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Old botanical notes, a hand-drawn map, dried plant specimens, a rock with a label, and a magnifying glass on a wooden table

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Before the Pocket Notebook: How Field Observations Were Kept

Explore how field observations were recorded before pocket notebooks, and learn what surviving marks on maps, letters…

Oct 28, 20265 min read

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Curiosity is a way of paying attention.

A good question can turn a familiar walk or an ordinary object into something worth noticing. We follow the details without pretending every answer is final.

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