tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582997874621015158.post5730314862014020228..comments2024-03-25T05:57:05.813-04:00Comments on Morbid Anatomy: Animals in Formalin Preservation, Hunterian Museum, Elaine DuigenanJEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12838204584193436515noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582997874621015158.post-14582416472289246002011-06-29T06:03:21.267-04:002011-06-29T06:03:21.267-04:00(Or rather, I should say, unlikely they were *orig...(Or rather, I should say, unlikely they were *originally* preserved in formalin - perhaps they were originally preserved in alcohol, which was later changed for formalin. Sorry for the pedantry).hayley m. bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533315276290075823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582997874621015158.post-31773083443921800622011-06-27T06:46:36.478-04:002011-06-27T06:46:36.478-04:00Small point of order! It's unlikely these spec...Small point of order! It's unlikely these specimens were preserved in formalin since its fixation effects weren't discovered until 1893 http://www.springerlink.com/content/r826hr5j15832767/ - 100 years after Hunter's death! Even formaldehyde wasn't discovered until 1868. So can anyone tell us what these samples were in fact preserved in?!hayley m. bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533315276290075823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582997874621015158.post-49041351292514695292009-03-22T14:00:00.000-04:002009-03-22T14:00:00.000-04:00been there three years ago and it was really worth...been there three years ago and it was really worth a visit!<BR/>so if you are in London: go there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582997874621015158.post-24243893214002298802009-03-13T02:40:00.000-04:002009-03-13T02:40:00.000-04:00These are extraordinarily beautiful! Thanks for dr...These are extraordinarily beautiful! Thanks for drawing my attention to them...Administrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09761053227401865092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582997874621015158.post-52233341475451175612009-03-12T16:56:00.000-04:002009-03-12T16:56:00.000-04:00Absolutely beautiful.Absolutely beautiful.VividFluxuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05639652702367338446noreply@blogger.com