On the Origin of Our Specimens: The Grant Years
‘The Twelve’ The collection of specimens, known since 1997 as the Grant Museum of Zoology, was started in 1827 by Robert E. Grant. Grant was the first professor of zoology at UCL when it opened, then...
View ArticleOn the Origin of Our Specimens: The Allchin Years
‘The Thirteen’ The collection of specimens, known since 1997 as the Grant Museum of Zoology, was started in 1827 by Robert E. Grant. Grant was the first professor of zoology at UCL when it opened, then...
View ArticleUnpacking UCL’s Magic Lantern Slide Collections
Grant Museum magic lantern slide LDUCZ-299 showing craters on the lunar surface The UCL Grant Museum and the Science and Engineering Collections currently have several thousand magic lantern slides...
View ArticleRe-packing UCL´s Magic Lantern Slides
As my time working with UCL’s lantern slides draws to a close, I thought I’d reflect on some of the things I’ve discovered over the past few weeks. (To learn what lantern slides are, and why UCL has...
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