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Chasing the Clues in Isaac Newton’s Manuscripts

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Darwin’s Barnacles

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New Biography by Institute’s Library Director Unveils Life and Legacy of Unknown Woman Scientist

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Science History Institute’s Museum to Reopen July 1

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Chemistry World: Ida Noddack and the Trouble with Element 43

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Nature: An Incomparable Intellectual Who Fell through the Cracks of History

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Crowdfunding Radium

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For the Sake of Science

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Tales of Love and Madness from the Periodic Table

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News at IU Bloomington: Newton Watermark Project Could Help Date Books More Accurately

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The Newton Mess

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How the Elements Got Their Names

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Science History Institute Mourns Loss of Bob Gore

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Science History Institute and Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie Announce Winners of 2020 Franklin-Lavoisier Prize

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Women in Science

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Distilled #12: Edison’s Record Player

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How the First American Science Writer Found (Then Lost) God in the Cosmic Ray

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Ronald Fisher, a Bad Cup of Tea, and the Birth of Modern Statistics

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Making Space for Women in Astronomy

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