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Phytologia: Or, the Philosophy of Agriculture and Gardening
Erasmus Darwin was a British physician, scientist, inventor and poet who originated the ideas of natural selection and photosynthesis. He published Zoonomia after 20 years of remaining silent due to public censure. His grandson Charles would further…
Principia Philosophiæ
French philosopher, mathematician and writer René Descartes has been called the father of modern philosophy. His Principia Philosophiae, first published in 1644, put forth the theory that the universe operated as a continuously running machine which…
Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule that encodes the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms and many viruses. Most DNA forms two strands that wrap around each other to form a double helix.…
Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae
Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus identified the three kingdoms of nature (stones, plants and animals) in his Systema Naturae (1735). Each kingdom was subdivided into classes, orders, genera, species, and varieties. Linnaeus identified six classes of…
The Holy Bible
Commissioned by King James I in 1604 for the Church of England, this is the third translation of the Christian Bible into English. Robert Barker, the King's Printer, first published the book in 1611; this edition contains printing errors that were…
Voyage Historique de l'Amérique Méridionale: Fait par Ordre du Roi d'Espagne
In 1734, King Philip V of Spain asked Spanish mathematician, scientist and mariner Jorge Juan and scientist, author and astronomer Antonio de Ulla to join the French Geodesic Mission in measuring the length of a degree of meridian arc at the Equator.…
[Postcard from Lynette Fromme, April 25, 1975]
As a protégé and longtime follower of Charles Manson, Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme acted as spokesman for the "family” carrying the message of Manson to the media. After Manson's arrest and 1971 conviction for the Tate/LaBianca murders, Fromme continued…
[Postcard from Lynette Fromme to David Nicolaus, April 29, 1975]
In this postcard, Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme (1948- ) relates some news on Charles Manson and family members to potential biographer David Nicholas. She refers to fellow family members Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel and Linda Kasabian being confined…
[Postcard from Lynette Fromme to David Nicholaus, February 1975]
After the conviction of Charles Manson (1934- ) for conspiring to murder seven people and the publication of Vincent Bugliosi’s book Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders, people from around the world wanted to write an official…