, even if based on ignorance. We can change what we do now, and look currently at the present in the hopes of realizing what mistakes we are making due to our own ignorance.<br />Thanks for the very interesting post. If I run onto a bothersome tiger, I'll be ready.<br />nellieNellie from Beyond My Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01149596937067869426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-66367791476653799792011-03-18T01:22:10.229+00:002011-03-18T01:22:10.229+00:00Thank goodness many of us have different ethics to...Thank goodness many of us have different ethics today!<br /><br />I love these old books - what a fascinating time in which to live.Ellen Rathbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684750034177425795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-72502344496566715782011-03-18T00:49:23.749+00:002011-03-18T00:49:23.749+00:00At last some wisdom has dawned on humans.At last some wisdom has dawned on humans.lotusleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725791780240334964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-22539373652556197772011-03-17T21:11:49.141+00:002011-03-17T21:11:49.141+00:00Nice post. People might be interested that you can...Nice post. People might be interested that you can download this book or read online here http://www.archive.org/details/handbookofinstru00britrichDave Lunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532019860182924436noreply@blogger.com