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Cecilia Glaisher

Advent Calendar 2020

9th December

Cecilia Glaisher, Snow, 1850s, © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge Did you know that in 1868 the Royal Microscopical Society adopted Cecilia Glaisher's drawings as their emblem and seal?
Del Barrett
8th December 2020
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Cecilia Glaisher

Cecilia Glaisher, Ferns, 1850s, © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge Cecilia Glaisher 1828-1892 British Photographer From an early age, Cecilia Glaisher was involved in the scientific community, with her father being the assistant at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. Not much is known about her life before she married, but it’s thought she…
Becky Handley
8th December 2020