Rinaldo, Op 50; Song of Destiny, Op 54

Anderson, Robert; Brahms,; King, James R.; Chorus, Ambrosian; Npo,; Abbado,

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“…The BSPK, for instance, is known to have acquired works on geology and mineralogy, and to have amassed a collection of curiosities and antiquities, included in which were fossils, lavas and mineral samples. 22 Likewise, the BLS established a collection of geological specimens, and several of its early members are known to have delivered papers on, or related to, geology. These members included: James McDonnell, a prominent physician who delivered a series of papers on fossils, topography and mineralogy between 1802 and 1811; the Revd Dr William Richardson, an Anglican clergyman and corresponding member of the society, who offered 'Some curious observations on Cuvier's Theory of the Earth' in April 1815; and William Knight, Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Belfast Academical Institution (BAI), who spoke on 'primary rocks' in January 1818 and described the Giant's Causeway in December 1819.…”

Section: Geology and Geologists In Late-georgian Belfastmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rocks, skulls and materialism: geology and phrenology in late-Georgian Belfast

Wright

Finnegan

2017

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Recent years have seen the development of a more nuanced understanding of the emergence of scientific naturalism in the nineteenth century. It has become apparent that scientific naturalism did not emerge sui generis in the years following the publication of Charles Darwin's On the origin of species (1859), but was present, if only in incipient form, much earlier in the century. Building on recent scholarship, this article adopts a geographically focused approach and explores debates about geology and phrenologytwo of the diverse forms of knowledge that contributed to scientific naturalism-in late-Georgian Belfast. Having provided the venue for John Tyndall's infamous 1874 address as president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Belfast occupies a central place in the story of nineteenth-century scientific naturalism. However, in uncovering the intricate and surprising ways in which scientific knowledge gained, or was denied, epistemic and civic credibility in Belfast, this discussion will demonstrate that naturalism, materialism and the relationship between science and religion were matters of public debate in the town long before Tyndall's intervention.

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Section: Geology and Geologists In Late-georgian Belfastmentioning

confidence: 99%