Groundbreaking discoveries in science often come with two iconic images, one representing the breakthrough and the other, the discoverer. For example, the page from Darwin’s notebook sketching the ...

Another groundbreaking discovery in science was the discovery of the cell by Robert Hooke (1635-1703). The iconic image of the breakthrough, published in the first scientific bestseller, 1665's ...

In 1702, while living in London and serving as Master of the Mint, Isaac Newton had his portrait painted by Godfrey Kneller, the most famous and probably the most expensive portrait painter in London.

"All but three of the medals here shown are from the collection of ... David Eugene Smith ... and the accompanying descriptions have been prepared by him." page 3. "The Athenaeum Press" --Verso of ...