Search Results for "Sylva"

Christmas trees

history of science
Keith Moore
21 December 2021
4 mins

Keith Moore takes a look at the origins of a festive tradition, as well as scientific studies of trees by Royal Society Fellows John Evelyn and Henry John Elwes.

Sylva and grey

history of science
Frankie Chappell
30 August 2021
4 mins

Frankie Chappell discovers some important conservation initiatives by Fellows of the Royal Society, featuring the saviour of the Père David’s deer and the author of a key early work on tree cultivation.