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Cardinal Flowers (Lobelia cardinalis) are native to many areas of the Americas. by Margaret Roscoe for her Floral Illustrations of the Seasons (1831). Contributed in by the Mertz Library of : https://t.co/fx4rUNqP4Q --

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2018-08-30

The 1905 edition of "The Flowering Grasses, Sedges & of Great Britain" by Anne Pratt (new edition revised by Edward Step) includes 319 plates figuring upwards of 1,500 species. In via : https://t.co/ToT0BNpG94

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2018-06-26

Hey, I'm still in time to celebrate Williamina Fleming birthday (born the 15th of May 1857). I drew her for a while ago, learn all about her life here: https://t.co/U3ATlmnUsC

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2018-05-16

Elizabeth Twining (1805–1889) of was a botanical illustrator. Explore the 1868 quarto edition of her most famous work, the two-volume "Illustrations of the Natural Order of Plants", in via : https://t.co/9Yvq60MzJl

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2018-04-05

Maria Sibylla Merian is remembered as one of the most significant contributors to the field of entomology. For explore her work in "Der rupsen begin", Pt. 3 (1717), in via : https://t.co/3uM0f2P9eD

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2018-03-30

Day 30 Features Katia Krafft, known for filming and photography of which helped with public safety cooperation during eruptions.

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2018-03-30

Day 28 Jennifer Doudna helped develop editor which will help in treatment of genomic diseases like HIV or Huntington's!

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2018-03-29

Blue Passionflower (Passiflora caerulea). by Mary Ann Burnett for her Plantae Utiliores, Vol. 1 (1842). Contributed to by the Research Library of : https://t.co/tqziBkNZli

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2018-03-27

"The Mammals of (1871) by J.L.G. Krefft includes by the amazing Scott sisters, Harriet Morgan and Helena Forde. Explore it for in thanks to : https://t.co/WVPj5L3K81

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2018-03-24

Day 17 Maryam Mirzakhani, mathematician and only winner of the Fields Medal, working with shapes unconstrained by the real world.

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2018-03-17

(Cirrhopetalum fletcheranum). by Matilda Smith for Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Vol. 141 (1915). Contributed to by the Peter H. Raven Library of the : https://t.co/0r87SeTi3R --

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2018-03-14

Sneak preview of new family backpack launching soon! Join fossil hunters Mary Anning for a palaeontology adventure. Funded by Ambassor Fund for

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2018-03-08

Day 8 By request, the quotable Hedy Lamarr, Austrian actress and inventor who laid the groundwork for radio tech leading to bluetooth. Send your requests!

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2018-03-08

Celebrate by exploring illustrations from the collection by in our "Women Illustrators in Natural History" Collection: https://t.co/esVjqFH6bi

here by Maria Sibylla Merian via : https://t.co/RTuRNzLlSk

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2018-03-07

The children made me incredibly proud today recreating their own posters in the style of wonder about Katherine Johnson.

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2018-02-28

"Illustrations of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Falkland Islands" (1921) features beautiful by Elinor Frances Vallentin and descriptions by Enid Mary Cotton. Explore it in via : https://t.co/wj5qHkAlBt

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2018-02-21

Mae Jemison became the first African American woman to travel to space in 1992.

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2018-02-19