Most of the several thousand pieces of English furniture in the Royal Collection were commissioned. Occasionally, these acts of patronage would reflect the specific interests of a monarch and ...

Tradition has it that it was Robert Hooke, better known as the originator of Hooke's Law of elasticity, who first tried to quantify the relationship between the height of the mercury column in a ...

A barograph is a device that graphs a barometer’s readings over time, revealing trends that can predict whether stormy weather is approaching or sunny skies are on the way. This DIY Digital Barograph, ...

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IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Charles F. Marvin, recently named ...