Reinterpreting Newton and religion

zs332 — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 09:15:44 +0000

Rediscovered notebook adds new depth to our understanding of Isaac Newton's relationship with theology.

Drawing Cambridgeshire

zs332 — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 07:47:58 +0000

A collection of drawings by local amateur artist Richard Relhan, showing the history of Cambridgeshire, has been added to the Cambridge Digital Library

Heritage science investment to unveil secrets of Cambridge ̽��ֱ�� collections

zs332 — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 14:44:50 +0000

̽��ֱ�� ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge has been awarded £3m from the AHRC's Capability for Collections Fund to invest in equipment and refurbishment that will enable researchers from across the UK and worldwide to undertake new research into its heritage collections.

Cambridge ̽��ֱ�� Library joins Google Arts and Culture

zs332 — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 08:00:42 +0000

Cambridge ̽��ֱ�� Library partners with Google Arts and Culture to open its world-class collections freely to a global audience becoming the first ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge institution to join the platform.

A baker, a plumber, and a... swan taker

zs332 — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 08:00:00 +0000

Cambridge ̽��ֱ�� Library's joint project with the Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Family History Society, continues to reveal the secrets of crime and punishment in the Isle of Ely

'Outstanding international importance'

sjr81 — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 14:12:24 +0000

Cambridge ̽��ֱ�� Library's world-class Special Collections recognised with Arts Council England Designation

An instrumental collection

ta385 — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 09:00:00 +0000

Hundreds of scientific treasures are going on display as the Whipple Museum marks the 75th anniversary of a remarkable donation to the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge.

New ‘Rising Path’ opens at Cambridge ̽��ֱ�� Botanic Garden

sjr81 — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 11:04:00 +0000

̽��ֱ��Rising Path is part of the Garden’s Understanding Plant Diversity Project, a three year project supported by ̽��ֱ��Monument Trust, which aims to revitalise the contemporary relevance of the Garden’s Systematic Beds for researchers, teachers and visitors by exploring how plant diversity is identified and organised – the science of plant taxonomy.

Professor Beverley Glover, Director of the Botanic Garden, said: “We are thrilled to be opening the Rising Path to the public. This innovative structure is a key part of an ongoing project to re-examine, re-interpret and re-display our Systematic Beds which will help visitors, students and scientists to understand more about plants, how they are related, and why this is so important for science.”

Rising Path Project Manger, Juliet Day, said: “Observation is the cornerstone of all scientific enquiry and plants are full of shapes, patterns, numbers, colours, textures, symmetry, scents and tastes to discover. We have developed the Rising Path and created interpretation displays to encourage visitors of all ages to explore the Systematic Beds and enjoy looking more closely at plants.”

̽��ֱ��Rising Path leads to a viewing platform where visitors will be able to see the full extent and layout of the Systematic Beds from a 3m high vantage point. Rest points along the path highlight the innovations that allowed plants to leave the water for life on land and to proliferate into the 400,000 species known today.

At ground level, an interpretation hub expands on the twin educational purpose of the Systematic Beds: how to look at plants, and how to organise those plants in order to provide a robust framework for effective research and communication.

Added Glover “For thousands of years, humans have grouped plants into families based on observation made using the naked eye. Today, scientists also study the DNA of plants to determine relationships. Changes in scientific understanding pose interesting challenges for a Garden that seeks to be both guardian of a historic landscape and relevant to contemporary research.”

̽��ֱ��Systematic Beds occupy nearly three acres of CUBG and are of global heritage significance. They were designed in 1845 by CUBG’s first Curator, Andrew Murray, and their design uniquely translates the leading botanic text book of the time by Augustin de Candolle into a display on the ground to represent and teach plant taxonomy - the science of identifying and classifying plant species.

̽��ֱ��Understanding Plant Diversity project, which includes the Rising Path, seeks to ensure the Systematic Beds remain a useful teaching tool in the modern world. When renovation is complete in 2019, the Systematic Beds will represent 1,600 plant species belonging to about 78 families dispersed across 119 beds.

A new Rising Path, designed to offer a fresh perspective on Cambridge ̽��ֱ�� Botanic Garden’s historic Systematic Beds, will open to the public on Saturday (September 22, 2018).

Observation is the cornerstone of all scientific enquiry and plants are full of shapes, patterns, numbers, colours, textures, symmetry, scents and tastes to discover.

Juliet Day

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