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History of Science and Technology
The University of Wisconsin Digital Collections have
covered vast territory over the past decade, and don't show any signs of
slowing up. This rather enticing offering brings together digital versions of
publications about scientific research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
as well as unique or valuable titles in science and technology held by the UW
libraries. Visitors will enjoy the variety of this collection, which includes
titles like "Pioneer Microbiologists of America," "The Bestiary:
A Book of Beasts," and "Cyclopaedia, or, An Universal Dictionary of Arts
and Science." Users can search within each item or across the entire
collection. One item that should not be missed is "A Comparative View of
the Human and Animal Frame." This document, published by Benjamin
Waterhouse Hawkins in 1860, was intended "to give a comparative view of
the variation in form of the bony skeleton or framework of those animals most
frequently required by the artist, designer, or ornamentist." Within these
pages, visitors can find beautiful illustrations of the skeletons of lions,
horses, bears, gorillas, and many others