Ralph O'Connor is a lecturer in Irish-Scottish studies in the Department of History at the University of Aberdeen.

"The Earth on Show is an intelligent, imaginatively conceived, and impressively original piece of work. Ralph O'Connor's topic is important, and his range of research is broad. It is certain to constitute an important contribution to the understanding of nineteenth-century British science, and of Victorian culture more generally." - Harriet Ritvo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology"

Ralph O'Connor is a lecturer in Irish-Scottish studies in the Department of History at the University of Aberdeen.

"The Earth on Show is an intelligent, imaginatively conceived, and impressively original piece of work. Ralph O'Connor's topic is important, and his range of research is broad. It is certain to constitute an important contribution to the understanding of nineteenth-century British science, and of Victorian culture more generally." - Harriet Ritvo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology"

Ralph O'Connor is a lecturer in Irish-Scottish studies in the Department of History at the University of Aberdeen.

"The Earth on Show is an intelligent, imaginatively conceived, and impressively original piece of work. Ralph O'Connor's topic is important, and his range of research is broad. It is certain to constitute an important contribution to the understanding of nineteenth-century British science, and of Victorian culture more generally." - Harriet Ritvo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology"