tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post3097043525305847475..comments2024-03-06T00:01:31.536+11:00Comments on Ian Fraser, talking naturally: Glorious GrevilleasIan Fraserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01023900823785041354noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-24701908451362820162016-01-21T09:02:21.973+11:002016-01-21T09:02:21.973+11:00Martin, I think the issue is in the definition of ...Martin, I think the issue is in the definition of 'publish' as requiring the piece to be in writing, in public. Brown only read his paper, he didn't distribute it. In the 19th century it wasn't uncommon, when racing to beat a rival to publish a name, to do so in a newspaper.<br /><br />Hi Susan. I confess to not having heard of the Dilettanis previously, but clearly a fascinating mob. I think Banks was involved too. I am impressed by the idea of a classical story which enabled Tim to use the word.Ian Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023900823785041354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-78592822113666494432016-01-20T22:29:14.794+11:002016-01-20T22:29:14.794+11:00The Society of Dilettani also included Emma Hart&#...The Society of Dilettani also included Emma Hart's husband, William Hamilton (a much under rated man in my opinion...) and Francis Dashwood. I've had occasion to work at the Dashwood family seat, where the garden is laid out so that it tells various classical stories. Interpreting the garden for visitors led to my friend and colleague Tim Knox being the first person to be able to incorporate the word 'vagina' in a National Trust guidebook. You can imagine his glee...Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-38913817343543097342016-01-20T18:24:27.524+11:002016-01-20T18:24:27.524+11:00I am always interested in the doings of taxonomist...I am always interested in the doings of taxonomists and found this statement interesting. "presented to the Linnaean Society of London a landmark paper on the family Proteaceae, which he was in the process of preparing for publication. " <br /><br />I was recently asked not to mention something on my blog as the issue concerned was to be part of a Journal article and my mentioning it could cause trouble with a rule of "no prior publication". Obviously my blog post was dropped quicker than a bucket of molten lead, but I find it interesting that this could have been publication while a paper to the Linnaean Society wasn't so regarded.<br /><br />Or do blogs now actually represent the pinnacle of scientific authority?Flabmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.com