June 15, 2013
geometrydaily: #462 Smaug – A new minimal geometric composition each day

geometrydaily:

#462 Smaug – A new minimal geometric composition each day

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June 15, 2013

biomedicalephemera:

moshita:

Balint Zsako

Not historic, but some very cool art in the style of 18th century natural history, and 18th/19th century anatomists.The anatomy especially evokes Eustachi.

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(Notes: 895)
  
June 15, 2013
scientificillustration: Cranes de Papua by BioDivLibrary on Flickr. Voyage autour du monde :.Paris :Pillet, Aine, Imprimerie royale,1824..biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41621413

scientificillustration:

Cranes de Papua by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.

Voyage autour du monde :.
Paris :Pillet, Aine, Imprimerie royale,1824..
biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41621413

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(Notes: 132)
  
April 24, 2013

mucholderthen:

At the online Library of the Japanese Diet:
images of antique natural history illustrations

NATURAL HISTORY IN JAPAN:  Horseshoe Crab
Edo (江戸時代) a/k/a Tokugawa period (徳川時代) 1603 - 1868 

source: Japanese National Diet Library’s images of natural history
also:  by categories

[ via ]

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(Notes: 273)
  
April 24, 2013
kierstencrowley: Lichen (Usnea florida) (by Dr Steven Murray)

kierstencrowley:

Lichen (Usnea florida) (by Dr Steven Murray)

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(Notes: 61)
  
April 24, 2013
wnycradiolab: griseus: This is a closeup of the tentacles of Portuguese Man O’War (Physalia physalis), or Bluebottle, is a jellyfish-like marine cnidarian of the family Physaliidae!!!!  its venomous tentacles can deliver a powerful sting by the way, is really beautyfull! also P. physalis isn´t a whole animal, is a colony!! Photo by Simon de Glanville  Gorgeous.

wnycradiolab:

griseus:

This is a closeup of the tentacles of Portuguese Man O’War (Physalia physalis), or Bluebottle, is a jellyfish-like marine cnidarian of the family Physaliidae!!!! 

its venomous tentacles can deliver a powerful sting by the way, is really beautyfull! also P. physalis isn´t a whole animal, is a colony!!

Photo by Simon de Glanville 

Gorgeous.

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April 24, 2013

itscolossal:

Graphic Designer Dad Illustrates His Kids’ Lunch Bags Almost Every Day Since 2008

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April 24, 2013
jtotheizzoe: How much do you think you know about science compared to the average Earthling? Take Pew Research Center’s 13 question Science and Technology Knowledge Quiz and see where you stack up. Hopefully reading It’s Okay To Be Smart will help you all get 100%. How’d you do?

jtotheizzoe:

How much do you think you know about science compared to the average Earthling? Take Pew Research Center’s 13 question Science and Technology Knowledge Quiz and see where you stack up.

Hopefully reading It’s Okay To Be Smart will help you all get 100%. How’d you do?

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April 24, 2013

mucholderthen:

At the online Library of the Japanese Diet:
images of antique natural history illustrations

NATURAL HISTORY IN JAPAN:  Clam / Oysters
Edo (江戸時代) a/k/a Tokugawa period (徳川時代) 1603 - 1868 

source: Japanese National Diet Library’s images of natural history
also:  by categories

[ via ]

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(Notes: 494)
  
April 24, 2013

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April 24, 2013
thebadlight: Poster of the Day: Stacie Willoughby for Gillian Welch.  http://staciewilloughby.arloartists.com/

thebadlight:


Poster of the Day: Stacie Willoughby for Gillian Welch. 

http://staciewilloughby.arloartists.com/

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April 24, 2013

scientificillustration:

The great sea-serpent. An historical and critical treatise. With the reports of 187 appearances…the suppositions and suggestions of scientific and non-scientific persons, and the author’s conclusions. With 82 illustration

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April 20, 2013

bibliographics:

Owen Jones (1809-1874) was an English born Welsh architect and designer. Jones created a comprehensive global design reference book, The Grammar of Ornament published in 1856.

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April 20, 2013
montereybayaquarium: This species is commonly known as the “bumpy jelly,” due to warts that cover the organism. These warts contain concentrated amounts of stinging nematocysts. Follow the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute on Facebook for great glimpses of deep-sea creatures! © 2003 MBARI

montereybayaquarium:

This species is commonly known as the “bumpy jelly,” due to warts that cover the organism. These warts contain concentrated amounts of stinging nematocysts. Follow the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute on Facebook for great glimpses of deep-sea creatures!

© 2003 MBARI

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April 20, 2013

“52 Forms of Fungi” knitted sculptural work by Leigh Martin

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