Category Archives: Recent acquisitions

Physics Centennial #5: Einstein in Yiddish

Posted on September 4, 2010 by

This is the 5th post in a series celebrating the centennial of the Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy. One intriguing work about Einstein is a Yiddish booklet summarizing Einstein’s general theory of relativity, published by Yehuda Leman in 1921. This little … Continue reading →

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Darwin’s first and rarest work: The Zoology of the Beagle

Posted on August 12, 2010 by

The voyage of H.M.S. Beagle from December 1831 through October 1836 became one of the most famous expeditions of modern times. Originally planned as a survey of southern South America and some islands in the Pacific, the voyage became a … Continue reading →

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Longitude at Sea: J.T. Mayer (1770)

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

Recent acquisition: Johann Tobias Mayer, Tabulae motuum solis et lunae novae et correctae … Quibus accedit methodus longitudinum promota … editae jussu praefectorum rei longitudinariae. Edited by Nevil Maskelyne. London, William and John Richardson, 1770. 4to, pp. [viii], 89, [6], … Continue reading →

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Saulnier (1822) on the Temple of Dendera

Posted on June 22, 2010 by

Recent acquisition: Sébastien Saulnier, Notice sur le voyage de M. Lelorrain, en Égypte; et Observations sur le zodiac circulaire de Denderah (Paris, chez lʼauteur, 1822). This is a story at the intersection of intrigue, thievery, French nationalism, Egyptian archaeology, politics, … Continue reading →

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John Bulwer, Anthropometamorphosis

Posted on June 16, 2010 by

Recent acquisition: In 1653, an English physician, John Bulwer (1606-1656), published a curious work in comparative cultural anthropology entitled Anthropometamorphosis: Man Transform’d (London, 590 pages). Bulwer presented abundant woodcut illustrations of all manners known to him of decorating or transforming … Continue reading →

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Works of Leonardo

Posted on June 8, 2010 by

The current exhibit includes the first two printed works containing material produced by Leonardo da Vinci. Like someone today who avoids email and the web, Leonardo sat out the Printing Revolution. Despite Leonardo’s remarkable accomplishments and enduring interest, his manuscripts … Continue reading →

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Baroillet manuscript, Cryptography collection

Posted on June 3, 2010 by

This recently-acquired manuscript is a report to the French Ministry of War about methods of encryption, composed circa 1790: BAROILLET. Rapport du Comité des Fortifications, sur une méthode d’écrire en chiffres et sur l’instrument approprié à cet objet, proposés par … Continue reading →

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