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RMC Solar Eclipse Exhibition 2024: Acknowledgements

This temporary guide offers item descriptions for the exhibition "Solar Eclipses Across the World: from Fear to Knowledge" in the RMC Rotunda that runs from March 22 to July 2024

Acknowledgements

This exhibition is curated by Henrik Spoon (Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics Librarian), Evan Earle (University Archives, RMC) and Laurent Ferri (Pre-1800 Collections, RMC). Kate Carlin (RMC) was responsible for the planning, logistics, and coordination between Library units; Rhea Garen (DCAPS) imaged items for facsimile production; and Adam Bryant, Pat Fox, Michele Hamill, and Trina Parks-Matthews (Conservation) reviewed, prepared, and installed the materials. The curators also wish to thank Jose Beduya and Carla DeMello (Library Communications), Jude Corina (RMC), Julia Gardner (RMC), Laura Linke (RMC), Dan McKee (Kroch Asia), Margaret Nichols (RMC), Christopher Peppel (RMC), and Katherine Reagan (RMC) for their help at various stages of this project. Finally, we want to express our gratitude to Jing Carlson (Kroch Asia), Michael Fontaine (Classics), Andrew Hicks (Music and Medieval Studies), Mathieu Ossendrijver (Freie Universität Berlin), and Courtney Roby (Classics) for sharing their historical and linguistic knowledge with us. Exhibition preparation was overseen by Patrick Stevens (RMC) and Haven Hawley (RMC).