New Crystal Palace at Sydenham – 1852 – First Look
In August 1852, The Illustrated London News published a first look at the new Crystal Palace attraction at Sydenham. This included a design vision for the revised glasshouse and the [...]
Remembering Dinner in the Dinosaur: Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins’ 1862 Sketch
Near the end of August 1862, Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins (1807-1894) wrote to Edward Trimmer (1827-1904) with a brief mention of the New Year’s Eve dinner in Iguanodon mould. The letter [...]
Project Pitch Explained for HPSC0044 Undergraduates
In HPSC0044 Science and the Publishing Industry students develop a book proposal. First, they sketch an idea. Second, they deliver a project pitch. Third, they submit a book proposal. To [...]
Major Features of Evolution (1953) by George Gaylord Simpson
George Gaylord Simpson‘s (1902-1984) book, Major Features of Evolution, was published in 1953 by Columbia University Press in their Columbia Biological Series. This book played an important part in the [...]
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