Rarities of the Royal Society - Objectivity 244

The Royal Society used to house an astonishing collection of rarities, from mummies to crystals... Keith uncovers the records of these objects and explains what happened to them. More links below ↓↓↓
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Much like my experience with Moth Light Media (AMAZING evolutionairy biology channel)

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I agree. I only discovered this channel by chance a few weeks ago. Have since subscribed and working my way through

[@3arendel]

Keith is the most valuable rarity of them all. I'd love to come visit!

[@rin_etoware_2989]

how much do you think Keith would sell for in auction?

[@3arendel]

@@rin_etoware_2989 Moore than you can imagine

[@Veggie13]

I wonder if he has one of those curly wigs?

[@Particelomen]

Just a excerpt from this video: Keith - Let's move on, because, I mean there's more! Keith - Fish. Brady - Fish! Keith - Fish! Brady - We know the royal society loves fish. Keith - Hmm... Brady - All sorts... Keith - All kinds. All kinds of fishes. Brady - Two naked shrimps! Some writers will never be able to truly capture the magic of a real dialogue!

[@steelers5ty9]

This channel should have WAY more subscribers than it does!

[@ObjectivityVideos]

Agreed! :)

[@UncleKennysPlace]

It should be continuously plugged from some of the other Brady channels.

[@accidentalheadclunkers8517]

Keith needs bigger hair…problem solved.

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i like how youtubers i love also love other youtubers that i also love

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[@IIII2IIII]

I could never have imagined that one click on a White Glove 5 months ago and a subsequent 242 video binge would have brought me so much intrigue, excitement and joy! Brady and James, thank you, thank you, thank you for what you do. You have roused me to science again. Keith Moore is such the utter gentleman, captivating, charming and, indeed, a fine wise, surf guru.. ...I look forward to visiting the RS the next time I'm in London. Greetings from Vancouver, Canada.

[@kilimanjarocruz660]

I can't get enough of the Royal Society and its scientific history. Thanks Brady and team for making that possible. Colwall would be proud. Cheers, KCruz.

[@ObjectivityVideos]

Thanks

[@PopeLando]

0:40 "Grew was a museum curator in 1667..." Was he helped in his work by minions...?

[@Kerr_Avon]

A classic Objectivity video with Keith and Brady, for 11 minutes and 27 seconds everything is ok with the world.

[@scraps7624]

Yesss! Thank you Brady and Keith, these videos are a real treat

[@Inflammate]

Think my perfect holiday would be just going to London and visiting Royal Society and maybe meeting Keith. (Maybe a Pint with Brady :D )

[@marvinmatter1501]

The energy you and Keith have together is so much fun to watch. Love your videos.

[@ObjectivityVideos]

Appreciate your company.

[@una_10bananas]

Always a delight to see a new video with Brady and Keith!!!

[@ObjectivityVideos]

Always a delight to make one!

[@rockchicjaja]

It is a delight that Objectivity is back with Keith. I've been watching your videos for a long time. Mad props to you, Brady!

[@ObjectivityVideos]

Thank you

[@neilwilson984]

It would be interesting to consult the British museum catalogue to see if you can track down any if the transferred items such as the mummies which as high scientific value items are likely to still be in the collection, providing they can be found.

[@akk709]

On a side note, I regret to inform you the Black Stump Cafe, in the Grenfell Plaza in Adelaide (where I work) has permanently close due to COVID-19…no hot stoppers were found

[@leppeppel]

To be honest, a crocodilian specimen is on my wishlist for my personal curiosity cabinet.

[@RonJohn63]

3:41 The style of writing is just awesome. I love it... 6:14 Sadly wouldn't be displayed in a museum today. 7:19 More, because they're all so different (and yet similar) 8:11 "Science" wouldn't exist for another 200 years. This was the "acquisition" phase. 9:13 Roe-deer in Greenland.

[@WAMTAT]

the real Rarities where the friends we made along the way

[@Veptis]

Is there any criminal cases related to the Royal Society? Like a heist of books or objects? Maybe a murder case where a fellow was in trail?

[@NGCAnderopolis]

This channel is so underrated by the algorithm!

[@ObjectivityVideos]

Well then I hope you have notifications on. 🔔

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@@ObjectivityVideos i have, but your maili glist has been the most effective at getting me back!

[@graemelaubach3106]

"I hope the Armadillo wasn't voided by a man." Ya killed me in this one Brady.

[@tylisirn]

I thought he was going to say that he hoped the armadillo wasn't to scale with the kidney stone... because *ouch!*

[@xxManscapexx]

As I always say, best channel on youtube.

[@ObjectivityVideos]

Like your style.

[@Veptis]

If they published that book back in the day, it would have been old day Brady doing the presentation

[@cambodianriverpig7613]

Keith has the looks to be in a movie. He has so much potential!

[@robertma6068]

I've started watching your channel again after a long hiatus, being distracted by all the craziness out there. So glad I've come back. Your channel is a delightful, perfect balance of humor, academia, and friendship. I can see/feel the friendships you all have, all the enthusiastic guest hostig from other channels, coming by to see the delights on offer :)

[@Curiouscrazy]

I'm so glad you are finally back! I binged watched all your videos day and night during lockdown!

[@Yezpahr]

Binged the whole channel in a week or so, great content. Hoping for 6 more years of glorious objects!

[@SongADayPodcast]

I thought you called him K, not Keith. And I like that. He fits right in with Q and M.

[@youkofoxy]

I now know. Keith is a older Tom Scott. Or is Tom Scott a younger Keith?

[@lafcursiax]

I knew the Royal Society's dodo specimen was lost, so the thumbnail left me wondering how you and Keith had made an Objectivity video about it. A video about the stuff the Royal Society used to have! What a brilliant idea!

[@robertconklin3322]

Love this channel!

[@Lauraphoid]

It’s the best!

[@Max_Flashheart]

What is the most overdue Book or Object that was borrowed but never returned? Are there overdue fees on them?

[@Eljay_Kay]

A bit gutted they didn't go with the Comparative Anatomy of Stomachs title... 😐

[@biggie_kellogs7919]

always love a new objectivity

[@emkultra2349]

great vid as usual

[@Gallus-gallus]

Give Keith a museum to run!

[@swagswap]

11:26 Poo 25 lol

[@meatballg8655]

Keith: mentions fish The entire Royal society: *vietnam flashback*

[@berryreading4809]

Daniel looked upset in his portrait because he knew someone was going to disperse the museum collection he funded within the next few hundred years! 😄👍

[@spicybaguette7706]

Keith looks like the pure essence of a curator

[@MichaelKingsfordGray]

2:00 "...That so noble an *Hecatombe*. ? A sacrifice of 100 oxen??? (I know sufficient Greek that this is a Renaissance perversion of it to mean "a great labour", but am stunned that such a plain exposition of Hellenic illiteracy would pass by the editors.)

[@bruzie900]

The drawing of the Lesser Persian Whelk at 6:37 reminds me of Lightning McQueen for some reason.

[@FrottyZaoldyeck]

same :D

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What a cool video idea!

[@trulyinfamous]

When I get the chance to visit England, the royal society sounds like a cool place to visit.

[@Gallus-gallus]

Fish. Fish? Fish! We know the Royal Society loves fish. Mmmmmhhhh!

[@_billyjackson]

That painting said poo on the back 🤣

[@Sharklops]

But I thought our Keith _WAS_ the 17th Century Keith!

[@iseriver3982]

I think Keith's tie was made for a monster. Look how long it is!

[@NotKyleChicago]

I heard "he did dudisections" rather than "he did do dissections" and got briefly confused.

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"If only we were making KZbin videos back in the .... what was it, 1600's ?" I'll give a call to the Doctor, ask if she can lend you her TARDIS for a few jaunts. Assuming you don't mind the risk of meeting a Dalek or two.🤭

[@michaelharrison1093]

The Dodo and Keith?

[@3lapsed]

Brady, and hopefully Keith. I noticed that the book switches between f and s to mean s. Was that book written around the introduction and transition of using an S? Do you happen to know why some continued to use f? Were their articles just written earlier before the move, or were they just slow/unwilling to change?

[@miekekuppen9275]

A long s, not an f. The difference should be the lack of a cross-bar. The long s was used instead of the s we know in different places of a word (start/middle/end depending on time/place), not all over.

[@3lapsed]

@@miekekuppen9275 I appreciate that insight but in this case there are sections of that book that exclusively use f and others that use s exclusively. I picked up, with that 2nd to last object, that these museum catalogs were assembled over years and years. And instead of, as you pointed out conditional use, there were some articles that seemed like modern use and some had the primary use of f

[@DavidB5501]

@@3lapsed The long 's' went out of fashion around 1800, but lingered on in occasional use until about 1820. If you read a lot of English books printed before 1800 you will probably get so used to it that you won't even notice it. As Mieke Kuppen points out, it is not quite the same as the 'f', which has a wider 'cross-bar'. For example see the page on-screen at 2:04 . In the first para the 'f' in 'fit' and 'of' is not quite the same as the long 's' in 'so'. So far as I recall, the usage of the long 's' follows a consistent rule: it is never used as a capital letter or at the end of a word, but is consistently used in the beginning or middle of a word. I didn't notice any inconsistent use in the pages shown in the video. To confuse matters a bit further, it was customary to give all nouns an initial capital letter, as it still is in German, so you won't see a long 's' as the first letter of a noun. I notice that in the page at 2:04 even some adjectives are also capitalised. This excessive use of capitals seems to have gone out of fashion somewhat earlier than the long 's'. I just looked at a book printed in 1802 which doesn't use initial capitals for nouns, but still uses the long 's'.

[@3lapsed]

@@DavidB5501 I suppose I have more to learn about here with changes to English during this period. Thanks to you and Mieke for the insights

[@compmodder01]

Would it be possible to salvage the dodo dna and clone it?

[@greengoog22]

Boom

[@alwysrite]

please explain why the gloves to handle the book, and then no gloves to turn pages?

[@GaaMacgfx]

More eaay to turn the pages without damage with no gloves

[@owlman_]

Wearing gloves decreases the sensitivity of your fingertips. This makes it easier to accidentally rip a page as you can't accurately gauge your strength or tell how the page "wants" you to handle it.

[@alwysrite]

@@GaaMacgfx question is still - why gloves to start ?

[@alwysrite]

@@owlman_ question still remains, why gloves to start in that case?

[@comsubpac]

They even look similar.

[@browniniobrowni2074]

Very based

[@Rubrickety]

Brady really needs to up his clickbait game, per Veritasium: “Can a Human Pee Out an Armadillo?”

[@mipmipmipmipmip]

Stomachs and Guts sounds like it would be some typical British dish.

[@shawon265]

2:54 Keith kinda looked like Tom Scott, right there. Or is it just my imagination?

[@GrayBlood1331]

probably your imagination.

[@wmtrader]

The camera work and the editing makes this video hard to watch. Too much shaky cam effect, close-ups, and edits that jump around. It's too bad because the subject matter is interesting.

[@RealityPixel]

Ask him if England should give back anything they have stolen and ask him if hiding artifacts and paying people to say its not all hidden is ok. Objectivity.

[@randomuser778]

You're working too hard, Brady. I think it is making you a bit more flippant than usual.