Science Art: Figure 3, Transverse Section of a Single Cell by F. Bauer, Esq., F.R.S., 1827.
Click to embiggen Take a deep breath. This is the inside of your lung, seen really closely. At the time his was drawn, we weren’t […]
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Science Art: Echinodermata, Plate V detail, by James A. Grieg, 1921
This is the heart (and brain and pretty much anything that’s not an arm) of a brittle star, as sketched for Echinodermata, a study of […]
Science Art: Urban Expansion of Shenyang, China, 2014.
Click to embiggen vastly. This is a story of explosive growth, as told by the USGS Landsat satellite, and recorded in the Earth Earth Resources […]
Science Art: The moon’s influence on earth’s tides, c 1930s.
A planetary self-portrait, apparently from Wonderland of Science, a book published in the 1930s. [via scientificillustration.tumblr.com]
Science Art: Excerpt from The Arabic Machine Manuscript.
Click to embiggen This mysterious water-driven machine is from a mysterious Arabic manuscript, somewhere between 200 and 500 years old. The whole document is full […]
Science Art: The Common Angler (Lophius piscatorus) (After W. Von Wright in Smitt), 1905.
Click to embiggen This is from the Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections in the Biodiversity Library. I bet there’s all *kinds* of things in the Smithsonian Miscellaneous […]
Science Art: Stephenson’s Patent, 1850.
Click to embiggen From The Principles and Practice and Explanation of the Machinery of Locomotive Engines in Operation, found on archive.org. The book seems to […]
Science Art: The Englishman Watt wanted to make a steam engine…, 1873.
Click to embiggen Translation: The Englishman Watt wanted to make a steam engine. He spent so much time on it that he upset his aunt. […]
Science Art: Figure Showing Anterior Ethmoidal Artery, 2013.
Ever feel congested? Here’s where it happens – the paranasal sinuses. These ones are under your eyes. And the artery we’re specifically looking at here […]
Science Art: Two hundred bones form the framework of your body, 1958.
Click to embiggen Tennis, a different perspective. From All About the Human Body, 1958, found in the reference library of Newhouse Design. [via]
Science Art: Tadarida teniotis Rafinesque.
This is a bat from Tajikstan. According to the 2002 State of the Environment Report, it’s a rare bat. The European free-tailed bat. No, he […]
Science Art: Polar Bear – POV Cams (Spring 2014), by the USGS
As the U.S. Geological Survey puts it: This video was edited and compiled from raw footage recorded by a camera equipped radio collar that was […]
Science Art: Peppergrass, by Zoe Keller
Click to embiggen I love peppergrass. This is a great illustration of the middle part of the plant – there are actually some narrow, spiky-looking […]
Science Art: “Misirlou” on hard and floppy drives, by Argalnath
Argalnath makes music from hard drives and floppy drives. Like a DJ, Argalnath spins.
Science Art: NASA Satellites [Earth Science Research Spacecraft]
Click to embiggen Look! Look at all the birds! I honestly can’t find where this image came from originally, but it pops up just about […]