He was but as the cuckoo is in June,Heard, not regarded.—William Shakespeare "Plate 165: Le Coucou de Mindenao," François-Nicolas Martinet, Ornithologie [Histoire des Oiseaux Peints dans Tous Leurs Aspects Apparents more »
Category: Natural and Physical Sciences
Happy Arbor Day from Smithsonian Libraries. Hieronymus Bock, Kreütterbuch darin unterscheidt Nammen und Würckung der Kreütter [Herbal], 1587. Charles Wilkes, Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition…, 1845. Oscar H. more »
Leonardo da Vinci was born today in Vinci, Florence in 1452. The Libraries has books throughout its many locations featuring this unique artist and inventor's interests in art, science, architecture more »
Thomas Jefferson was born today in Shadwell, Virginia in 1743. The Libraries has a variety of interesting titles about this former governor of Virginia, minister of France, Secretary of State, more »
Galaxy of Images features many spectacular amphibians.—Elizabeth Periale
Johann Müller Regiomontanus, Epytoma Ioannis de Monte Regio in Almagestum Ptolemei, 31 Aug. 1496 The Smithsonian Institution Libraries awards stipends of $3,500/month up to six months for scholars doing research more »
The Libraries has been digitizing the entire corpus of Smithsonian serial publications for the past few years. We’re getting very near to completion of the first phase of the project, more »