Further Reading

Max Planck’s 'Das Prinzep der Relativität': The First Public Response to Einstein’s Special Relativity

Max Planck’s 'Das Prinzep der Relativität': The...

It may be surprising to learn that Einstein’s Special Relativity, one of the most important scientific theories ever constructed, didn’t cause an immediate sensation when it was published in 1905....

Max Planck’s 'Das Prinzep der Relativität': The...

By Laura Massey

It may be surprising to learn that Einstein’s Special Relativity, one of the most important scientific theories ever constructed, didn’t cause an immediate sensation when it was published in 1905....

The Dullest Problem Imaginable: Francis Crick’s Handwritten PhD Notebooks

The Dullest Problem Imaginable: Francis Crick’s...

Before Francis Crick was famous for his work on the structure of DNA he actually attempted a PhD in physics. His three handwritten laboratory notebooks from that time provide remarkable...

The Dullest Problem Imaginable: Francis Crick’s...

By Laura Massey

Before Francis Crick was famous for his work on the structure of DNA he actually attempted a PhD in physics. His three handwritten laboratory notebooks from that time provide remarkable...

Why Evolution Doesn't Appear in the First Edition of Charles Darwin's Origin of Species

Why Evolution Doesn't Appear in the First Editi...

You might be surprised to learn that the word evolution doesn't appear in any of the first five editions of Darwin's On the Origin of Species. We'll take a look...

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Why Evolution Doesn't Appear in the First Editi...

By Laura Massey

You might be surprised to learn that the word evolution doesn't appear in any of the first five editions of Darwin's On the Origin of Species. We'll take a look...

A Giant Book of Tiny Birds: The First Edition of John Gould’s Hummingbirds

A Giant Book of Tiny Birds: The First Edition o...

A close look at ornithologist John Gould's magnificent six-volume book on hummingbirds, Monograph of the Trochilidae, and the remarkable process he used to mimic iridescent bird feathers.

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A Giant Book of Tiny Birds: The First Edition o...

by Laura Massey

A close look at ornithologist John Gould's magnificent six-volume book on hummingbirds, Monograph of the Trochilidae, and the remarkable process he used to mimic iridescent bird feathers.

Introducing our New Department: Rare Science Books

Introducing our New Department: Rare Science Books

Science Specialist Laura Massey introduces and gives an overview of eight new Science Categories Available to browse on our website.

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Introducing our New Department: Rare Science Books

by Laura Massey

Science Specialist Laura Massey introduces and gives an overview of eight new Science Categories Available to browse on our website.

The Natural History Books of Edward Donovan Shapero Rare Books

The Natural History Books of Edward Donovan

The late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries saw the publication of some of the most beautiful natural history books ever printed.

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The Natural History Books of Edward Donovan

The late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries saw the publication of some of the most beautiful natural history books ever printed.

Total Eclipse of the Sun 1878 Shapero Rare Books

Total Eclipse of the Sun 1878

The solar eclipse on the 21 August 2017 was the first of its kind over the United States of America for almost 100 years and a major astronomic event that...

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Total Eclipse of the Sun 1878

The solar eclipse on the 21 August 2017 was the first of its kind over the United States of America for almost 100 years and a major astronomic event that...