Turning the Book Wheel
Earth Day and Vladimir Nabokov’s birthday? What could be more appropriate than images of the lovely Plebejus (Plebulina) Nabokov, 1944 also known as Loew’s blue.
The taxonomy on this one seems a little confusing for a non-taxonomist, so if I’ve erred, just enjoy the pretty butterflies, ok?
Image by Bill Bouton courtesy of eol.org
March is Women’s History Month, so we’ll be featuring a few portraits and publications of women famous and not-so-famous.
Portrait of Agnes Mary Clerke (1842-1907) from the Smithsonian Libraries’ collection Scientific Identity: Portraits from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology
Clerke was a self-taught astronomer who published several authoritative texts on astronomy as well as writing on a variety of other subjects including literature, politics, and history. Several of her books are available to download for free from the Internet Archive here.
