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Dublin’s Rich Scientific Heritage by Enda Leaney

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Dublin City Library
and Archive

Saturday May 12th
at 2pm

Admission free, booking essential. Contact library website or T.01 6744806

This lecture from Enda Leaney presents a neglected aspect of Dublin’s cultural history, i.e. the popularisation of science among the general public during the Victorian era. Dubliners became, in the words of one observer, ‘all agog for science’ through highly extravagant exhibitions, scientific displays, and public lectures. For Dubliners, a weekend trip to a museum or lecture-hall became a mark of and index of civilisation and sophistication.

Booking essential at the so email [email protected] for a place.

In celebrating the Dublin City of Science, Dublin City Public Libraries are hosting a number of events under the heading of ‘Science All Around Us’, which are all free. For more info on the programme check out: www.dublincitypubliclibraries.ie

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