Le passe retrouvé - Germaine Lubin. L'une des plus grandes cantatrices françaises. “Je crois qu'on m'a fait payer très cher les dons que j'avais reçus et que…
Le passe retrouvé - Germaine Lubin. L'une des plus grandes cantatrices françaises. “Je crois qu'on m'a fait payer très cher les dons que j'avais reçus et que…
time flow toward the death
Apian, Peter, 1495-1552. Astronomicum Caesareum, 1540.
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Since it’s a bajillion degrees out today here at The Huntington, here’s a virtual trip outside to walk along the phases of the moon in our Children’s Garden. When the temps drop off a bit, you’ll have to come moonwalk for real.
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Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598. Theatrum orbis terrarum, 1595
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Apian, Peter, 1495-1552. Astronomicum Caesareum, 1540.
Houghton Library, Harvard University
This more complex volvelle has multiple moving parts, including several outer dials, with a smaller, independently rotating disk inside. Click here for a larger version of this image than Tumblr file sizes permit.
Afghanistan, Medallion from a temple in Cybele showing the Anatolian mother goddess, in a chariot drawn by two lions under Sun, Moon & Star, 200 BC
The Cuban Land Snail (Priotrochatella stellata) is critically endangered
due to the exploitation of marble quarries, which is this species’ habitat.Photo credit: Adrian Gonzalez Guillen