'History' Category
The scientific tourist #39 — the Prague Orloj
This week’s picture is of the Prague Orloj — it’s an astronomical clock in Prague’s Old Town Square…
Carnivalia 9/10 - 9/16
The past week’s stock of (mostly) science-related blog carnivals…
The scientific tourist #38 — da Vinci’s “Air Screw”
This week’s image comes from Florence, Italy — it’s of a model (made by a local artist) from one of Leonardo da Vinci’s more famous drawings:
…But since so many of da Vinci’s sketches are easily built (if not always practical), it’s usually not too difficult to find a similar exhibit on your own travels.
Carnivalia 9/3 - 9/9
The past week’s selection of (mostly) science-related blog carnivals…
The scientific tourist #37 — an American mammoth in Paris
For this week’s picture, I found an image in my archives that’s suddenly timely again…
