May 3, 2017
Allison Rein, Assistant Director, Special Collections
Say goodbye to April! I had a great time sharing some of my day-to-day with everyone, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. Your next INTO THE STACKS tour guide will introduce herself soon. But first, let's wrap-up what we did together.
It seems like such a long time ago, but at the beginning of this month I finished up an exciting project that refreshed the reading room. Now we have a shelf of books on display that have all used sources from the Niels Bohr Library & Archives in their research. It's inspiring to see all of it in one place!
Check out the gradual growth of our new shelf highlighting books that have used sources from the Niels Bohr Library & Archives! pic.twitter.com/0Df4atSAX2
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You also got to tag along with me as I cleaned up some of the things on my desk. This Einstein article got an updated location and went back to the shelves, but I enjoyed our time together so much.
What’s on my desk today? Einstein’s 1916 paper on general relativity! In the original German. #tbt #Einstein #librarylife pic.twitter.com/DEnIXWufHw
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It’s a compilation of 7 19th century French doctoral theses, including Henri Becquerel’s thesis on the absorption of light in crystals. pic.twitter.com/EGEAAEdn8U
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I gave you a mini-tour of our rare books cages. For a more exhaustive tour you'll have to come visit us!
Most of our books are browsable to everyone, but rare & brittle books are kept in locked “cages” along the walls of the stacks. pic.twitter.com/J8wEDQohqJ
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I showed you a close-up of one of our rare books.
Saying hello to Cursus Mathematicus, a giant of a book on astronomy, math, and navigation from 1690. #rarebook pic.twitter.com/dNkO0Cgkvl
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Revisiting our old friend Cursus Mathematicus, which has a chapter devoted to “dialling” or the science of sun dials! #sundials #rarebooks pic.twitter.com/BKgM4KhXCB
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And I showed you some of the small behind the scenes details, like this fore-edge painting, that few people get to see.
This 19th century book has faded, but beautiful marbled fore-edge paintings! #marbledmonday #books #rarebooks #specialcollections pic.twitter.com/q1pEvib3je
— AIP History Programs (@AIPhistory) April 24, 2017
Today I'm cataloging a series of books presented at the International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, in 1958. #histphys pic.twitter.com/vBlXC78BJT
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Stay tuned for what's next in our series INTO THE STACKS!