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A sea of books

history of science
Louisiane Ferlier
15 July 2025
4 mins

Louisiane Ferlier peruses the earliest books on navigation in the Royal Society’s collections.

Book autopsy

history of science
Louisiane Ferlier
04 October 2023
6 mins

Louisiane Ferlier invites you to explore the new online version of an amazing anatomical flap book in the collections of the Royal Society Library.

Paper machines

history of science
Louisiane Ferlier
30 May 2022
3 mins

Louisiane Ferlier marvels at the paper tools - including quadrants, dials and volvelles - hidden within some of the oldest astronomy books in the Royal Society Library.