COMPASSION

Affirmation of life is the spiritual act by which man ceases to live thoughtlessly and begins to devote himself to his life
with reverence in order to give it true value.
— Albert Schweitzer

11/21/2017

Science Art

BL Prints & Drawings‏ @BL_prints Nov 15

A whale being ridden by Neptune, 1582. Plate from http://explore.bl.uk/BLVU1:LSCOP-ALL:BLL01001305226 … (copy at C.22.c.12) 

Try it today: http://jstor.info/6Elv30gvj1c

 

BHL‏Verified account @BioDivLibrary Nov 17

Finish your week off right with #SciArt! @mymodernmet highlights #BHLib's 2M+ images on @Flickr. You weren't planning on getting any work done on a Friday anyway, right?


Historical SciArt‏ @HistSciArt Nov 17

Replying to @HistSciArt @book_historia and

For what it’s worth, the third image is a Bohemian Waxwing, old taxon Ampelis garrulus, and the common name looks like Seidenschwanz, which is German. Cc: @illustraciencia @BioDivLibrary


Historical SciArt‏ @HistSciArt Nov 17

Paging #RareBooks friends! Do you recognize these prints? The common names look to me to be in #German, but it's hard to tell... cc: @book_historia, @Museocat, @mayrlibrary, @BL_prints, @NHM_Library





ILLUSTRACIENCIA @illustraciencia
#HELP Un illustrafan nos hace una consulta. Hace años compró estas láminas extraídas de un libro y le gustaría saber a que libro pertenecen. ¿Alguien en la…
 
ILLUSTRACIENCIA‏ @illustraciencia Nov 17

#HELP Un illustrafan nos hace una consulta. Hace años compró estas láminas extraídas de un libro y le gustaría saber a que libro pertenecen. ¿Alguien en la sala sabe el nombre del libro?




 

BHL‏Verified account @BioDivLibrary Nov 16

The white stemmed gum moth (Chelepteryx collesi) is found in Australasia. #SciArt by Harriet Scott for her father's "Australian Lepidoptera and Their Transformations" v. 1 (1864). In #BHLib via @austmus @bhl_au: http://s.si.edu/2ANaLfJ #WomeninScience #WomeninSTEM



 

Smithsonian Earth‏Verified account @SmithsonianErth Nov 16

Did you know lions rest 20 hours each day? These cat-napping felines sleep more than any other mammal in Africa #SecretWorldOfAnimalSleep


NHM Library&Archives @NHM_Library

Donna Young @HerbariumDonna


 
 



Beautiful butterfly and caterpillar from Metamorphosis insectorum surinamensium, Amsterdam, 1705. 649.c.26, 74 #explorearchives #archivecatwalk #botanicmonday





BHL‏Verified account @BioDivLibrary 

"Plantæ utiliores" ([1839]1842-1850) features #SciArt by Mary Ann Burnett & text chiefly by her brother, Gilbert Thomas Burnett, the 1st professor of #botany at @KingsCollegeLon. Digitized in #BHLib by @FieldMuseum http://s.si.edu/2ioVRpo #BotanicMonday #WomenInScience






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IAmSciArt‏ @IAmSciArt Nov 19

[Admin - PM] hey all, were looking for an emergency host for this week - start today or tomorrow and go until Saturday. If you’ve always wanted to host, now’s your chance to dive off that cliff! I promise the water is deep.

Getty Hub‏Verified account @GettyHub Nov 18

This 1751 microscope, designed by French astronomer Michel Ferdinand d’Albert d’Ailly, still works. Inside the storage case are tweezers, lenses, and slides of petals, hair, fly wings, and fleas http://bit.ly/2Ab97Zc



Historical SciArt‏ @HistSciArt Nov 17

It's #NationalTakeAHikeDay! So grab the snow dogs and take a hike through wintery landscapes! #SciArt from Voyage pittoresque en Asie et en Afrique (1839) by J.B.B. Eyries in @BioDivLibrary: http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36984772



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NYAMHistory‏ @NYAMHistory Nov 17

Spread the word! #ColorOurCollections is back February 5-9!



BHL‏Verified account @BioDivLibrary Nov 15

The Membracidae includes treehoppers & thorn bugs. George Bowdler Buckton's 1903 monograph on the family includes #SciArt based on drawings produced by aid of a camera lucida & microscope http://s.si.edu/2htL3Fu Digitized @illinoisbiolib #insects






New @PLOSONE post by @CaitlinInMaine highlights how @Drew_Lab & Dr. Kathryn L. Amatangelo used literature & museum collection records to analyze patterns in Indo-West Pacific reef fish diversity. Includes awesome #BHLib shout-out


BHL‏Verified account @BioDivLibrary Nov 17

"Zoology of New Holland" ([1793]-1794) explores the fauna of #Australia with text by George Shaw & hand-colored engravings by James Sowerby. Explore it in #BHLib via @museumsvictoria @bhl_au http://s.si.edu/2zKf1zt #SciArt #WildOz #HistSci @atlaslivingaust





 
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JSTOR‏Verified account @JSTOR Nov 17

Now you can search all #openaccess content on JSTOR   

Try it today: http://jstor.info/6Elv30gvj1c

 

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