Tag Archives: History

Carnivalia — 4/24 – 4/30

Posted on 1 May, 2013 by Sam Wise

The past week’s selection of (mostly) science-related blog carnivals for you… Continue reading →

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Carnivalia — 4/17 – 4/23

Posted on 24 April, 2013 by Sam Wise

The past week’s selection of (mostly) science-related blog carnivals for you… Continue reading →

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Casual Friday — making a tintype

Posted on 22 March, 2013 by Sam Wise

In case you don’t fully appreciate the ease that digital cameras bring to photography, here’s a demonstration of a 150-year-old photographic technology — tintype… Continue reading →

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Carnivalia — 3/06 – 3/12

Posted on 13 March, 2013 by Sam Wise

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The scientific tourist #254 — what a Big Shot!

Posted on 24 December, 2012 by Sam Wise

This week, you get a photo of a Big Shot, or at least the launch shroud for one… Continue reading →

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The scientific tourist #253 — da Vinci’s armored car

Posted on 17 December, 2012 by Sam Wise

Seen at the Galleria Michelangelo in Florence Italy, it’s a wooden model of a da Vinci armored car… Continue reading →

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The scientific tourist #252 — from Silver Dart to Starfighter

Posted on 10 December, 2012 by Sam Wise

Seen at the Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum, 100 years of Canadian aviation history… Continue reading →

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Carnivalia — 11/21 – 11/27

Posted on 28 November, 2012 by Sam Wise

The past week’s crop of science-related blog carnivals for your reading pleasure: The 10,000 Birds carnival returns from the grave with an entry on Nuthatches Carnivalesque #91 (ancient / medieval history) Carnival of Space #277 Friday Ark #409

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The scientific tourist #248 — F-84F Thunderstreak

Posted on 13 November, 2012 by Sam Wise

On display at the Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita, Kansas — a Republic F-84F Thunderstreak… Continue reading →

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Carnivalia — 10/31 – 11/06

Posted on 7 November, 2012 by Sam Wise

The past week’s crop of (mostly) science-related blog carnivals… Continue reading →

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