My first piece as contributing editor for is up! I had a great time writing about James Sowerby's 1802-17 British Mineralogy, a gorgeous and fascinating text from one of my favorite scientific illustrators.

https://t.co/WwEECCHTVv

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Are you team botany, mineralogy, entomology, palaeo or team zoology? Find out for sure by taking the Sorting Quiz at the Stand at Friday 27 Sept 18.00-22.00 BST

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A green, Axed-Jawed dragon with glasses that loves to write things in cursive.

Loves cartography and mineralogy, and never can stop eating watermelon! (Pokémon, but STILL dragon!)

(Art Credit: and !!)

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They Live Among Us! Otherworldly Illustrations from the Kingdom of Minerals in Sowerby's Vol. 1 (1804): https://t.co/OI2EhsKxFY

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