The Historian and the Dodo

Peter Cotgreave explains how modern scientists can use their predecessors' data.

Dodo reconstruction reflecting new research at Oxford University Museum of Natural HistoryI seem to be unusual among my colleagues in being a professional biologist who also has a deep interest in history. The arts and the sciences are often treated as quite separate disciplines, which perhaps have little to teach one another: but my experience is that a greater historical awareness might be of considerable use to the biologist.

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