Dibner Library Manuscripts

first page of a handwritten letter from Galileo Galilei letter Nicolas Peiresc in 1635

This collection includes correspondence, study and laboratory books, notes, diaries, and hand-lettered texts by notable scientists from the 13th to the 20th centuries. Authors like Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei, Tycho Brahe, Nicola Tesla, Albert Einstein and many other significant scientific figures are represented. The manuscripts were carefully selected and originally collected by Bern Dibner (1897-1988) and complement his invaluable collection of rare books on the history of science that are now held by the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology.

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Cover of Humphry Davy papers and correspondence,

Humphry Davy papers and correspondence

Davy, Humphry, Sir; Purgstall, Jane Anne Cranstoun, Gräfin von; Royal Society (Great Britain); Agnew & Zanetti,; Fisher, Son, & Co.,

Cover of Indentures of apprenticeship

Indentures of apprenticeship

New York (N.Y.). Alms-House and Bridewell Commission.; Hunter, John
Cover of Journal

Journal

Eveland, A. T.
1855
Cover of Journal of the Congo expedition

Journal of the Congo expedition

Hilton-Simpson, M. W.; Torday, Emil; Hardy, Norman H.
Oct. 10, 1907-July 24, 1909
Cover of Journal of year 1815 ; [Journal for 1816]

Journal of year 1815 ; [Journal for 1816]

Rennie, George; Burndy Library Manuscripts Collection (Smithsonian Libraries)
Cover of Kunstbuech der Puchsenmeisterey [sic]

Kunstbuech der Puchsenmeisterey [sic]

Burndy Library Manuscripts Collection (Smithsonian Libraries)
Cover of L'explication du fusil à aiguille

L'explication du fusil à aiguille

Bataille, Louis Nicolas,; Burndy Library Manuscripts Collection (Smithsonian Libraries)
Cover of La forza della leva

La forza della leva

Carapecchia, Romano Fortunato
1704

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