The Bluest of Blues: Anna Atkins and the First Book of Photographs

The Bluest of Blues: Anna Atkins and the First Book of Photographs — page 5 — The Laboratory When they return home Anna and Father examine the insects He is a scientist and has a laboratory in their home in Tonbridge England Aside from experimenting with electricity and chemicals he is fascinated by entomology the scientific study of insects He has thousands upon thousands of them Clylus arietus Anna gently curls and twists her hand as a tiny spotted beetle skitters around and tickles her fingers Crioceris asparagi Xestobium rufovillosum Staphylinus olens Oedemera nobilis

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