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Posted by: Nate Smith
Washington D.C. has a limited but fascinating history of dinosaurs. The "Capitalsaurus" is a controversial dinosaur, which has been debated over for more than a century. But, why are there so few dinosaurs found in D.C. or on the East Coast generally?
Posted in: History of Science and Technology
Posted by: Nate Smith
Join us in the Whittall Pavilion where Dr. Jeremy Brown, author of The Eleventh Plague: Jews and Pandemics from the Bible to COVID-19, will discuss how plagues and pandemics have shaped the history of the Jewish people.
Posted in: Health Sciences, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Posted by: Nate Smith
Many Black home cooks may have on their bookcase, or have seen in their mother's collection, a copy of "The Ebony Cookbook: Date with a Dish." This cookbook was the creation of Freda De Knight, who was the first food editor for "Ebony," and author of the monthly food column “A Date with a Dish,” which premiered in Ebony in 1946.
Posted in: African American History, African Americans, Cookbooks and Food, Women's History
Posted by: Nate Smith
The Library of Congress recently acquired Alessandro Piccolomini's 1566 edition of La Sfera del Mondo and De La Stelle Fisse, often regarded as the first printed star atlas. This work by Alessandro Piccolomini was the first to offer an entry into amateur astronomy for the non-scholar.
Posted in: Astronomy/Mathematics, History of Science and Technology, Rare Books and Special Collections, Science
Posted by: Nate Smith
Library of Congress Intern Brian Jimenez examines how Ancient Maya heavily incorporated plants into their society and assigned them different roles.
Posted in: Botany, Cookbooks and Food, Hispanic American History, Native American History
Posted by: Nate Smith
Join the Science Reference Section in discovering digitized science collections from the Library of Congress on Tuesday November 15.
Posted in: History of Science and Technology, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos, Science
Posted by: Nate Smith
PSL season is upon us. Regardless of how you feel about pumpkins or spices, there's no denying that the molecule at the heart of all espresso-based beverages is quite remarkable.
Posted in: Chemistry, Cookbooks and Food, Science
Posted by: Nate Smith
This founding father spent dull meetings creating these math puzzles!
Posted in: Mathematics
Posted by: Nate Smith
This chemistry book from 1857 not only describes chemical reactions, it shows them with beautiful illustrations!
Posted in: Chemistry, Favorites From the Fifth Floor, History of Science and Technology, Science