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Category Archives: Exhibits and events
National Holocaust Remembrance Day
Guest post and display by Elizabeth Livesey In recognition of National Holocaust Remembrance Day this Monday, April 8th, several works will be on display on the 5th floor of Bizzell to commemorate the persecution and genocide of approximately six million … Continue reading
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American Paleontology in 3 minutes – TEDxOU
by James Burnes (@LifeThruTime), graduate student, Department of the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, presented at TEDxOU, January 25th, 2013.
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King Richard III at OU
We may not have the bones but we have the tomes! The remains of King Richard III (1452-1485) were recently recovered from underneath a parking lot (cf. “Royal Recovery,” NPR, February 4). In recognition of this event, we have identified … Continue reading
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Letter from the Dean: Rick Luce, “The Importance of Special Collections”
Living Library exhibit(excerpted from the iPad exhibit guide) One of the many attractions of the University of Oklahoma is the History of Science Collections. Upon my first visit, I felt an immediate excitement as I looked upon the handwritten notes … Continue reading
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iPad exhibit guide
Living Library exhibit | iPad exhibit guide (362 MB) Get more out of the Living Library exhibit with the multimedia iPad exhibit guide! With this guide you may read a brief description of each item on display and swipe through … Continue reading
Outreach transformation
Living Library exhibit Many changes have occurred in the History of Science Collections over the summer. One transformation is readily apparent when you first enter the Collections lobby: the arrival of 11 new museum-quality display cases, handcrafted by Ron Mitchell. … Continue reading
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New exhibit: A Living Library
Living Library exhibit | iPad exhibit guide A Living Library: The Growth of the History of Science Collections after “Roller-Goodman,” 1976-2012 1949, 1976 and 2012 are milestone years for the History of Science Collections. A new exhibit displays 100 interesting … Continue reading
New Exhibit: The Copernican Century
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
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
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
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
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
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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Charles Darwin, Soil Ecologist
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
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
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)
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
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
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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