Werner's Nomenclature of Colours: Adapted to Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Minerology, Anatomy and the Arts Collection_Moon Phase You could come to London

You could come to London and spend half your time in Greenwich

Peacock & Mansfield

In the pre-photographic age

recalled that he owed much of his early education in optics and the other sciences to the Encyclopedia Londinensis

Werner's Nomenclature of Colours: Adapted to Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Minerology, Anatomy and the Arts Collection_Moon Phase You could come to LondonIn the pre photographic age, almost all visual details had to be captured using the written word, and scientific observers could not afford any ambiguity in their descriptions. These included Charles Darwin, for whom Werner's Nomenclature was an indispensable tool during his seminal voyage on the Beagle. Werner's Nomenclature of Colours is a charming artefact from the age of explorers, which continues to be treasured by artists and scientists alike.