{"id":1067,"date":"2015-06-26T19:47:58","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T19:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ernstmayrlibrary\/?p=1067"},"modified":"2015-06-26T20:15:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T20:15:00","slug":"visit-from-biology-institute-at-exeter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ernstmayrlibrary\/2015\/06\/26\/visit-from-biology-institute-at-exeter\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit from Biology Institute at Exeter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On June 24th, 2015, the library welcomed high school biology teachers from across the United States. Hosted by OEB Prof. Scott Edwards, teachers attending the Biology Institute at Exeter explored the Museum of Comparative Zoology&#8217;s Ornithology Collection, the Ernst Mayr Library and the Harvard Museum of Natural History.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ernstmayrlibrary\/files\/2015\/06\/20150624_145623.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1070 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ernstmayrlibrary\/files\/2015\/06\/20150624_145623-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"20150624_145623\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ernstmayrlibrary\/files\/2015\/06\/20150624_145623-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ernstmayrlibrary\/files\/2015\/06\/20150624_145623-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Robert Young, Special Collections Librarian, created an exhibit for them in the Special Collections reading room, featuring zoological works from the 18th and 19th centuries. An unexpected treat for the visitors was being allowed to turn the pages! Among many questions asked was: &#8220;What is the oldest book in the library?&#8221; Answer: Albertus Magnus, <em>De animalibus<\/em> libri xxvi, Mantua, 1479.\u00a0\u00a0 For more information on the exhibit contact mayrlib@oeb.harvard.edu.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1071\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ernstmayrlibrary\/files\/2015\/06\/20150624_145602cpd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1071\" class=\"wp-image-1071 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ernstmayrlibrary\/files\/2015\/06\/20150624_145602cpd-300x147.jpg\" alt=\"20150624_145602cpd\" width=\"300\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ernstmayrlibrary\/files\/2015\/06\/20150624_145602cpd-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ernstmayrlibrary\/files\/2015\/06\/20150624_145602cpd-1024x501.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seba, Albertus (1665-1736). Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri accurata descriptio&#8230; vol. 1 (out of 4 v.), 1734-1765.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1072\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ernstmayrlibrary\/files\/2015\/06\/20150624_145610cpd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1072\" class=\"wp-image-1072 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ernstmayrlibrary\/files\/2015\/06\/20150624_145610cpd-300x149.jpg\" alt=\"20150624_145610cpd\" width=\"300\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ernstmayrlibrary\/files\/2015\/06\/20150624_145610cpd-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ernstmayrlibrary\/files\/2015\/06\/20150624_145610cpd-1024x509.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nozeman, Cornelius (1721-1785?). Nederlandsche vogelen; vogens hunne huishouding aert&#8230; vol. 4 (out of 5 v.), 1770-1829.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1073\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ernstmayrlibrary\/files\/2015\/06\/20150624_145650cpd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1073\" class=\"wp-image-1073 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ernstmayrlibrary\/files\/2015\/06\/20150624_145650cpd-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"20150624_145650cpd\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ernstmayrlibrary\/files\/2015\/06\/20150624_145650cpd-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ernstmayrlibrary\/files\/2015\/06\/20150624_145650cpd-1024x546.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1073\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rothschild, Lionel Walter (1868-1937). The avifauna of Laysan and the neighboring islands&#8230; (3 v. in 2.) 1893-1900.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1074\" style=\"width: 179px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ernstmayrlibrary\/files\/2015\/06\/20150624_145701.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1074\" class=\"wp-image-1074 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ernstmayrlibrary\/files\/2015\/06\/20150624_145701-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"20150624_145701\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ernstmayrlibrary\/files\/2015\/06\/20150624_145701-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ernstmayrlibrary\/files\/2015\/06\/20150624_145701-576x1024.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1074\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Malherbe, Alf. (d. 1866). Monographie des picid\u00e9es ou Histoire naturelle des picid\u00e9s, picumnin\u00e9s&#8230; v. 4, plates (out of 4) 1861-1862.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 24th, 2015, the library welcomed high school biology teachers from across the United States. Hosted by OEB Prof. Scott Edwards, teachers attending the Biology Institute at Exeter explored the Museum of Comparative Zoology&#8217;s Ornithology Collection, the Ernst Mayr Library and the Harvard Museum of Natural History. 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