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At the New York Public Library Humanities and Social Sciences Library

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	Seeing Is Believing: 700 Years of Scientific and Medical Illustration D. Samuel and Jeane H. Gottesman Exhibition Hall, October 23, 1999—February 19, 2000 Approximately 300 illustrated books of astronomy, mathematics, physics, chemistry, medicine, and natural history from The New York Public Library's four research centers, augmented by materials on loan from the New York Academy of Medicine and elsewhere. Examines the materials displayed on three levels: the scientific, by looking at many seminal texts; the illustrative, by focusing on the rich illustrations; and the artistic, by explaining the various techniques and tools used to make these illustrations.
	*Sight/Insight: Visual Commentaries on the Physical World* Print Gallery (Third floor), September 18, 1999—January 8, 2000 More than 100 prints, portfolios, and illustrated books by contemporary artists who have drawn inspiration from the natural and physical sciences. Included are works by Louise Bourgeois, Kiki Smith, Frank Moore, Terry Winters, and Yukinori Yanagi, among others.
	Berenice Abbott: Science Photographs Stokes Gallery (Third floor), October 2, 1999—January 8, 2000 Forty photographs of scientific phenomena, principles, and equipment, as well as archival materials demonstrating how Abbott pplied her interest in science to her photography.
	Drawings by Charles Addams: Adventures in Science and Exploration Charles Addams Gallery (Third floor), September 10, 1999—January 29, 2000 Humorous drawings by Charles Addams depict perilous and bizarre discoveries by scientists and explorers.
	At the Science, Industry and Business Library 188 Madison Avenue (at 34th Street) Heavens Above: Art and Actuality Healy Hall, December 2000-June 30, 2001 The exhibit and complementary website show the startling similarities between drawings of celestial phenomena by 19th Century artist and amateur astronomer Etienne Leopold Trouvelot and contemporary photographic images taken by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Earth from Above: An Aerial Portrait on the Eve of the Year 2000 Healy Hall, October 26, 1999—April 29, 2000 Color photographs by Yann Arthus-Bertrand portray the marvels of the natural world and man's presence as seen from the air.
	At the PaineWebber Art Gallery 1285 Avenue of the Americas (between 51st and 52nd Streets) *Beyond Appearances: Imagery in Science at the Millennium* January 7—March 31, 2000 Approximately 100 contemporary scientific photographs, digital recordings, and other images produced during the last decade of the twentieth century, which capture nature from the subatomic to the cosmic.

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In the six Pforzheimer Lectures on Printing and the Book Arts held during fall/winter 1999-2000, scholars Christine Ruggere, Edward Tufte, William B. Ashworth, Jr., Nancy Siraisi, Michio Kaku, and Roger Gaskell explored the history and future of representing scientific and medical concepts. This series has been made possible by a generous grant from The Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation, Inc.

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