Categories for Science/Natural History
Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture, Science/Natural History, Videos
A Photographic Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way by Edward Emerson Barnard
Watch this short film featuring Rebecca Romney discussing the groundbreaking photography involved in the creation of this inspiring work. Read More
Science/Natural History, Videos
The Story Behind The Elements of Geometrie by Euclid
Las Vegas bookseller James Russell discusses the monumental influence of Euclid’s magnum opus. Read More
Science/Natural History, Videos
The Story Behind Dialogue by Galileo
Watch a short film featuring Las Vegas bookseller Christy Shannon and the story behind Galileo’s Dialogue. Read More
Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture, Science/Natural History
The Story Behind John James Audubon’s Birds of America
It was a chance encounter with nature artist Alexander Wilson that made John James Audubon realize he could make a living from selling his drawings featuring birds of America. At… Read More
Science/Natural History
The Story Behind Opticks by Sir Isaac Newton
Long before his magnum opus on theoretical physics was published, a young Sir Isaac Newton was sticking needles in his eyes. Equipped with a voracious intellect from a young age,… Read More