Stories tagged by 'rare books'
February 27, 2012
Do you know where to find nearly 38 million pages of scientific literature? » Read More
February 25, 2012
What book in the Academy Library is an illuminated manuscript? » Read More
February 16, 2012
Where can you find a card catalog in this day and age? » Read More
February 14, 2012
How did the Academy’s herbarium expand with the help of an unconventionally trained scientist? » Read More
January 07, 2012
What does it take to revive a 19th-century nature magazine? » Read More
January 01, 2012
What is one of the rarest and most famous natural history books known…with a copy in the Academy's Library? » Read More
December 28, 2011
How do you organize the natural world? » Read More
December 25, 2011
The Botany Department isn’t the only place at the Academy where you’ll find beautiful flowers…where else are they hidden? » Read More
December 11, 2011
What magnum opus contains comprehensive information on animals - and a few mythological beasts? » Read More
December 05, 2011
What's so special about a work on the history of goldfish? » Read More
Glow: Living Lights opens June 1
Explore Sustainability at the Academy
Members' Night at the Academy