Nov. 16, 2008–March 17, 2020 Dibner Hall of the History of Science
Over time, scientists and artists have scrutinized the natural world, leading to dramatic advances in biology, medicine, and agriculture as well as a clearer understanding of our interconnectedness across species. In the exhibition, Beautiful Science: Ideas that Changed the World, the Natural History section emphasized the central roles of evolution and observation in the natural sciences from Aristotle to Darwin and beyond.
Historiae animalium (History of animals), 1558, Conrad Gessner
Werken (Collected works), 1684-1718, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
Micrographia, 1665, Robert Hooke
Recherches sur les fossiles (Research on fossils), 1812, George Cuvier
