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(26) Movements of Air: Etienne-Jules Marey (1830-1904),
Photographer of Fluids
On the occasion of the centenary of his death, this exhibition pays homage to Etienne-Jules Marey with a little-known aspect of his work, the study of air movement by means of a "smoke machine" he devised, and of instant photography.
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(25) Beautiful Examples of Roman Glass
Including: a decorative glass hexagon, a blue glass cup from Pompeii, a cylindrical pyxides, and a small decorative blue glass pane. At the Institute and Museum of the History of Science in Florence. Links to large images.
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(24) An Explanation of Airport Codes
From ABE to ZRH.
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(23) The Computer History Museum: Artifacts
A chronological arrangement of all manner of computational devices, including abacii, punched card, mechanical computers, valve computers, and electronic computers.
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(22) The Computer History Museum: Internet History
An illustrated history of the Internet, 1962-1992.
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(21) Charles Babbage
An account of the life and work of Charles Babbage, and his difference and analytical engines.
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(20) Japanese Starlore and Astronomical History
Including: lunar and solar New Year festivals, the star lore of Orion and other constellations, star festivals, shrines to meteorites, 17th century observations of a comet, and celestial alignments in the urban fabric of early Kyoto. By Steve Renshaw and Saori Ihara.
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