She is known for her translation into French of Sir Isaac Newton’s Principia Mathematica. Hers is one of many scientific portraits to be found in the Libraries' Scientific Identity: Portraits more »
Category: Digitization
The Libraries has some wonderful digital collections, including the Bella C. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Sheet Music. The collection features music about ballooning, aviation, and popular subject of aviation theme more »
Maria Sibylla Merian was the daughter, sister, and wife of artists and engravers. She lived a most unconventional life: she became an artist herself, left her husband to join a more »
A little preview of Smithsonian Libraries images. These are available on the Smithsonian Flickr Commons as well as on the Scientific Identity: Portraits from the Dibner Library of the History more »