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Biology: History of Biology; Biography

The study of life and living organisms: plants, animals, and microorganisms at the molecular, cellular, organismal, and population levels.

History

Biodiversity Heritage Library
Open access to 1000s of titles from around the world in many languages; focus is on naturalists of diverse backgrounds. Much not indexed elsewhere.

Darwin Correspondence Project
Goal is to publish all known letters written by or to Darwin. Includes images and insights into Victorian science and society in general, as well as biographical information on correspondents.
Early Classics in Biogeography, Distribution, and Diversity Studies to 1950
Linus Pauling Online
Archive of 800+ documents and media

Biography

Nobel Prize Internet Archive

In the Library

A guinea pig's history of biology / Jim Endersby
Call Number: SCIENCE QH431 .E615 2007
Rebels, Mavericks, and Heretics in Biology by Oren Solomon Harman (Editor); Michael Dietrich (Editor)
Call Number: SCIENCE QH305 .R43 2008
ISBN: 9780300116397
Publication Date: 2008

SCIENCES LIBRARIAN

Kara Kugelmeyer

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Subjects:Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Studies, Geology, Mathematics & Statistics, Physics & Astronomy, Science, Technology & Society, Statistics