by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jan 31, 2025
The Junto, also known as the Leather Apron Club, was a club for mutual improvement established in 1727 by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia. The Leather Apron Club’s purpose was to debate questions of morals, politics, and natural philosophy, and to exchange...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 26, 2024
The personal stories and work of some scientists, and a surgeon, who left their lives behind and contributed important work in adopted countries during a most turbulent period. As a consequence, continental Europe lost its technical dominance.This free talk is on the...