'Sci / Tech Tourism' Category
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.
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…
The scientific tourist #36 — Lilienthal’s “Storm Wing” glider
This week’s image comes from the Technisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. It’s of the only surviving specimen of Otto Lilienthal’s “Storm Wing” glider…
The scientific tourist #35 — F-104
Today’s picture is of an F-104 “Starfighter” at the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany…
The scientific tourist #34 — Chaco doorway
This week’s image comes from Chaco Canyon in New Mexico — it’s a scan of a slide showing a very typical T-shaped doorway…
