{"id":551,"date":"2022-01-05T14:54:34","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T14:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/davynotebooks\/?p=551"},"modified":"2022-01-05T14:55:08","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T14:55:08","slug":"zooniverse-volunteer-in-the-spotlight-1-deehar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/davynotebooks\/2022\/01\/05\/zooniverse-volunteer-in-the-spotlight-1-deehar\/","title":{"rendered":"Zooniverse volunteer in the spotlight (#1: @deehar)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the first in what we hope will be a new mini-series of posts about our lovely volunteers on Zooniverse<\/a>. The spotlight pieces will focus on individual volunteers; they will allow us to learn a bit more about what motivates individuals to volunteer to transcribe Davy\u2019s notebooks and what people\u2019s particular interests in Davy might be.<\/p>\n

Volunteer in the spotlight: @deehar<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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@deehar is a retired physicist living in a village outside Eindhoven in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

1. What interests you about the project?<\/em><\/p>\n

I used to design MRI machines for Philips Medical after graduating from Cambridge. I have been a volunteer with the Archaeology Dept of the Eindhoven city council for many years and gradually got hooked on background archive work for excavations. When that source began to dry up I moved online – first with the Zooniverse Operation War Diaries and now the Davy Diaries.<\/p>\n

2. Why are you enjoying it?<\/em><\/p>\n

I enjoy working with old documents so old scientific documents are doubly interesting! I discovered that learning to read old handwriting is just a question of practice whether it is English or a 17th-century Dutch notary\u2019s jargon!<\/p>\n

3. Do you have any particular interest in Davy?<\/em><\/p>\n

I admire Davy’s detailed notes – I doubt if my lab notebooks could withstand the same scrutiny!<\/p>\n

4. Are sciences and arts ‘separate’?<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes – the sciences are restricted by logic while the arts often encourage the pursuit of creativity which follows no obvious rules.<\/p>\n

5. What have you learned about Davy since joining the project?<\/em><\/p>\n

He really puts in a lot of work into his research. He carries out many, many experiments – sometimes repeating the same one several times. He then allows himself time to mentally absorb the data and form patterns which he presents as theories. An experimentalist at heart.<\/p>\n

Thank you, @deehar!<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you’re a Zooniverse volunteer who’d like to be featured, please let us know on Talk<\/a>, or by e-mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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