Category Archives: Exhibits and events

New Exhibit: The Copernican Century

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

A new exhibit in the lobby of the History of Science Collections opens today: The Copernican Century: A tribute to Robert Westman The exhibit features works by 16th-century astronomers such as Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Kepler, Regiomontanus, Erasmus Reinhold, Ursus, Gallucci, … Continue reading →

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New Exhibit: Near the Heavens

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

Maria Cunitz, Urania Propitia, “Near the Heavens” (1650) A new exhibit in the lobby of the History of Science Collections opens today: Near the Heavens: Women in science reach for the stars At various times, Oklahoma aviator Jerrie Cobb held … Continue reading →

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New exhibit: A Valentine’s Celebration

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

A new exhibit in the lobby of the History of Science Collections opens today: A Valentine’s Celebration: Matters of the Heart Giovanni Anfossi, Dell’uso ed abuso della cioccolata (Venice, 1779),the wrapper is ornamented with cocoa bean illustrations(more on this item) … Continue reading →

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Laird on Galileo’s Trial

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Public lecture: The Secret of Galileo’s Trial When and where: Friday, January 27, 2012, 3:30 – 5 pm, History of Science Collections, University of Oklahoma Libraries, Harlow Room, BL 521. Who: Dr. W. R. Laird, Mellon Fellow, University of Oklahoma, … Continue reading →

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Winter Holidays exhibit now open

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

A new exhibit, Winter Holidays, opens today. This exhibit in the lobby of the History of Science Collections offers numerous seasonal items for view, drawn from the History of Science Collections, the John and Mary Nichols Rare Books and Special … Continue reading →

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Undergraduate research in the Collections – Sarah Werner visit

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

The student who works with a book in a special collection touches the past. The book comes alive in one’s hands and, to the attentive student, discloses its history. With the new academic major launched this fall by the History … Continue reading →

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Exhibit lobby and Harlow room

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

The calendar below displays times when the Harlow Room (red) or the Lobby Exhibit (green) are reserved for group visits. History of science speakers and special events are listed in blue. It is not necessary to make a reservation to … Continue reading →

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Charles Darwin, Soil Ecologist

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) Charles Darwin, Formation of Vegetable Mould, Through the Action of Worms, 1881; F1357 The last work Darwin published is one of his least-known, but his study of mold and earthworms drew upon his … Continue reading →

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Charles Darwin, Botanist

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) Charles Darwin regarded natural selection as a “universal law of nature.” Its comprehensive scope led him to investigate the natural world with a breadth of vision that encompassed both plants and animals. Darwin’s … Continue reading →

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Darwin on the Emotions

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) Charles Darwin, Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1872), F1142. In 1872, to illustrate continuities between humans and animals, Charles Darwin explored the expression of the emotions. Dogs have an amazing … Continue reading →

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Darwin, Descent of Man (1871)

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) Charles Darwin, Descent of Man, and Selection in relation to Sex, 2 vols. (1871), vol. 1, F937.1.; and vol. 2, F937.2. In 1871 Charles Darwin published a two-volume work which followed up on … Continue reading →

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Darwin, Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) Darwin, Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication, 2 vols. (1868), vol. 1, F878.1 and vol. 2, F878.2. In a two-volume work, Darwin investigated the degree of variation evident in domesticated animals. For … Continue reading →

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Darwin on Orchids

Posted on July 1, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) Darwin, On the Various Contrivances by which British and Foreign Orchids are Fertilised by Insects (1862), F800. After publishing the Origin of Species (1859), Darwin spent the remainder of his life exploring the … Continue reading →

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Darwin, Origin of Species (1859)

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) After refining his ideas about species change in the special case of barnacles, in 1859 Charles Darwin published a general account of his theory of descent with modification by means of natural selection. … Continue reading →

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Darwin and Barnacles

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) After Darwin’s emergence as a popular writer and a leading geologist, he turned to some thoughts that had been nagging him about species change. Darwin would devote the next decade to theorizing about … Continue reading →

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Charles Darwin: Geologist

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) On the heels of the Beagle voyage, the magnificent Zoology of the Beagle drew attention to Charles Darwin as a promising young scientist, while at the same time the travel narrative made him … Continue reading →

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Charles Darwin, Voyage of the Beagle (1839)

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) Which of Darwin’s books was the most popular during his own lifetime? Charles Darwin’s second book was a travel narrative, a lively account of the Beagle voyage originally published in 1839 as the … Continue reading →

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Charles Darwin, Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle (1838-1843)

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) In the Zoology, Charles Darwin described the specimens he collected and sent back to England during the Beagle voyage. The Zoology is the rarest of all Darwin’s works, issued in 19 separate parts … Continue reading →

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The HMS Beagle

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) H.M.S. Beagle, 1831–1836The first books Darwin published resulted from his voyage on H.M.S. Beagle, which sailed around the world from 1831 to 1836. Robert Fitzroy captained this second surveying voyage of the ship … Continue reading →

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Darwin Online

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) The History of Science Collections of the University of Oklahoma Libraries has received the following letter from John van Wyhe, Director of Darwin Online, hosted by Cambridge University: ————— The Complete Work of … Continue reading →

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