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The Fused Anthers: Linnaeus, Geisler, and the B...
In 1795, Leipzig engraver C.G. Geisler produced one of the most visually compelling charts of Enlightenment botany: Classis XIX Syngenesia, the Linnaean class of fused anthers. A look at the...
The Fused Anthers: Linnaeus, Geisler, and the B...
In 1795, Leipzig engraver C.G. Geisler produced one of the most visually compelling charts of Enlightenment botany: Classis XIX Syngenesia, the Linnaean class of fused anthers. A look at the...
Learning to Swim on Paper: The Picture-Lessons ...
In the 1940s and 1950s, the Book of Knowledge published Four Picture-Lessons in Swimming and Diving — compact, elegant illustrated guides that taught a generation to move through water. A...
Learning to Swim on Paper: The Picture-Lessons ...
In the 1940s and 1950s, the Book of Knowledge published Four Picture-Lessons in Swimming and Diving — compact, elegant illustrated guides that taught a generation to move through water. A...
The Art of Teaching Nature: Max Richter's 1939 ...
In 1939, Swedish publisher Norstedts released a series of school charts documenting the country's butterflies and insects with scientific precision and artistic beauty. Illustrated by Max Richter, the Insekter skolplansch...
The Art of Teaching Nature: Max Richter's 1939 ...
In 1939, Swedish publisher Norstedts released a series of school charts documenting the country's butterflies and insects with scientific precision and artistic beauty. Illustrated by Max Richter, the Insekter skolplansch...
Earth Day: A Celebration of the Only Home We Have
Every April 22nd, millions of people across more than 190 countries pause to remember that our planet is worth protecting. A look at the history, meaning, and themes of Earth...
Earth Day: A Celebration of the Only Home We Have
Every April 22nd, millions of people across more than 190 countries pause to remember that our planet is worth protecting. A look at the history, meaning, and themes of Earth...
Elizabeth Blackwell and the Making of A Curious...
In 1737, Elizabeth Blackwell set out to illustrate, engrave, and hand-color an entire botanical herbal — alone — to pay her husband's debts. The result was one of the most...
Elizabeth Blackwell and the Making of A Curious...
In 1737, Elizabeth Blackwell set out to illustrate, engrave, and hand-color an entire botanical herbal — alone — to pay her husband's debts. The result was one of the most...
The Oak and the Long Game: What the Oldest Tree...
A mature English oak can live for more than a thousand years, support over 2,300 species, and produce its first significant acorn crop only at the age of forty. The...
The Oak and the Long Game: What the Oldest Tree...
A mature English oak can live for more than a thousand years, support over 2,300 species, and produce its first significant acorn crop only at the age of forty. The...