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Philip Henry Gosse’s Aquarium (1854)
In May 1852, the marine biologist and naturalist, Philip Henry Gosse (1810-1888), made his first serious attempt to create a marine aquarium. He put three pints of sea water into […]
Caroline Halsted’s Travels in the boudoir (1837)
In Travels in the boudoir (1837), Caroline Halsted (1803/4 – 1848) takes the young female reader on a world-wide Grand Tour via the everyday objects in her private sitting-room. At […]
Anne Pratt’s Poisonous, noxious and suspected plants (1857)
Anne Pratt (1806-1893), a ‘grocer’s daughter of Strood’, developed an interest and talent for botanical art from an early age. She was self-educated; collecting and drawing flowers was an accepted […]
Saturday Programme: October – December 2021
Join in with our new lifelong learning programme of Saturday workshops and events
Exeter Literary Festival Events – 16th October 2021
We are delighted to host partner events for Exeter Literary Festival
Thomas Young (1773-1829) – ‘The last man who knew everything’
This month’s Book of the Month by Edward Maunder, a Library volunteer, is inspired by two books in our Early Science collection – Thomas Young’s A course of lectures on natural philosophy and the mechanical arts (1807) and George Peacock’s Miscellaneous works of the late Thomas Young (1855).
Member’s Cinema Club
Our member's cinema club meets on the third Wednesday of each month to enjoy a film together. Doors open at 6pm with the film starting at 6.30pm. After the film we enjoy a chat over tea/coffee, with nibbles, in the Courtenay Room.
Cooking the books
Voltaire is said to have remarked that, ‘England has a hundred religions and only one sauce’ – our heritage collection suggests otherwise. This year, we are celebrating Heritage Open Days (10-19 September 2021) with a book display in the Outer Library curated by one of our members, Tony Rhodes.
Call for Papers: “Community Culture”
The Devon & Exeter Institution invites you to respond to its annual call for papers, interacting with the theme of “Community Culture.” Proposals may consider, but are not limited to […]
The Royal Record
Our collections are full of surprises. August's Book of the Month was discovered by one of our volunteers, Tony Rhodes, while working on the heritage collection in the Outer Library.
