Comments on: Online exhibit: scientific books

By: scribblingwoman

scribblingwoman — Mon, 04 Apr 2005 05:28:13 +0000

Those were the days

The Juvenile Miscellany (1826-1836): Cover for 1828. Click for larger image. Marking papers, still fighting a cold, hovering over…

By: BARISTA

BARISTA — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 14:27:24 +0000

sire, the monkey ate the manuscript

I came across this charming photograph of Darwin and his eldest son on Volcanoes, slugs and comets: rare scientific books at UCL.. It covers a lovely range of images, from early incunabula to an imaginary orang-outang. The bald “UCL”…

By: Susan Stead

Susan Stead — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 07:19:47 +0000

Thank you for the publicity. I have to say that I think he is quite a cute slug!

Best wishes,

Susan

By: Pharyngula

Pharyngula — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 18:01:18 +0000

Slugs 'n' bugs 'n' books

Sharon mentions these lovely old-timey monographs the University College London is bragging about—I'm a sucker for great old illustrated works in natural history—and yeah, this monograph on the Mollusca looks to die for… &he…

By: PZ Myers

PZ Myers — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 15:32:05 +0000

I put “cute” and “slug” together all the time…what are you talking about?