WS Macleay and the natural history circle
12 February 2009 to 1 December 2009
William Sharp Macleay's natural history Horae Entomologicae (1819 - 21) sought God's order in nature through a system of organisation based on the affinities and analogies between organisms. This quinarian system, as it was known, was read and considered by London's young and radical naturalists in the 1820's and the 1830's, among them the promising scholar Charles Darwin.
Time: Open Mon to Fri 10-4.30pm and Sundays 12noon - 4pm
Location: Maclaey Museum
Cost: Free entry
Contact: Museum Reception
Phone: 9036 5253
Email: 15074c00063837073c3d12343b702c2b15525b122804602414
More info: http://www.usyd.edu.au/museums