Browsing Research Publications and Outputs by subject "2202 History and Philosophy of Specific Fields"
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Animal Gods: Classics and Classificiation
Published 2022Although biological sciences and classical studies are today disparate disciplines, natural philosophers once drew heavily upon the mythological figures of the ancient past when creating new scientific names for animal and ...Open AccessOther -
Hercules: Myth and Legacy
Published 2023-02-01Hercules: Myth and Legacy is an interdisciplinary exhibition that uses two narrative arcs simultaneously to retell the ancient mythological saga of Hercules’ twelve labours and to discuss the reception of Hercules in the ...Open AccessOther -
Instrumental: Collections from Science. Calculating and Computing
Published 2021Instrumental: Collections from Science is a changing display of scientific instruments and apparatus drawn from the Macleay Collections of the Chau Chak Wing Museum. Each iteration focuses on a theme exploring the range ...Open AccessOther -
Stuffed, Stitched and Studied: Taxidermy in the 19th century
Published 2015Taxidermy is the process of making a life-like sculpture of an animal from its own skin. To make an elephant one needs a wooden frame, a fish needs gentle stuffing, a kangaroo needs stuffing and wire too; for a caterpillar ...Open AccessOther -
True to form: models made for science
Published 2022-10-25This exhibition grew out of an investigation into a series of scientific models held by the Macleay Museum. The models had lost any connection to their original purpose, and in many cases, their identification. With the ...Open AccessOther