(Here we'll gather pointers to especially useful books and articles on subjects relevant to Scientific Visualization [VERY broadly conceived, and at the moment not in any particular order] which are available in the W&L Library)
 AUTHOR       Tufte, Edward R., 1942-
 TITLE        The visual display of quantitative information 
 PUBLISHER    Cheshire, Conn. (Box 430, Cheshire 06410) : Graphics Press, 
                c1983.
 SUBJECT      Statistics --Graphic methods.
 Science Library   QA276.3 .T83 1983 

 AUTHOR       Tufte, Edward R., 1942-
 TITLE        Envisioning information 
 PUBLISHER    Cheshire, Conn. : Graphics Press, c1990.
 SUBJECT      Graphic methods.
              Visual communication.
 Physics Library        QA90 .T914 1990  

 AUTHOR       Hall, Stephen S.
 TITLE        Mapping the next millennium : the discovery of new geographies
 PUBLISHER    New York : Random House, c1992.
 Science Library   Q162 .H315 1992 

 AUTHOR       Stigler, Stephen M.
 TITLE        The history of statistics : the measurement of uncertainty 
              before 1900 
 PUBLISHER    Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University 
              Press, 1986.
 SUBJECT      Statistics --History.
 Science Library   QA276.15 .S75 1986  

 AUTHOR       Cleveland, William S., 1943-
 TITLE        Visualizing data 
 PUBLISHER    Murray Hill, N.J. : AT&T Bell Laboratories ; [Summit, N.J. 
              : Hobart Press], c1993.
 SUBJECT      Graphic methods.
              Mathematical statistics --Graphic methods.
 Science Library   QA90 .C549 1993 

 AUTHOR       Fortner, Brand,  1955-
 TITLE        The data handbook : a guide to understanding the 
              organization and visualization of technical data 
 PUBLISHER    Champaign, Ill. : Spyglass, Inc., c1992.
 SUBJECT      Communication of technical information.
 Science Library   T10.5 .F6 1992 

 AUTHOR       Thompson, D'Arcy Wentworth, 1860-1948.
 TITLE        On growth and form.
 EDITION      2d ed., reprinted.
 PUBLISHER    Cambridge [Eng.] University Press, 1952, c1942.
 SUBJECT      Growth.
 Science Library   QP84 T4, 1952
(see "On Growth and Form: learning probability concepts by 'doing science'" from BU's Center for Polymer Studies for an interesting related presentation)

 AUTHOR       Olby, Robert C. (Robert Cecil)
 TITLE        The path to the double helix 
 PUBLISHER    Seattle : University of Washington Press, [1974]
 SUBJECT      Molecular biology --History.
              DNA.
 Science Library      QH506 .O45 

 AUTHOR       Watson, James D., 1928-
 TITLE        The double helix : a personal account of the discovery of 
              the  structure of DNA
 PUBLISHER    New York : Norton, c1980.
 SUBJECT      DNA.
              Genetic code.
              Watson, James D., 1928- Double Helix --Reviews.
              Molecular biology --History.
 Science Library   QH450.2 .W37 

 AUTHOR       Gould, Stephen Jay.
 TITLE        The mismeasure of man
 PUBLISHER    New York : Norton, c1981.
 SUBJECT      Intelligence tests --History.
              Ability --Testing --History.
              Personality tests --History.
              Craniometry --History.
 Science Library   BF431 .G68 1981 

 AUTHOR       Dempster, John.
 TITLE        Computer analysis of electrophysiological signals 
 PUBLISHER    London ; San Diego : Academic Press, 1993.
 CONTENTS     Introduction -- Digital recording of analog signals -- Analog
                signal conditioning -- Signal analysis : measurement of
                waveform characteristics -- Statistical analysis and
                presentation of results -- Mathematical modelling and curve
                fitting -- Analysis of voltage-activated currents -- Analysis
                of single-channel currents -- Analysis of ionic current
                flactuations : noise analysis -- An introduction to 
                computers.
 SUBJECT      Electrophysiology.
              Electrophysiology --Measurement.
 Science Library    QH517 .D46 1993        

 TITLE        Data visualization in molecular science : tools for insight and
                innovation / Jack E. Bowie, editor
 PUBLISHER    Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., c1995.
 CONTENTS     Introduction -- Application visualization system -- Quantum
                chemistry visualization using the AVS Chemistry Viewer --
                Visualizing enzyme electrostatics with IBM Visualization 
                Data Explorer -- Interactive visualization of molecular 
                scenarios with MOLCAD/SYBYL -- Molecular surface 
                comparison using Anaconda -- Visualization approaches in 
                quantum chemistry using UniChem -- Visualizing 
                electrostatic interactions with Insight
                II -- Cerius2 molecular modeling software for industrial
                applications -- The CAChe WorkSystem and molecular mechanics:
                coordination of DBT on MoS2 -- Visualization and 
                representation in chemical education using HyperChem -- 
                Visualization supplier reference.
 SUBJECT      Molecular structure --Data processing.
 Science Library       QD461 .D22 1995  

Some books on Chaos and Fractals