science
An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe, written and drawn by Thomas Wright, 1750. This book houses the first known speculations of the shape of the Milky Way Galaxy and was illustrated by mezzotints.
Woah! Look at this photo of Pluto, taken today by NASA’s New Horizon spacecraft. The probe sped past Pluto at 14km per second and is set to fly past Pluto’s five moons: Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos and Hydra.
Amazing video of a GoPro falling backing to Earth.
Mirages of the Mind, project by Norwegian design company Oddds.
An MRI of broccoli! Andy Ellison, an MRI technologist, has been using magnetic resigning imaging to scan cross sections of fruits and veggies.
Richard Feynman on the value of science..
“The same thrill, the same awe and mystery, comes again and again when we look at any question deeply enough. With more knowledge comes a deeper, more wonderful mystery, luring one on to penetrate deeper still. Never concerned that the answer may prove disappointing, with pleasure and confidence we turn over each new stone to find unimagined strangeness leading on to more wonderful questions and mysteries - certainly a grand adventure!”
Background image credit: Michael Sidonio
Arist Andrea Mastrovito created this huge installation out of cutouts from repurposed text books. The giant piece was inspired by H.G. Wells' The Island of Doctor Moreau, and is aptly titled after the novel.
Anatomy and Roses, MizEnScen.
Star map, 1911.
Ink mixing with water. Beautiful photo series by Alberto Seveso.
The Seven Vital, or Creative Principles, Hiram E. Butler, 1887.
Agate fordite. Geology is cool!
For the Data + Design Project, Dan Matutina
In lieu of the whole Mercury in Retrograde business, I present a vintage geographical and astronomical clock poster.
John Phillips Emslie, circa 1840.
