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Science Art: Planisphæri cœleste, by Frederik de Wit, 17th century

9 September 2007 grant b 0

Frederik de Wit, Planisphæri cœleste, 17th century
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Frederik de Wit was a Dutch cartographer of the 1600s, a time when the Dutch were using maps like never before.

Luckily for us, he took some time out from his charting… Read the rest “Science Art: Planisphæri cœleste, by Frederik de Wit, 17th century”

Science Art: Exterior View of a Double Cylinder Colony

2 September 2007 grant b 0

NASA's Exterior View of a Double Cylinder Colony
From NASA’s collection of 1970s space colony art. There are much larger versions available in their archive.

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Bonus link: the Living Room of the Future, 1979.

Science Art: Compact Muon Solenoid of the Large Hadron Collider

26 August 2007 grant b 1

CMS Detector, Geneva

This is how CERN is hoping to find the Higgs Boson.

At 40 feet long, it is the biggest superconducting solenoid ever made, costing $65 million, weighing about 485,000 pounds, and containing

… Read the rest “Science Art: Compact Muon Solenoid of the Large Hadron Collider”

Science Art: William Herschel Telescope

19 August 2007 grant b 0

William Herschel Telescope, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes, La Palma
from Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes, La Palma, Picture Archives, (via Barbelith).

Science Art: Romanae archetypae tabulae anatomicae novis…

12 August 2007 grant b 0

Eustachi & de'Musi, 1552

Romanae archetypae tabulae anatomicae novis… is a 1783 edition of a book of anatomical poses written by Bartolomeo Eustachi and illustrated by Giulio de’Musi in 1552.

from the National… Read the rest “Science Art: Romanae archetypae tabulae anatomicae novis…”

Science Tattoos

8 August 2007 grant b 0

Some researchers wear their subjects of study underneath their sleeves.

I quite like the octopus….

Science Art: Figure 22 – The Universal Switch

5 August 2007 grant b 0

The Universal Switch, Figure 22, from Modern Practice of the Electric Telegraph
from The Modern Practice of the Electric Telegraph, 1881.

Science Art: Chaetopoda by Ernst Haeckel

29 July 2007 grant b 0

Chaetopoda by Ernst Haeckel.

More incredible illustrations by him here.

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