Author Event - Professor Tim Birkhead
Professor Tim Birkhead Talk & Signing - The Wonderful Mr Willughby
Francis Willughby lived and thrived in the midst of the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. Tim Birkhead celebrates how Willughby's endeavours set a standard for the way birds and natural history should be studied. Rich with glorious detail, the book is a fascinating insight into a thrilling period of scientific history and a lively biography of a man who lived at its heart.
Tim Birkhead FRS is a professor at the University of Sheffield where he teaches animal behaviour and history of science and is the author of many books on natural history.
8th June at 6pm
Tickets are available at £4.
Stokes Café will provide a bar for pre-event drinks.