Archives and Libraries

Archives and Libraries

The Dana Research Centre and Library is a world-class environment for academic research, bringing together the museum’s thriving Research and Public History Department and access to its library and archive collection. Here you can explore the history and biography of science, technology and medicine and learn more about objects in the museum’s collections. Despite the museum’s best efforts, we are unable to make these PDF documents fully screen reader accessible
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    James Watt and The Lunar Society: An exhibition of books from the Watt Collection
    (1996-08)
    Wyatt, Nick
    The Watt Collection in the Science Museum Library consists of 118 titles covering a range of subjects from chemistry to Christianity. The collection was owned by James Watt (1736-1819) and is associated with the garret workshop of his home in Heathfield, Birmingham. This is an exhibition of books from the Watt Collection in the Science Museum Library.
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    Love and Sexualities in the Science Museum Library and Archives
    (2024-03)
    Wyatt, Nick
    A show-and-tell of works by LGBTQ+ authors and those that explore the notion of sexuality in the Dana Research Centre and Library.
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    Music in the Science Museum Library and Archives
    (2023-10)
    Wyatt, Nick
    A show-and-tell of music in the Dana Research Centre and Library.
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    Japan and the West: Exploration and Inspiration
    (1998)
    Wyatt, Nick
    Until 1853 Japan existed in virtual isolation. The earliest contacts came with European traders and missionaries. After 1639 the Dutch were the only Europeans allowed to trade with Japan. However contacts between the Dutch and Japanese were extremely limited. Various physicians working for the Dutch carried out important scientific work on Japanese wildlife and mapped the islands. During the eighteenth century controls were relaxed and an increasing number of scientific books and instruments were imported. When innovations to native technology happened, they were on a small-scale and constrained by social and economic factors. Western technologies were sometimes adapted for local circumstances. This catalogue documents the exhibition in the Science Museum Library from 24 June to 26 August 1998.
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    Bright Sparke: Bright Bindings
    (2000)
    Wyatt, Nick
    The development of publishers' book bindings in the late nineteenth century led to an explosion of bright, decorative covers for popular science and technology books. These examples of science and graphic art for the masses represented natural phenomena and the latest technical advances. The exhibition highlights 'bright sparks' in astronomy, Earth sciences, engineering, electricity and aeronautics. All the examples were taken from the collections of the Science Museum Library.