Sekka Zusetsu: A Book of Snowflakes (1832)
Observations of “snow flowers” made by microscope in Edo-era Japan.
From The Public Domain Review
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Wander the web like a shoreline.
Something new washes up every time: pages from all kinds of people, made with all kinds of tools. Beachcomb shows you what it found, then gets out of the way.
Pick a few topicsScience is fun. Science is when you do an experiment with participants, and then talk with a…
Science is fun. Science is when you do an experiment with participants, and then talk with a participant afterwards, and learn that yeah, actually, doctors are not supposed to give you propophol as a general anesthetic if you have a soy allergy. Which is really good to fucking know. Which is why I…
From Kagi Small Web
How Do You Take a Picture of a Black Hole?
Astrophysicist Shep Doeleman explains how capturing the first image of a black hole required a telescope the size of the world, and why the next goal is to create a movie. The post How Do You Take a Picture of a Black Hole? first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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Eastbourne – Perhaps the ultimate damnation of Met Office (lack of) standards.
Image from Google StreetView August 2024 looking directly in the direction of the Eastbourne Stevenson Screen from 13 metres/ 44 feet distance. Tims Channon’s original review of Eastbourne was the longest and most detailed of all those he published. It pre-dated the relocation of the screen to its…
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How Spiders Spin ‘Silk Dope’ Into Nature’s Toughest Material
By probing its molecular structure, biologists are uncovering how a tangle of unstructured proteins turns into a tough, flexible thread. The post How Spiders Spin ‘Silk Dope’ Into Nature’s Toughest Material first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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Luke Howard’s Essay on the Modification of Clouds (1865)
First cloud taxonomer and a poem by Goethe.
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A Macro Journey Underwater Reveals the Radiant Geometries of Coral
Filmmaker Sandro Bocci brings us up close with coral reefs and their striking array of color, texture, and pattern. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article A Macro Journey…
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