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'Spider Man': the Virtuosity of Dr Martin Lister, an Early Royal Society Luminary

Anna Marie Roos, Wellcome Unit, Oxford University

  • 14 November 2008, 13:00 - 14:00
Add to Calendar 11/14/08 01:00 PM 11/14/08 02:00 PM United Kingdom (GMT) 'Spider Man': the Virtuosity of Dr Martin Lister, an Early Royal Society Luminary <p>Dr Martin Lister (1638-1712), vice-president of the Royal Society and court physician, is best known as England's first arachnologist and conchologist. This talk will also address some of his lesser-known discoveries, including his invention of the histogram and the stratigraphic map.</p> The Royal Society, London, SW1Y 5AG
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Dr Martin Lister (1638-1712), vice-president of the Royal Society and court physician, is best known as England's first arachnologist and conchologist. This talk will also address some of his lesser-known discoveries, including his invention of the histogram and the stratigraphic map.

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Dr Martin Lister (1638-1712), vice-president of the Royal Society and court physician, is best known as England's first arachnologist and conchologist. This talk will also address some of his lesser-known discoveries, including his invention of the histogram and the stratigraphic map.

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Anna Marie Roos, Wellcome Unit, Oxford University

Dr Martin Lister (1638-1712), vice-president of the Royal Society and court physician, is best known as England's first arachnologist and conchologist. This talk will also address some of his lesser-known discoveries, including his invention of the histogram and the stratigraphic map.