Maria Merian Paints Butterfly and Moth Life Cycles: Primary Sources in Three-Dimensional Science Learning
Posted by: Danna Bell
Use the work of Maria Sibylla Merian to study the lifecycle of insects.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Category: Science Technology and Math
Inventors and Inventions: Lessons in Chemistry
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn about the work of Ellen Swallow Richards, who applied Chemistry to cooking methods.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math, Women's History
Doing Science at the Library: Mini-Lab, Major Discoveries
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn more about the science behind conserving books and learn how art history and chemistry combine to insure books are available for future users.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Doing Science at the Library: Chemistry in the Chambers
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn more about the work of the lab that studies how paper and adhesives change over time.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, Science Technology and Math
Doing Science at the Library: Seeing Art in a New Light
Posted by: Danna Bell
Did you know that the Library employs scientists to help preserve our collections? Learn about the work of one scientist and about the video that can help you learn more.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
Posted by: Danna Bell
2023-2024 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at the Library of Congress, Kelsey Beeghly reflects on her year at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, Science Technology and Math
A.M. Redfield: Uncovering a Female Scientist Who Turned Animal Classification into Art
Posted by: Danna Bell
Uncovering a lesser-known female scientist and historic animal classification through primary sources.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math, Women's History
Exploring Eclipses Through Primary Sources: Earth, Moon & Sun
Posted by: Danna Bell
As we prepare for the next solar eclipse learn more about how eclipses work.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Thomas Jefferson and the 1811 Constitution Day Eclipse
Posted by: Danna Bell
As we prepare for the Monday solar eclipse, learn how Thomas Jefferson and others studied the 1811 Constitution Day eclipse.
Posted in: Constitution, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815), Science Technology and Math