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SUMMARY:'Why do entomologists want a weekly newspaper?': periodicals and t
 he practice of nineteenth-century natural history - Matthew Wale (Universi
 ty of Leicester)
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CONTACT:Edwin Rose
DESCRIPTION:'Why do entomologists want a weekly newspaper?' was a question
  posed by the first issue of the _Entomologist's Weekly Intelligencer_ in 
 April 1856. Established and edited by the eminent entomologist Henry Tibba
 ts Stainton\, this was the first weekly periodical dedicated to the study 
 of insects. Stainton pointed to the advantages of such a publication\, cit
 ing speed and efficiency of communication\, surpassing the slower and more
  laborious task of personal correspondence. To this end\, the bulk of the 
 _Intelligencer_'s contents consisted of notes and observations received fr
 om a host of insect collectors around the country\, establishing an entomo
 logical community unprecedented in size and scope. The nineteenth century 
 saw a rapid increase in the number of periodicals dedicated to the varying
  branches of natural history\, and this paper will seek to address the wid
 er implications of this through detailed study of the _Intelligencer_. It 
 will draw upon Stainton's extensive correspondence archive\, in addition t
 o the periodical itself\, in order to demonstrate the complex relationship
  between the periodical and the practice of natural history\, focusing on 
 such activities as field work\, collecting and correspondence. Particular 
 attention will be given to the ways in which such periodicals allowed for 
 much wider participation in the creation and circulation of scientific kno
 wledge\, with Stainton himself actively encouraging the pursuit of entomol
 ogy amongst the working-classes.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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