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scientific fair: John Benjamin Dancer and the Large Hadron Collider
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Thursday, 23 April 2009. John Benjamin Dancer and the Large Hadron Collider. Photos courtesy of G P Matthews. What has John Benjamin Dancer got to do with the Large Hadron Collider. Dancer was responsible for the first sending of microfilmed images during wartime, in the 1870s, during the Franco-Prussian War. He was posthumously awarded a Medal of Meritorious Service by the National Microfilm Association of the USA in 1960. Posted by Fletcher Wallis. 1 May 2009 at 12:01. But both are fascinating.
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scientific fair: March 2009
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Saturday, 14 March 2009. How much research is enough? Pride ourselves on finding arcane objets of science and medicine, and on researching them thoroughly. But we feel our research is always incomplete; rarely can we even answer of the journalist's six basic questions: "WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, and HOW". Secondly we have a fascinating level, described as follows:. This is a splendid example of early level, probably made for setting elevation (or depression) of a cannon . Bion (1709) shows a simil...
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scientific fair: Laennec. Provenance and Gandhi's Sandals
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Thursday, 9 April 2009. Laennec. Provenance and Gandhi's Sandals. Many doctors before had placed their ear to the chest of their patient to listen for sounds to aid their diagnosis and surely Laennec was not the first to be embarrassed in this situation. We'd like to hear from any exhibitor at the Scientific Fair who will be bringing an instrument to sell with an interesting provenance. Posted by Fletcher Wallis. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). David and Yola Coffeen. Thom and Vincent Nelis.
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Antique Scientific Instrument News & Views: July 2007
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Monday, July 23, 2007. How to Pack Expensive Antique Scientific Instruments for Shipping. 1) Take everything apart that can reasonably be taken apart and wrap each of the individual pieces separately in bubble packing. 2) Put the individually wrapped pieces and/or fragile items in one or more interior boxes to pack in a larger outer box. 4) Do not use tape of any kind on any part of an instrument or its case - tape will damage finish. Saturday, July 14, 2007. Thursday, July 5, 2007. Important Surveying I...
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Antique Scientific Instrument News & Views: Skinner's October 2007 Auction Results
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Tuesday, June 3, 2008. Skinner's October 2007 Auction Results. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Can Your Antique Mercury Barometer Damage Your Hea. Skinners October 2007 Auction Results.
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Antique Scientific Instrument News & Views: March 2009
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009. Gemmary Web Site Update - Spring 2009 Catalog and Book Lis. Rick and Faye Blankenhorn. The Gemmary, Inc. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Gemmary Web Site Update - Spring 2009 Catalog and Bo.
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Antique Scientific Instrument News & Views: Gemmary Status Update - We are home
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Saturday, October 27, 2007. Gemmary Status Update - We are home. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Gemmary Web Site Update - Fall 2007 Catalog and Book. Gemmary Status Update - We are home. Fallbrook Fire and Gemmary Status. Preservation, Conservation, Repair, or Restoration.
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Merci from Ruby-Sapphire.com
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Ruby and Sapphire: A Collector's Guide. The Book of Ruby and Sapphire. Join our Mailing List. Pygmaeos gigantum humeris impositos, plusquam ipsos gigantes videre. Dwarfs on the shoulders of giants see further than the giants themselves.). Stella Didacus (Diego de Estella) [1524–1578]. First, my brother, David Hughes. Who was responsible for the original design of this site (including the above graphic). The best bits are all his. Thanks, David, you’re the man! Rick Allen of Gem-Land Adventures. John Emme...
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Cool Links
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These are sites that I have found to be very informative or. The first eleven are links to pages on this web site. If you know of or have a web site that you think would be related and. Please submit it by E-Mail for consideration to Robert Parrish at:. More to come as I learn more, and other information relating to Keuffel and Esser. Also history of the Fauth and Co. of Washington, DC, and Bausch and Lomb. Http:/ www.surveyhistory.org. Erial numbers and maker information. Adjusting line of sight. Http:/...
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Drawing tools
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Drawing and illustrating in the pre-digital time. Some of the tools described here are still in use – at least in education at school. However, most of the items have disappeared from a professional environment. Even the drawing board has disappeared. But we all are still dreaming of screens of. Most french words courtesy by Daniel Blériot. And my private collection. Drawing tool, design tool. Util à dessiner. Der teilzirkel, stechzirkel. La boîte à compas. Le compas à verge. Le compas à pompe. The most ...