Browse Exhibits (17 total)

01. Heavenly Spheres: Works in Early Astronomy at Lehigh

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Early astronomical works by Copernicus, Brahe, Galileo, Kepler, Newton and others. Physical exhibition: Fall 2003, Winter, Spring 2004

04. Planet Lehigh: Early Astronomy

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Materials related to "Planet Lehigh," discovered 1909, and history of astronomy at Lehigh. Physical exhibition: Fall 2004, Winter, Spring 2005

11. Home to Roost: Ornithological Collections at Lehigh University

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Selections from ornithology books, including Audubon, Catesby, Gould, Wilson, and others. Physical exhibition: Summer 2007, Fall, Winter 2007

14. How to Become an Engineer: Toys, Tools and Technology

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The history of engineering education, featuring civil engineering tools and technology. Physical exhibition: Fall 2008, Winter 2009

16. Charles Darwin at 200

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An exhibition featuring works from Lehigh's premier Darwin collection. Physical exhibition: Spring 2009

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18. The Royal Society and the Origins of Scientific Communication

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Developments in scientific communication from the Royal Society, founded in 1660, to the present. Physical exhibition: Spring 2010

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19. Environmental STEPS: Environmental Education and Action at Lehigh University

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A look at environmental education and developments at Lehigh to celebrate the STEPs building. Physical exhibition: Fall 2010

20. The American Environment through Travelers' Eyes

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Travel modes, destinations, and purposes, including educational and scientific. Physical exhibition: Spring 2011

25. What's Old is New and What's New is Old: Recent Additions to Special Collections

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Recent acquisitions about machinery, tools, mathematical instruments, bridges, and construction. Physical exhibition: Spring 2013

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26. Laboratories Invented and Reinvented

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Images of laboratories over time drawn from Lehigh Special Collections. Physical exhibition: Fall 2013

28. American Innovation: A Survey of Adaptive Ingenuity in the United States

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American innovators, inventors, pioneers, scientists from Lehigh Special Collections. Physical exhibition: Fall 2014

29. Revealing Research Collections: Recent Grant-Funded Projects in LTS

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Research collections in coal, navigation, steel, civil engineering, moravian history. Physical exhibition: Spring 2015

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35. Daring Knowledge: Diderot's Encyclopedie

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Highlighting detailed imagery of science and industry from Lehigh Special Collections' copy of the Encyclopedie. Physical exhibition: Spring 2017

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37. At a Glance: Selected Works in the History of Data Visualization

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History of data visualization from a range of subjects, including art, literature, demographics and physical sciences. Physical exhibition: Spring 2018

47. Rediscovering Miles Rock

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Miles Rock -- Civil War soldier, first Lehigh Civil Engineer, astronomer, scientist, cartographer. Physical exhibition: Spring, Summer, Fall 2024

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Encountering New Worlds

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A special online exhibition about 16th and 17th century cartographic, astronomical, and physics books.

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Loewy Exhibit

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A special online exhibition recreating a physical exhibit about Loewy Hydropress Inc. and Erwin and Ludwig Loewy.

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