[TheForge] : Posner Family Collection in Electronic Format (fwd)

Fri Nov 21 18:52:15 2003

Thanks Phlip, what a great site for those interested in the history of
metals and technology.  My only frustration is the current direction to use
copyright to keep information form the public domain in our current time
frame.  (Copyright is good, copyright for ever is bad.)

Dave Smucker
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phlip" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 5:02 PM
Subject: [TheForge] : Posner Family Collection in Electronic Format (fwd)

> In case anyone's interested in checking for scientific developement of
metal
> processes....
>
> Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...
>
>
>   Posner Family Collection in Electronic Format
> > > http://posner.library.cmu.edu/Posner/
> > >
> > > Designed to showcase the outstanding collections of the late Henry
> Posner,
> > > Sr., this digital archive contains close to 622 titles from the
landmark
> > > titles of the history of Western science. Housed and developed at
> Carnegie
> > > Mellon University, the availability of these works is the result of
Mr.
> > > Posner's intense passion for the printed word, which began in 1924 and
> > > continued unabated until 1972. Visitors looking through the collection
> may
> > > search by title, subject, publication date, or author, if so inclined.
> The
> > > archive may also be browsed extensively, again by author, title, or
call
> > > number. Some of the works here include _An essay on the principle of
> > > population_ by Thomas Malthus, _Opticks_ by Sir Isaac Newton, and
> Descartes'
> > > _Discourse on Method_ . This fine collection is rounded out by several
> short
> > > pieces on Mr. Posner, his collecting preferences, and the importance
of
> the
> > > collection as a whole. [KMG]
>
> Saint Phlip,
> CoDoLDS
>
> "When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
>  Blacksmith's credo.
>
>  If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
> cat.
>
> Never a horse that cain't be rode,
> And never a rider who cain't be throwed....
>
>
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