Fold-up geometrical illustrations in the first English edition of Euclid’s ‘Elements of Geometry,’ published London, 1570. John Dee wrote a mathematical preface to the book. (© Royal College of ...
Inside a charred book, pages dotted in soot stains tell the story of how San Francisco rose to the epicenter of a gold rush. Barely escaping the 1906 earthquake, this book should’ve burned completely.
A book of poetry that survived the catastrophic 1906 earthquake and fire has been returned to the Mechanics’ Institute.
An Upper Arlington Public Library patron checked out “All the Ways We Said Goodbye,” a 2020 historical fiction novel, shortly before going on a trip to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. It’s unclear if they ...