The first book to illustrate a pencil was published in the 16th century, and its author was more interested in the properties of the lead than the implement itself. Woodcut illustration of a pencil ...

Comprising an exhibition and online publication, Natural Capital (Modal Alam) aims to confront economic and scientific accounts of biodiversity in the Indonesian archipelago — one of the world's most ...

The Swiss naturalist Conrad Gessner, born 500 years ago today, was reppin’ a Big Data mindset centuries before it was cool. A compulsive collector of information, Gessner accumulated an enormous haul ...

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Libraries in 16th-century Zürich -- The history of Gessner's library -- The contents of the library -- Catalogue -- List A. Lost books -- List B. Lost and extant manuscripts siris_sil_971236 ...