<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Yes, I am certain that is how i have seen it used but I wasn�t so sure until Andy's opinion concurred.<div><br><div apple-content-edited="true">
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<br><div><div>On 28 Jul 2015, at 22:09, Bentley, Andrew Charles <<a href="mailto:abentley@ku.edu">abentley@ku.edu</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Dawn<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">The �Zero over Infinity� symbol is most often associated with an indeterminate status so I can only assume that someone used this to classify something about the specimen indeterminate � its location, its disposition, its size. Maybe you can decipher what from the context of the other text.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Andy<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> A : A : A :<br> }<(((_�>.,.,.,.}<(((_�>.,.,.,.}<)))_�><br> V V V<br>Andy Bentley<br>Ichthyology Collection Manager<br>University of Kansas<br>Biodiversity Institute<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dyche Hall<br>1345 Jayhawk Boulevard<br>Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561<br>USA<br><br>Tel: (785) 864-3863<br>Fax: (785) 864-5335<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Email:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:abentley@ku.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">abentley@ku.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu_&d=AwMFAw&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=tmoxu7LXZPTjGfFLZD74RlpUY39ZNu7gaxnIkQCuGs8&s=FB-Iz5oxtQGU87aCIb60H4C0KFq-x3pgsOBAqlc8Uwg&e=" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">SPNHC President<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.spnhc.org_&d=AwMFAw&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=tmoxu7LXZPTjGfFLZD74RlpUY39ZNu7gaxnIkQCuGs8&s=73TqSMIh6abU96xE-DDrskw5oeSVqT9gIp3uCklI0hA&e=" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.spnhc.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> : : <br> A : A : A :<br> }<(((_�>.,.,.,.}<(((_�>.,.,.,.}<)))_�><br> V V V</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Dawn Roberts<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tuesday, July 28, 2015 10:15 AM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[Nhcoll-l] help deciphering unknown symbol for mammal specimen<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">We would appreciate assistance in deciphering this symbol, which was recorded in an old catalogue book for a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Mustela nivalis</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>specimen. See attached image.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Dawn<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dawn Roberts | Collections Manager<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Chicago Academy of Sciences and its Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">2430 North Cannon Drive, Chicago, IL 60614 | Main 773-755-5100 | Fax 773-549-0344 |<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.naturemuseum.org&d=AwMFAw&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=tmoxu7LXZPTjGfFLZD74RlpUY39ZNu7gaxnIkQCuGs8&s=9MWONHAPh_279vKMagyIIjzdN3lyIoNuTI3-dFt3-Uw&e=" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">www.naturemuseum.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Museum Collections and Archives, Collections Facility and Office<br>4001 N Ravenswood Avenue, Suite 201, Chicago, IL 60613 | Direct 773-755-5125<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Urban Gateway to Nature and Science<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Nhcoll-l mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">Nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a><br><a href="http://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">http://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of<br>Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose<br>mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of<br>natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to<br>society. 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