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For those of you who will be in the Philadelphia area next week:
The Delaware Valley Paleontological
Society
(In conjunction with their regular monthly meeting) Presents: The First Fossil Hunters: Paleontology in Greek and Roman times Featured Speaker: Adrienne Mayor Author and Classical Folklorist Adrienne Mayor, a classical folklorist, investigates the historical and scientific realities embedded in Greek and Roman myths. Her articles on ancient natural history have appeared in many scholarly and popular journals. As Peter Dodson writes in his Foreword, "Paleontologists, classicists, and historians as well as natural history buffs will read this book with the greatest of delight-surprises abound." (Ms. Mayor will be available to sign copies of her book.) http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Galaxy/8152/mayorarticle.html Date: Thursday, October 25, 2001 Time: 7:30 P.M. Place: The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA,
19th Street and Benjamin Franklin
Parkway.
The Commons Room, 19th St.
Entrance
(Free and open to the public.) Discussion immediately following the lecture For further information about DVPS contact us on our website: www.dvps.org Or contact me, DVPS - VP, Patti Kane-Vanni
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