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Einstein's little book on special relativity is still one of the best on the subject.
/On Growth and Form/, written mainly between WW1 and WW2, is more thorough than any subsequent work on the interaction between environment, physics, and morphology. We have some additional key insights, but you still need to read OG+F if you're interested in that subject.
Med students still use Gray's Anatomy.
Gray's Anatomy has been revised 40 times, sort of proving my point.
I think it still uses the original art. Haven't checked, though.
This history seems to say that it was redone in 1905 because of changes in printing technology, and 1/3 was redone in 1973. I think there was continuous small turnover, too. [This] says that 113 engravings were added in 1887, which is adds up. But it might just give that number because it was a larger than normal change.