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Only 2 more weeks to see the Crossing Cultures exhibit and the Can’t Get Enough Sherlock? display!

• A Study in Scarlet (1888)
• The Sign of the Four (1890)
• The White Company (1892), with author’s inscription and autograph letter*
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892)
• The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1894)
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902)
• The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1905)
• The Speckled Band (1912)
• The Adventure of the Dying Detective (1913)
• His Last Bow (1917)

*The White Company is from the History of Science Collections. All other works are from the John and Mary Nichols Rare Books and Special Collections.

In addition to these rare books, two scholarly works are on display:

• Alvin E. Rodin & Jack D. Key, Medical Case Book of Doctor Arthur Conan Doyle (1984)
• Lawrence Frank, Victorian Detective Fiction and the Nature of Evidence (2003)

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More info: Exhibits and Displays LibGuide
Where: History of Science Collections, 5th Floor, Bizzell Memorial Library (visit)
When: Monday-Thursday 9am -6:45; Friday 9am-4:45 Saturday 12-3:45
Contact: (405) 325-2741

If you have been hearing about OU Library’s new approach to exhibitions, or about the Galileo’s World exhibition that will open in August, 2015, we invite you to become involved. Plans are still in a very early stage, and you can watch this blog for announcements and further information as the scope and shape of the project become more clear.

We have created an email listserv to coordinate development and foster communication about the Galileo’s World exhibition. To subscribe, go to lists.ou.edu and search for “Galileo-L”. Then click the subscribe button on the website, and confirm it by replying to an automated email message.

By subscribing to the Galileo-L listserv, you will be kept informed of exhibit developments as our plans come together. For example, we will link to digital resource prototypes as they are being produced for your feedback and discussion. The listserv will be far more than just a venue for us to make announcements, however: it’s a virtual commons in which we invite you to participate in the exhibit development process from the ground up, to suggest ideas and work with other collaborators to see those ideas come to reality. For example, we invite educators to join with us in developing lesson plans and exhibit-related activities. We invite astronomers and amateur astronomers to join with us in planning exhibit-related activities. And it’s not just for scientists: we invite musicians, artists, engineers, philosophers and lovers of literature to get involved as well. The exhibition will provide active-learning pedagogical opportunities for university classes and area school groups from across a broad spectrum of the natural sciences and humanities, including physics, astronomy, science and music, science and art, science and religion, science and literature, manuscripts and printing, meteorology, geology, botany, zoology, microscopy, all branches of engineering, and mathematics. No matter what your field of study, or area of expertise, we believe you will find connections with the Galileo’s World exhibition. So if you’re interested in working with us to prepare for the Galileo’s World exhibit in 2015-16, come share and discuss your ideas on the Galileo-L listserv.

Watch this blog for future announcements regarding Galileo’s World.

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The exhibit will be open through September 14. Visitors should come to the welcome desk of the History of Science Collections on the 5th floor of Bizzell Memorial Library. Admission is free. Individuals need no appointment; instructors and group leaders may contact Carilyn Livesey, Outreach Coordinator, to reserve the Exhibit Hall for exhibit-based instruction and group tours. See our Visit Us page for contact information and directions. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, and noon to 4 on Saturdays (except for gamedays, when the exhibit will be open until an hour before kickoff).

Visitors will be supplied with iPads containing an interactive guidebook to the exhibit, including photographs of additional pages of the works on display. If you have an iPad, the guidebook may be downloaded for free from either of two places:

• Living Library interactive iBook at the iBookstore.
• Living Library at iTunes U (includes the iBook in a course context)

See the Exhibit Hall page for a suggested activity using the iPads for class instruction.

Galleries in this exhibit include:

• Ancient astronomy, including the first published edition of Ptolemy’s Almagest.
• Egypt, including a star map from the ancient temple of Dendera.
• China, including the memoirs of Matteo Ricci and the first map of China published in Europe.
• Medicine and the life sciences, including a 16th-century study of body ornamentation and an 18th-century guide to midwifery and family medicine.
• Charles Darwin, including an autographed letter.
• Technology, including a photograph of Thomas Edison in the scrapbook of his daughter’s wedding.
• Bonus: several display cases have been recently added, featuring treasures from the history of Geology.

This exhibit features a remarkable variety of subject areas and chronological time periods. Authors represented include Hildegard of Bingen, Galileo, Johann Kepler, Maria Merian, Buffon, William Smith, Tycho Brahe, Francesco Hernandez, Maria Cunitz, Anna Comstock and many more.

More than half of the volumes in the History of Science Collections were acquired after 1976, when a catalog of holdings was published. None of the more than 100 beautiful works on display were included in that catalog. The History of Science Collections of the University of Oklahoma Libraries is a living library, and that means exciting prospects lie ahead.

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 Jews.

Taken from the History of Science Collections and the Bass Business History Collections, the works showcase only some of the internationally significant contributions made by European scientists of Jewish descent in the early twentieth century, as well as the opposing force of the science of eugenics and the deadly social movement it produced.

Among the pieces on display are those by Nobel Prize winning scientists Niels Bohr, for his discoveries in atomic structure and quantum mechanics, as well as Albert Einstein, via a rare edition of his Theory of Relativity in Yiddish (description).

These books can be viewed at the History of Science Collections on the 5th floor of Bizzell Memorial Library, Monday-Thursday 9 AM -7 PM, Friday 9 AM-5 PM, and Saturday 12-4 PM. For more information, see the Visit link above, or call (405) 325-2741. While there, you may also view the Galileo display and the Living Library exhibition which features more than 100 rare works from the History of Science Collections.

The contributions to science made by Europeans of Jewish backgrounds before and during the Holocaust are remarkable for their breadth and influence even today. Einstein’s and Niels Bohr’s groundbreaking discoveries within the fields of physics won them Nobel Prizes in 1921 and 1922, respectively. Sigmund Freud’s enormously significant work in neurology and psychoanalysis throughout the early 20th century is similarly showcased here through a beautiful allegorical drawing of the unconscious.

However, despite the internationally recognized and honored impact that these works hold today, the work of Jewish scientists was not received or appreciated in the same light immediately after Hitler’s rise to power. In contrast to these notable Jewish scientific achievements during this period, the equally pervasive science of eugenics influenced Nazi ideology and undercut these discoveries. One of the most harrowing and ironic cases involves the German-Jewish chemist and 1918 Nobel Prize winner, Fritz Haber, whose work in developing poisonous gases eventually produced the deadly weapon Zyklon gas. Haber, among the other scientists recognized within this case, was stripped of his position in the university under the Nazis, and his books were burned and denounced in favor of “Aryan” science and achievements.

by James Burnes (@LifeThruTime), graduate student, Department of the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, presented at TEDxOU, January 25th, 2013.

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 several rare books relating to the ill-fated monarch held at OU libraries.

Come see the following items from the John and Mary Nichols Rare Books and Special Collections, currently on display on the 5th floor of Bizzell Library:

• 1646, The History of the Life and Reigne of Richard the Third
• 1674, A Chronicle of the Kings of England
• 1707, A Genealogical History of the Kings and Queens of England
• 1788, The Battle of Bosworth Field between Richard the Third and Henry Earl of Richmond, August 22, 1485

In addition to these historical works, you may view this treasure:

• 1632, Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies (The Second Folio)

Download a brochure (pdf):

These books may be viewed at the History of Science Collections on the 5th floor of Bizzell library, Monday-Thursday 9-7 pm, Friday 9-5 pm, Saturday 12-4 pm, through February 28 (325-2741; directions and more info). While there, you may also view the Living Library exhibit, a display of more than 100 works from the History of Science Collections.

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Image from: The History of the Life and Reigne of Richard the Third (London, 1646), courtesy John and Mary Nichols Rare Books and Special Collections.

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 of Galileo, the original letters of Charles Darwin, and countless other treasures from deep within the vaults. With extensive holdings that continue to grow, as documented in this Living Library exhibition and catalog, the History of Science Collections comprises an internationally-acclaimed center of excellence for exploring science and its history.

Ongoing growth in special collections is essential to the creation of a living library. As we witness the disruptive changes now underway with the emergence of eResearch, special collections become increasingly important as laboratories for scholarship which support knowledge creation both locally and in virtual space. They connect communities of scholars and students around the world in collaborative and multidisciplinary ways.

It is rare to see a special collection as embedded in academic programs as is OU’s History of Science Collections. Local users of the Collections include students representing every conceivable undergraduate major who are bridging and connecting different worlds, disciplines and paradigms for knowing and understanding. Students with a sustained interest in this multidisciplinary field of inquiry may opt to distinguish themselves by completing a minor or choose to earn a bachelors, masters or doctoral degree in the history of science.

In addition, the reach of the History of Science Collections extends internationally, attracting scholars from around the world each year whose on-campus visits contribute a vibrant dimension to ongoing academic conversations. The Collections also serves the international community by participating in digital projects that are transforming scholarship and research methods in the history of science. Many opportunities await us in collaborative ventures to create multidisciplinary, international eResearch communities at the intersection of the sciences and the digital humanities.

The History of Science Collections of the University of Oklahoma Libraries is a living library, and that means exciting prospects lie ahead.

– Rick Luce

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Rick Luce, Dean, University of Oklahoma Libraries, Peggy V. Helmerich Chair, and Associate Vice President for Research, 2012-present

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 a gallery of images showing additional pages in any book that catches your eye.

The exhibit guide requires an iPad (3rd or 4th generation with Retina display, or iPad mini) running the iBooks app. Several iPads are available in the History of Science Collections with the exhibit guide preloaded for your convenience. To download the exhibit guide, follow these steps on your iPad:

• Make sure you have iBooks and iTunes U installed on your iPad.
• Request enrollment in the Living Library iTunes U course, and enter user code J29-F9F-672.
• Download the exhibit guide within the iTunes U course.

Ask the front desk attendant to demonstrate the guide for you. Request help at any time. Read below for further instructions.

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Navigating the Exhibit Guide

(From the Living Library exhibit guide)

Turn on the iPad, then tap the iBooks application to open iBooks.

In iBooks, tap the “Living Library” book to open the exhibit guide.

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Below is the first “Chapter” page, a Welcome page:

Notice that the Chapter page contains a row of thumbnails along the bottom edge representing each page within that chapter.

The first page of any chapter contains large photos relevant to that chapter. For example, the thumbnail in the lower left corner of this Welcome page contains a portrait of Everette Lee DeGolyer (left) and of Duane H.D. Roller and Marcia Goodman (right). Many other chapters begin with a photograph of the display case to help you find your way around the exhibit.

On any Chapter page:

• Swipe left or right in the thumbnail row down below to see each item page within a chapter. Tap any thumbnail to go to that item page.
• Swipe in the area above the thumbnail row left or right to go to the next or previous chapter.
• Section pages have a blue bar along the top. Chapters with sections have table of contents links on the title page to jump directly to those sections.

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On any item page:

• Swipe left or right to go to the next or previous item page within that chapter.
• To return to a Chapter page: Pinch to miniaturize any page in the bottom thumbnail row and return to the Chapter page for that chapter.

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Figures and slideshows:

• Reverse-pinch to expand figures and slideshows to full screen.
• When thumbnails appear below any figure, the figure is a gallery rather than a single image. To view additional images, tap any thumbnail or just swipe the image.
• Pinch any full screen image or video to miniaturize and return to a page view.

Play video demo | download

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Hold the iPad vertically to skim
(skimming omits images that are not numbered)

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Gold for old, blue for new
Nearly all of the works described in the Living Library guide were acquired since 1976, but occasionally they are compared with “golden oldies” acquired before that time. In that case, a gold color accent (perhaps as background to an image) emphasizes that an item is old (acquired before 1976). If two works are shown together on the same page, one old and one new (as pictured, below), then the “golden oldie” is indicated by gold and the new item (acquired after 1976) is marked by blue. When there are no color accents, then everything on that page is new.

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Students: Thinking about creating an iPad exhibit guide for your own virtual exhibit? Working either individually or in small groups, making your own iPad exhibit guide might be an appealing semester project.

You will need the following:

• iPad (2nd or 3rd generation) with iBooks app installed.
• Mac with the free iBooks Author software installed.
• Download our exhibit guide template to get you started – open this template in iBooks Author, and you will be able to export an iBooks guide that works on an iPad in both horizontal and vertical orientations.
• For images to add to your virtual exhibit, browse our Online Galleries These Galleries contain 85,000 high resolution images which you may use in your virtual exhibits (if you don’t see what you want, ask us about digitizing it yourself and adding it to the Galleries). The “medium” jpg format generally works best in iBooks Author.
• For iBooks Author help, watch the Apple Education Special Event keynote from January 19, 2012. And here’s the iBooks Author support page at apple.com. Two other helpful references are Nellie McKesson and Adam Witwer, Publishing with iBooks Author (O’Reilly) and Michael Cohen, Take Control of iBooks Author (Tidbits).

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Sharing and Presenting virtual exhibits in the classroom

• Use Apple TV and Airplay for wireless screen sharing to a flat panel or data projector from iPads and Macs.
• Notes for presentation (pdf): “iPads in the Classroom: Using iBooks Author to create interactive, multimedia semester projects,” by Kerry Magruder and Hunter Heyck, OU Teaching Scholars Initiative, October 19, 2012.

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. These cases change everything for public outreach.

One of the new wall cases in Ron Mitchell’s shop, awaiting delivery.

The cases arriving…

Installation of three wall cases

All eleven cases are now installed and filled with the books of the Living Library exhibit. When you come to the Collections to view the Living Library exhibit, take time to appreciate these exquisite cases.

Going forward, beginning with the Living Library exhibit, we now have the capability to display a larger number of books, sufficient to support exhibit-based tours. In the past, we have not been able to meet the demand for personal tours and customized book presentations. Long waits and schedule conflicts have been all too common. With these new cases and the exhibits they make possible, however, no one will ever need be turned away from viewing the treasures of the Collections. iPads loaded with a multimedia exhibit guide will facilitate self-guided tours for walk-ins. Trained docents will be able to offer exhibit-based tours to an increasing number of groups.

We are compiling a list of area educators, retired faculty and graduate students who would be interested in receiving training to serve as prospective docents. To schedule a tour or to inquire about the docent program, contact the new Outreach Coordinator, Carilyn Livesey ([email protected]).

The cases are beautiful works of art and craftsmanship in their own right, but they also signal an exciting transformation in public service and outreach by the History of Science Collections.

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 items acquired since 1976.

1949: Everette Lee DeGolyer founded the DeGolyer Collection with a donation of 129 volumes.

Everette Lee DeGolyer

1976: Curator Duane H.D. Roller and librarian Marcia Goodman published the “Roller-Goodman” catalog of the renamed History of Science Collections, containing records for 40,000 items.

Duane H.D. Roller, Curator, 1954-1990; and Marcia Goodman, Librarian, 1973-1994; with the Roller-Goodman catalog (1976)

2012: Rick Luce arrives as the new Dean of the University of Oklahoma Libraries. The History of Science Collections now holds 95,000 volumes.

Rick Luce, Dean, University of Oklahoma Libraries, Peggy V. Helmerich Chair, and Associate Vice President for Research, 2012-present

The items displayed in this Living Library exhibit reveal how the History of Science Collections is a living library, growing constantly to serve a dynamic community of scholars.

As you view the books in this exhibit, look for the interweaving of two stories: the history of science, and the history of the Collections. Look for additional exhibit-related posts to appear on this blog over the next several weeks.

No appointment is necessary to view the exhibit. It will be available through the end of the semester. The exhibit is open during the regular hours of the History of Science Collections, which is located on the 5th floor of Bizzell Library. For accommodations on the basis of disability, call 405/325-2741.

Contact us – visit – directions | hours

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, Peurbach, Zuniga and Galileo. In preparing this exhibit we were assisted by Margaret Gaida, graduate student in the Department of the History of Science.

Nicolaus Copernicus, De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (1543)

The exhibit is prepared in conjunction with a public lecture Monday evening, April 30, by Robert S. Westman: Copernicus and the Astrologers. This presentation, to be held at 7 p.m. in the Fred Jones and Mary Eddy Auditorium, located in the Fred Jones, Jr., Museum of Art, is sponsored by the History of Science Graduate Student Association, the Speakers Bureau and UOSA, the Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Department of the History of Science.

The Copernican Question (University of California Press, 2011), a study of Copernicus and 16th-century astronomy by Robert S. Westman, represents a true magnum opus, the kind of masterful analysis that appears once in a generation. From at least 1975, when Westman published The Copernican Achievement (University of California Press), he has pursued a richly productive and provocative scholarly career.

No appointment is necessary; the exhibit will be available for viewing through the end of May. The exhibit is open during the regular hours of the History of Science Collections, which is located on the 5th floor of Bizzell Library. For accommodations on the basis of disability, call 325-2741.

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 world records for the longest flight, the highest altitude, and the fastest speed. Two of these world records were previously held by Russian aviators. No wonder that she became one of the group of women known as the “Mercury 13,” who were trained by NASA to become the first astronauts.

Jerrie Cobb is featured in performances this weekend of “They Promised Her the Moon” (April 12-14; see the OU Fine Arts Events calendar for details). The new exhibit in the History of Science Collections pays tribute to this play by Laurel Ollstein, playwright-in-residence in the University of Oklahoma College of Fine Arts.

The exhibit features works by women scientists throughout the centuries who worked in subject areas related to astronomy and other aerospace sciences. The exhibit was prepared by Amy Rodgers, a student pursuing graduate degrees in both the School of Library and Information Studies and the Department of the History of Science.

No appointment is necessary; the exhibit will be available for viewing through the end of April. The exhibit is open during the regular hours of the History of Science Collections, which is located on the 5th floor of Bizzell Library. For accommodations on the basis of disability, call 325-2741.

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)

This joint exhibit features works from the History of Science Collections, the John and Mary Nichols Collection, and the Harry W. Bass Business History Collection.

Works on display celebrate:

• the science of love,
• chocolate,
• roses,
• the rituals of love,
• the anatomy of the heart,
• tales of romance from American and British Literature,
• famous scientific couples,
• and the romance of science.

No appointment is necessary; the exhibit will be available for viewing through early March. The exhibit is open during the regular hours of the History of Science Collections, which is located on the 5th floor of Bizzell Library. For accommodations on the basis of disability, call 325-2741.

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, and Department of History, Carleton University, Canada

• Download flyer here.
• Directions
• History of Science Spring 2012 calendar of events (http://cas.ou.edu/hsci-calendar)
• For further information or accommodation on the basis of disabilities, please call 405/325-2741.

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 Collections, and the Bizzell Bible Collection of the University of Oklahoma Libraries.

Themes include mistletoe and holly, Santa Claus and reindeer, Christmas on H.M.S. Beagle, Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Stars of Winter, the Magi, the Nativity, Stories of Christmas, Snow, and Christmas scientific lectures. Featured items include first editions and rare works by Johann Kepler, Galileo Galilei, Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, an illuminated manuscript book of hours on vellum, early printed Bibles, celestial atlases and hand-colored herbals.

For more information about the books on display, pick up a brochure when you enter the Collections, or download the brochure here. (Instructors: consider bringing your students to see the exhibit and use the brochure as a self-guided tour.)

No appointment is necessary to view the exhibit. It will be available through the end of the semester. The exhibit is open during the regular hours of the History of Science Collections, which is located on the 5th floor of Bizzell Library. For accommodations on the basis of disability, call 405/325-2741.

To see how these books touch the present, watch the “Books and Early Modern Culture” video which shows how undergraduate students at Georgetown University similarly use the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C.

Save the date: We’re excited to announce that Prof. Sarah Werner, the Georgetown instructor featured in this video, will be visiting OU on Monday, October 24. Details will be forthcoming at the “news” page of the History of Science Department website.

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• Undergraduate page at the History of Science Department website.
• See a recent post about Classics students pursuing undergraduate research using the Collections.

• 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 broad interests. Far from being small and insignificant creatures, Darwin argued, earthworms turn over the soil in vast quantities, creating a suitable habitat for the growth of plants. Drawing upon some of his early geological work in the production of soils, this work represents a founding exemplar of quantitative ecology.

Like Darwin’s other books, it also contains interesting visual representations — for example, a tower of earthworm casts and diagrams showing the importance of mold in forming soil.

Read more about this book at Wikipedia.

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 last several books were detailed botanical studies, as the immense variety and complexity of the plant world offered Darwin ideal opportunities to extend his theory of natural selection.

• Insectivorous Plants, 1875; F1218

In a pioneering study of insectivorous plants, Darwin explored the adaptations by which plants are nourished in impoverished soils. He pointed out that the Sundew secretes a digestive fluid similar to an animal’s.

• The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants, 1875; F836

Darwin’s study of the movement of climbing plants, first published in the Linnean Society journal in 1865, appeared in book form in 1875. Darwin experimented with a variety of factors affecting plant growth and the movement of roots, vines and flowers. He demon-strated the importance of light sensitivity, which enabled a plant to move by elongating the stem on the side farthest from the light.

• The Effects of Cross and Self-Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom, 1876; F1249
• The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species, 1877; F1277

Darwin published two books on plant fertilization and the different forms of flowers that appear on the same species. These studies suggested that cross-fertilization produces more vigorous offspring than self-fertilization.

• The Power of Movement in Plants, 1880; F1325

In 1880 Darwin continued his investigation of plant movements. As was his custom, he employed a wide variety of visual diagrams throughout the book. In the image below left, Darwin plotted the motion of a single leaflet — one of nearly a hundred such depictions in this work. In the chart below center, one line shows a change in temperature and the other shows the angular movement of a leaflet. In the illustration below right, the Cassia plant extends its leaves during the day and folds them up at night.

Come see these works and others in the current exhibit, Darwin@theLibrary!

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf)