The Libraries would like to highlight some more new and diverse titles that have come into the National Museum of American History Library.
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The Libraries would like to highlight some recent new and diverse titles that have come into the National Museum of American History Library.
Isaac Newton, beachcomber extraordinaire, was born on this day in 1643. That was 100 years after Copernicus’s death and the year after the death of Galileo.
How better to explain the workings of a locomotive, a steam engine, an automobile motor, or a pumping system than by using a series of flaps that, when opened gradually, reveal the inner workings of these complex machines? Moderne Technik provides a comprehensive view of the workings of the latest technological advances used in transportation and machines for industrial manufacturing of the early 20th century.
142 Years Ago … New York’s Harper’s Weekly published on January 2, 1869 with the salutation, “A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.”
In the New Year … May your cupboards be full … May your accounts rise in value … May you not have to work too hard … Happy New Year from Smithsonian Libraries.
Wondering what to don for that fabulous New Year’s eve bash you are attending this evening?
Maybe some suggestions from the Libraries’ Galaxy of Images fashion collections might help … Chinchilla … I don’t think so. Maybe faux fur? You have to admit she looks awfully stylish changing that light bulb. You’ll definitely turn heads in that shiny chapeau. Just be sure whatever you choose is suitable for dancing. Happy New Year!