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In the wake of the Beagle - Science in the southern oceans from the age of Darwin

9.30am to 5pm 20-21 March, 2009

Australian National Maritime Museum, SYdney

A major symposium in conjunction with the Australian National Maritime Museum's exhibition Charles Darwin - Voyages and ideas that shook the world. Internationally acclaimed speakers provide new insights into the world of collecting, surveying and cross-cultural exchange in the antipodes in the age of Darwin and take a modern look at Darwin and his contemporaries' influence on today's cutting-edge scientific research. This conference has been made possible thanks to the support of an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant, Seeing Change: Science, Culture and Technology in the Antipodes from the age of Darwin. $50 2-day registration $25 1-day registration More information ccan be found at http://www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=27&c=3753