#johann jakob scheuchzer

[bizarreauhavre]

Johannn Jakob Scheuchzer, 1660, the Tatzelwurm, (Alpine folklore).

#bizarre au havre #cryptozoology #cryptid #paranormal #apparition #tatzelwurm #drawing #monster #artist #johann jakob scheuchzer #cryptozoologie #dessin #monstre #artiste

[lindahall]

Johann Jakob Scheuchzer – Scientist of the Day

Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, a Swiss naturalist and collector of fossils, was born Aug. 2, 1672. 

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#Johann Jakob Scheuchzer #fossils #diluvialism #histsci #histSTM #18th century #history of science #Ashworth #Scientist of the Day

[beautifulcorpses]

Chapter ???

Before April 1st becomes April 2nd, and in the spirit of #BeautifulCorpses , I wanted to present to you a fine example of #NotFakeScience #AprilFools !

 Folks, meet what once was considered a very early member of the Homo genus: Homo diluvii testis !

Yeah, so... It’s known now to have been a giant Miocene salamander, dubbed Andrias scheuchzeri. An early representative of the species including the Chinese giant water salamander, amongst others.

 But when it was first uncovered in 1726, Swiss physician Johann Jakob Scheuchzer believed a man looked at him from the rock - its name literally translated to “Man, witness of the Deluge”.

Perhaps it could be compared to the Piltdown Man in England, in that it took a lot longer than what’d be normal for someone to call bullshit - 32 YEARS. That’s like an entire generation of people figuring that this was a person.

 From there, it flip-flopped from consideration as a catfish, a lizard, and finally a salamander - but never again a man. And thank God, honestly.

Some have claimed that, given the fragmentary appearance of the fossil, it could’ve been mistaken for a VERY destroyed human skeleton... though I wonder how much Mr. Scheuchzer might’ve been kidding, or at least not been serious... 

 I mean the guy was a DOCTOR

The lack of serious thought might’ve been endemic to the science at the time. For another example of this, we can point to the first dinosaur fossil ever discovered and described in Western science, Scrotum humanum.

(to whit: this was a piece of a leg bone of Megalosaurus, the first dinosaur described as such in the science. In a world where the first name managed to stay...)

I’ll close with this incredible interpretation by C. M. Koseman for “All Yesterdays”, of what a humanoid with A. scheuchzeri’s proportions would’ve *really* looked like...

 Happy #AprilFoolsDay everybody!!! Hope you enjoyed this brief #NotFakeScience adventure

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[onceuponatimetheworldwasround]

Tower of Babel (cross section)

from Physica Sacra by Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, 1731-1735

#tower of babel #Johann Jakob Scheuchzer #drawing #circle #round and round

[publicdomainreview]

Illustration from Johann Jakob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra (1731)

From our collection of rainbows in art through the ages: from Noah’s sign, through to 18th-century optics, and modernist abstraction: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/rainbows-in-art

[3y3]

Johann Jakob Scheuchzer

[worldsandemanations]

Johann Jakob Scheuchzer. Fenestrae Coeli Apertae (The Windows of Heaven were Opened), from 'Physica Sacra'. 1731.

[crazywolf828]

do you happen to know anything about megafauna?

Listen. I know megafauna also applies to like modern day animals like giraffes, but this gives me a chance to gush about prehistoric stuff. So that's what we're going with!

Alright first off is one of my favorites, and theorized to be where the myth of the cyclops came from, deinotherium.

It's an extinct relative to elephants that's name literally translates to 'terrible beast'. This guy went extinct about 7million years ago, but you might be asking, how did it inspire cyclops of all things? Well to answer that we have to look at it's skull

It's believed that people saw these giant skulls and thought that there was an eye in the whole in the center. Obviously we know now that isn't true, but what is that hole for? Well, it's for the trunk. Modern day elephant skulls have the same thing, it's where all the muscles and stuff go through.

Okay, i know I said I was only going to do prehistoric but I'm weak. Say hello to the Chinese giant salamander, the last living amphibian megafauna

These guys are known as living fossils, it's family dating back 170million years. They can be anywhere from 3.5-5.9 feet long and weigh 66-115 pounds. Scientists aren't actually sure on how long they live, in captivity it's up to 60 years. There was supposed sightings of a 200 year old one but they were undocumented and considered unreliable.

Wait actually I can tie this in with fossils. Say hello to, the man who witnessed the flood

Okay I'm kidding technically it's a giant Japanese salamander, but! There was a man, Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, who believed this was the fossil of a human being who witnessed the biblical flood. Which at the time (17th century) was what people believed caused fossilization. They figured that if fossils were once living things, but they were found deep underground, that the story of the biblical flood was to blame. Almost no one agreed with Johann btw, even other scientists thought it was some sort of fish or lizard.

Another fun fact! The giant salamander genus is called Andrias, if that sounds familiar it's because this guy was based off of them

King Andrias, the biggest amphibian in Amphibia, it sort of gives itself away.

But, sadly the wild population has declined up to 80% since 1950 due to them being seen as a delicacy so they are critically endangered.

Alright this got way out of hand, hope you enjoy your facts anon!

#hi its 9 and i havent slept in far too long i hope this makes sense #god can you imagine if i talked about the irish elk? or giant sloth? #or american cheetah which isnt a megafauna but theyre still neat #don't mind me #answered #ask #anon #amphibia #facts #my facts #king andrias #chinese giant salamander #elephants #myths #cyclops #deinotherium #extinct animals #uhh #i dunno what else to tag #amphibians #salamanders

[rossodimarte]

Cloud Pillar leading Jews out of Egypt as Aurora Borealis, from Physica Sacra, Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, 1731

#scheuchzer #physica sacra #aurora borealis #cloud pillar #exodus #jews #egypt #xviii century #engraving

[poetry-lair]

A hiss breaks the silence,

As the twinkle in his eyes

pierce the dark.

A strange crawl

walks the dark mountain path,

until he open it wide

his mouth

freezing the blood in your veins.

Poem (C): Me

“Tatzelwurm - Cat faced Mountain Dragon in Sarganserland ”(C): Johann Jakob Scheuchzer

“Tatzelwurm”(C): Anonymous

“By day she made herself into a cat”(C): Arthur Rackham

“Tournée Du Chat Noir”(C): Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

“La Tigre (The Tiger)”(C): Antonio Ligabue

“Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci (Detail)” (C): Piero di Cosimo

“Two Snakes”(C): Albertus Seba

“Medusa (Detail)” (C): Peter Paul Rubens

All the rights of the images, effects and GIF belong to their respective owners.

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[steamedtangerine]

Johann Jakob Scheuchzer

#bones #art

[legitime-demence]

De Planetarum Influxu

#Johann Jakob Scheuchzer #Physica sacra #1731

[illutron]

#johann jakob scheuchzer #art #old art #print #old print #dragon #cat #creature #black and white #b&w

[magictransistor]

Johann Jakob Scheuchzer. Subterranean Rivers. 1716.

#Johann Jakob Scheuchzer #Subterranean Rivers #1716 #Johann J. Scheuchzer #1672-1733 #Herbarium deluvianum #Swiss naturalists #magictransistor #fuck tumblr #theives #sea of thieves #tumblr used us then destroyed itself

[moschops911]

#johann jakob scheuchzer

[publicdomainreview]

Illustration from Johann Jakob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra (1731)

From our collection of rainbows in art through the ages: from Noah’s sign, through to 18th-century optics, and modernist abstraction: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/rainbows-in-art