Weeknights at the Wagner series starts 1/27
Posted on | January 25, 2008 | 1 Comment
Here’s a nifty chance to learn more about one of the jewels of our local science heritage, through Wagner Free Institute of Science‘s Weeknights at the Wagner series.
Starting next Wednesday, the museum is featuring four lectures this year that draw from the Wagner’s impressive…and largely unseen…collection. First up is How the Turtle Got Its Shell, by Swarthmore’s Scott Gilbert. The museum opens at 4:00 and the lecture begins at 5:30.
Here’s the full lineup:
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2008
“How the Turtle Got Its Shell”
PRESENTED BY Dr. Scott Gilbert
4:00 – 7:00 PM
Lecture at 5:30 PM~
THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2008
“The Birthplace of Philadelphia Baseball”
PRESENTED BY Dr. Jerrold Casway
4:00 – 7:00 PM
Lecture at 5:30 PM~
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2007
“Exploring Alaska: The Harriman Expedition Retraced”
PRESENTED BY Robert McCracken Peck
4:00 – 7:00 PM
Lecture at 5:30 PM~
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2007
“Aesthetics and Attitudes in the Golden Age of Natural Science Illustration”
PRESENTED BY Scott Rawlins
4:00 – 7:00 PM
Lecture at 5:30 PM
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February 27th, 2008 @ 9:48 pm
just found your website – plan to keep checking in to see whats going on.
did anyone go to tonight’s wagner lecture on the evolution of the turtle shell?? very interesting. who knew it was two totally different shells (top and bottom)? hope to make it back for next months lecture on the evolution of human skin color.