These pages show highlights from an exhibition of the Whipple Library's special collections that was displayed in the Whipple Museum's Reserve Gallery between 2003 and 2005.
Adventures in the unknown: mesmerism, spiritualism and the supernatural
This display shows a number of books from the Whipple's collection that illustrates that even in the 'age of science' scientists and the general public had a keen interest in the unknown (April 2010).
Universal harmony and the Scientific Revolution: Books concerning music in the Whipple collection
Relationships between music, mathematics and science have strongly influenced the thinking of music theorists and philosophers since ancient times. In the Whipple collection there are numerous references to music theory in science texts, some of which are explored here (June 2010).
