History of Science
Jean-Dominique Cassini. Map of the Moon (1679).
History of Science Collections.
The Center's astronomy materials are enhanced by the voluminous manuscripts, articles, and books of the Herschel family, by Cassini's map of the moon, and by first and significant editions of pioneers such as Copernicus (two copies of De Revolutionibus), Galileo, and Kepler. Physics is represented by a small collection of Einstein manuscripts and publications and by the Owen Richardson materials (manuscripts and atomic treatises) and the Haskell Norman collection. There are first editions of most of Newton's important works, including the Opticks and the Principia. The exhaustive Van Wijk Collection contains a wealth of material on chronology.
The Ransom Center is especially rich in accounts and published results of voyages of scientific discovery, including those of Humboldt, Cook, Magellan, and Fitzroy. In connection with the last there is an exceptional collection of editions of the works of his botanist, Charles Darwin. For other botanical holdings, see the Lundell Collection.
Registration for the Flair Symposium, November 13-15, 2008, is now open. Registration is open to the public with a limited number of spaces available to students at a discounted price. Members of the Harry Ransom Center also receive a discount.
Watch broadcast journalist Mike Wallace's interviews from the television program The Mike Wallace Interview. Wallace donated the show's footage on 16mm kinescope to the Ransom Center in the early 1960s. Most episodes have not been seen since they aired.
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