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Hi All,
Dr. Eric Mills will present a talk about his new book on the trip of John
James Audubon to Nova Scotia in 1833 at the next meeting of the Southwest
Chapter of the Nova Scotia Bird Society at the Yarmouth County Museum and
Archives on March 26 at 7:00 PM.
John James Audubon (1785-1851), the great bird illustrator and creator of
the magnificent "Elephant Folio" The Birds of America, came to Nova Scotia
in August 1833 after two months on the North Shore of the Gulf of St.
Lawrence (which he called "Labrador"). His aim was primarily to visit Dr
Thomas McCulloch of Pictou, a Presbyterian clergyman and the distinguished
founder of Pictou Academy. Somehow, Audubon had learned that McCulloch had a
renowned collection of birds, and he resolved to see it and to establish a
professional relationship with McCulloch. This illustrated talk describes
Audubon's arrival in Nova Scotia, how McCulloch and one of his sons (also
named Thomas) became important to Audubon's work, and what Audubon tells us
in is journals about what he did and what he learned during his visit to
Nova Scotia.
Copies of the book will be on sale at the meeting so people can have them
signed by Dr. Mills or they can bring their books to the meeting for signing
if they have already purchased one. Admission is free and light refreshments
will be served.
Biographical Sketch of Dr. Eric Mills
Currently Professor Emeritus of History of Science in the Department of
Oceanography, Dalhousie University and Inglis Professor, University of
King's College, Halifax, Canada.
Native of Toronto and Ottawa, Canada. B.Sc. (Hons.), Carleton University,
Ottawa, 1959; M.S. 1962 and Ph.D in biology, Yale University, 1964. Teaching
career: Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada); Queen's University (Kingston,
Ontario, Canada); Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts;
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California. Full-time
teaching and research since 1967 at Dalhousie University and the University
of King's College. Experience at sea in North and South Atlantic Oceans,
Antarctic, and Pacific Ocean. Research experience and teaching as
invertebrate zoologist, biological oceanographer, and as historian of
science. Chairman, Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University,
1990-1992. First Director of the History of Science & Technology Programme
at the University of King's College, 2001-2002. My research deals with 19th
century natural history, the development of 19th and 20th century biological
and physical oceanography, and the history of Canadian science. Birds and
birding have been personal and semi-professional interests nearly all my
life
Major publications: 1989. Biological Oceanography. An Early History,
1870-1960 (Cornell University Press) (paperback reprint 2012, University of
Toronto Press); 2009/2011. The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet. How the Study
of Ocean Currents Became a Science (University of Toronto Press); 2011 (with
Lance Laviolette) The Birds of Brier Island, Nova Scotia (Proceedings of the
Nova Scotian Institute of Science 46 (1)).
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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Hi =
All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Dr. Eric =
Mills will present a talk about his new book on the trip of John James =
Audubon to Nova Scotia in 1833 at the next meeting of the Southwest =
Chapter of the Nova Scotia Bird Society at the Yarmouth County Museum =
and Archives on March 26 at 7:00 PM. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </=
o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>John James =
Audubon (1785-1851), the great bird illustrator and creator of the =
magnificent “Elephant Folio” <i>The Birds of America</i>, =
came to Nova Scotia in August 1833 after two months on the North Shore =
of the Gulf of St. Lawrence (which he called “Labrador”). =
His aim was primarily to visit Dr Thomas McCulloch of Pictou, a =
Presbyterian clergyman and the distinguished founder of Pictou Academy. =
Somehow, Audubon had learned that McCulloch had a renowned collection of =
birds, and he resolved to see it and to establish a professional =
relationship with McCulloch. This illustrated talk describes =
Audubon’s arrival in Nova Scotia, how McCulloch and one of his =
sons (also named Thomas) became important to Audubon’s work, and =
what Audubon tells us in is journals about what he did and what he =
learned during his visit to Nova Scotia.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </=
o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Copies of =
the book will be on sale at the meeting so people can have them signed =
by Dr. Mills or they can bring their books to the meeting for signing if =
they have already purchased one. Admission is free and light =
refreshments will be served.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </=
o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Biographical =
Sketch of Dr. Eric Mills<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </=
o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Currently =
Professor Emeritus of History of Science in the Department of =
Oceanography, Dalhousie University and Inglis Professor, University of =
King’s College, Halifax, Canada. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </=
o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Native of =
Toronto and Ottawa, Canada. B.Sc. (Hons.), Carleton University, Ottawa, =
1959; M.S. 1962 and Ph.D in biology, Yale University, 1964. Teaching =
career: Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada); Queen’s University =
(Kingston, Ontario, Canada); Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, =
Massachusetts; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, =
California. Full-time teaching and research since 1967 at Dalhousie =
University and the University of King’s College. Experience at sea =
in North and South Atlantic Oceans, Antarctic, and Pacific Ocean. =
Research experience and teaching as invertebrate zoologist, biological =
oceanographer, and as historian of science. Chairman, Department of =
Oceanography, Dalhousie University, 1990-1992. First Director of the =
History of Science & Technology Programme at the University of =
King’s College, 2001-2002. My research deals with =
19<sup>th</sup> century natural history, the development of =
19<sup>th</sup> and 20<sup>th</sup> century biological and physical =
oceanography, and the history of Canadian science. Birds and birding =
have been personal and semi-professional interests nearly all my =
life<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </=
o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Major =
publications: 1989. <i>Biological Oceanography. An Early History, =
1870-1960</i> (Cornell University Press) (paperback reprint 2012, =
University of Toronto Press); 2009/2011. <i>The Fluid Envelope of Our =
Planet. How the Study of Ocean Currents Became a Science</i> (University =
of Toronto Press); 2011 (with Lance Laviolette) <i>The Birds of Brier =
Island, Nova Scotia</i> (Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of =
Science 46 (1)). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </=
o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </=
o:p></span></p></div></body></html>
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