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The scientific tourist #222 — Apollo 9 Command Module

Sam Wise — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:06:53 +0000

On display at the San Diego Air and Space Museum, it's the Apollo 9 Command Module...

The scientific tourist #221 — Atlantes

Sam Wise — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:39:20 +0000

Atlantes, or Atlases, are architectural supports sculpted in the shape of a man. These atlantes are in the Museum of Anthropology and History; Mérida, Yucatán, México. These sculptures (made to support tables and altars) were found in Chichén Itzá, and … Continue reading →

Carnivalia — 4/25 – 5/01

Sam Wise — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:36:54 +0000

Here's the past week's crop of (mostly) science-related blog carnivals, presented for your reading pleasure...

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Carnivalia — 4/18 – 4/24

Sam Wise — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:32:25 +0000

The past week's (somewhat thin) crop of science-related blog carnivals -- still plenty of good reading...

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Casual Friday: Space shuttle Discovery’s last flight

Sam Wise — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:07:27 +0000

And this time, it was a passenger. As anybody that follows the U.S. space program is likely aware of, the space shuttle Discovery (the shuttle with the most missions under its… belt) was taken on the back of a 747 to its final home at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia (suburban Washington, D.C). On the way there, it made a historic flyover above the U.S. Capital...

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4/15/1912 – 4/15/2012 — a Titanic century

Sam Wise — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:50:19 +0000

Given that today's the 100th anniversary of the loss of the Titanic, I was originally planning on writing a blog post to mark the occasion. But of course the internet is already plastered with other material marking the anniversary -- so I thought it'd make more sense to just link to some items of particular note. So here goes…

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The scientific tourist #215 — Eurypterus remipes

Sam Wise — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 03:42:28 +0000

An interesting collection of fossils from Herkimer County, New York (but on display at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science)...

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Casual Friday — Riding the Booster, remixed

Sam Wise — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:04:44 +0000

Courtesy of Skywalker Sound (the folks that did the audio for the Star Wars movies), here's a remastered look at (listen to?) a Space Shuttle's solid booster's flight from lift-off to splashdown...

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The scientific tourist #214 — Postosuchus kirkpatricki

Sam Wise — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:47:56 +0000

Another fine specimen from the Petrified Forest National Park visitor's center in Arizona...

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The scientific tourist #213 — Placerias hesternus

Sam Wise — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:41:07 +0000

An odd sort of critter, now on permanent display at the Petrified Forest National Park visitor's center in Arizona...

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