Resources

The University's libraries have superb collections for research in history of science, medicine and technology from the sixteenth century up to the present day. Holdings include a magnificent collection of incunabula and early printed works of natural philosophy and medicine; one of Scotland's fullest and most varied collections of eighteenth-, nineteenth- and twentieth-century scientific books and periodicals; and specific collections including 19th-century medical pamphlets, the Wolfenbuttel Plague Collection on microfiche, the Gregory Collection of scientific and medical works, and the O'Dell Collection on railways and transport.

• There are extensive manuscript resources ranging from the thirteenth-century Aberdeen Bestiary (also available on-line) through the archives of Thomas Reid to records of local societies (e.g., the Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society, the Aberdeen Philosophical Society; the Aberdeen Association of Civil Engineers) and industries. The Centre also makes strategic library purchases from time to time, including selections from the Boulton & Watt manuscripts (for which, see the University's library catalogue).
• The Marischal Museum and other sites provide rich resources for students of the material culture of science and medicine. The University is particularly fortunate in its unique Natural Philosophy collection , comprising scientific instruments associated with the teaching of natural philosophy at Aberdeen from the eighteenth century to the present day.