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rearranging-deck-chairs · 4 months

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anyone happen to know what this thing is?

#in the science museum in london #theres pictures on google maps but those dont say whats in the picture #on the thing it reads the last few words '[...] sends today the world will read tomorrow'#so im thinking its like smth abt communications?#im on the science museum website where you can search for things they have in their collection #but i dont even know what category of thing this is #and they have thousands and thousands of pictures #where do i start #hang on i zoomed in further #'what rugby sends today the world will read tomorrow'#so either this just became more incomprehensible or rugby might be a place?#its a town! around birmingham #but they dont seem to have a lot going on #what are they sending #and how does this thing factor in #is it like cables? is it like telephone cables they all coiled up?#or is this how the thing is supposed to be in use too?#they iNVENTED RUGBY??? oh my god #is this a rugby thing #i admit im not very sporty but. do they use this thing in rugby #i thought it was just pointy balls #turbines? is it a turbine? i dont know what turbines are #'rotary mechanical device that extracts energy from a fluid flow and converts it into useful work'#could be a turbine?

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avillainstory · 4 months

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#t.#my photography #dark academia #the science museum #london #architecture #dinosaur

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escapismsworld · 6 months

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Blundell's blood transfusion apparatus, 19th century. London, England. Science Museum.

James Blundell (1790-1878) was a British obstetrician. He performed the first recorded successful human-to-human blood transfusion in 1818, using the patient’s husband as the donor.

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thursdayisbetterthanfriday · 2 months

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Cybernetic Tortoise

Year: 1950 Inventor: Walter Grey Current Home: London Science Museum

"A landmark both in robotics and cybernetics (the science of communication and control systems), the tortoise invented by William Grey Walter was an 'artificial animal' designed to investigate brain functions.

It was devised at the Burden Neurological Institute in Bristol, a unique centre combining experimental and clinical work, established in 1939. A favourite at the science exhibition of the Festival of Britain, held at the Science Museum, under the name Machina speculatrix, was designed to behave like a simple animal.

It was wired to display certain characteristics: it travelled around floors, manoeuvred to avoid obstacles and slopes, and was equipped with a photo-receptor so that it would approach moderate light but avoid bright illumination." - Science Museum Website Entry

#Tortoise #Walter grey #Cybernetics #Cybernetic #Robot #Robotics #Science museum #London Science Museum

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fallbabylon · 9 months

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Human and Animal Skulls on display at the newly opened Hunterian Museum- London

#gothic #goth #memento mori #skull #dead #history #science #medicine #anatomy #macabre #morbid #conjoined twins #syphilis #death #decay #goth aesthetic #horror #london #hunterian museum

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myothertardisisonthemun · 1 month

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arthistoryanimalia · 11 months

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Pioneering paleontologist Mary Anning was born #OTD (21 May 1799 – 9 March 1847). Let's also take a moment to appreciate her beloved dog companion, Tray:

1. Detail from Denise Dutton's 2021 Mary Anning statue at Lyme Regis (love the little detail of the ammonite in the ear!)

2. Detail from the original portrait painting of Anning by an unknown artist, before 1842, now at Natural History Museum, London

3. Sketch by Mary! Part of her personal papers, now held by Natural History Museum, London.

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katiajewelbox · 4 days

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Join me for Katia Plant Scientist's *first* live and in-person public event - "The World of Seeds" Branch Out workshop at the Garden Museum of London!

Learn about the biology of seeds while gaining hands-on experience setting up seed germination and planting seeds. As well as gaining useful knowledge on seed evolution and anatomy, you will take home up to four pots of vegetables and herbs to grow in your own windowsill or garden at home. The workshop will also include an exhibition of exotic seeds from around the world from the museum's historic collections.

Join me at the Garden Museum's Clore Learning Space on Thursday May 9th, 2024, at 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. The workshop is appropriate for adults and kids aged 8 or older. We can accommodate around 20 people at the workshop, and it is "first come, first served". Participation in the workshop is included with admission to the museum. The Garden Museum is well worth a look for plant lovers of all ages, so make sure to budget time to check out the exhibits and gardens at the venue.

Hope to see you there, and stay curious about plants!

Garden Museum info:

Address

Lambeth Palace Road

London, SE1 7LB

020 7401 8865

Opening Hours

Open Monday – Sunday

10am – 5pm

Adult: £15

Friends and Patrons of the Museum: Free

Senior citizen: £12

Student: £8.50

Unemployed: £8.50

Art Pass: £7.50

Child (6 and under): free

Child (7-18): £8.50

Family 1 (1 adult, 1 child): £18

Family 2 (2 adults, 2 children): £35

Members of the Community Access Scheme: Free

#katia_plantscientist #plants #botany #plantbiology #plantscience #gardening #learning #education #communityengagement #outreach #sciencecommunication #workshop #interactive #liveandinperson #liveevent #inpersonevent #seeds #gardeningtips #gardenmuseum #centrallondon #london #londonevents #germination

#katia plant scientist #botany #plant biology #plants #plant science #katia hougaard #workshop #interactive #gardening #london #london events #garden museum #live and in person #educational #make and take

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rustyelias · 26 days

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I’ll l never forgive Alex for making real historical figures npc’s I can never escape this podcast man

#went to a museum today BOOM fucking Howard Carter!#science class BOOK Newton and Einstein!#looks at my 8 year old Oscar Wilde special interest which means I have a bookshelf filled with his works and books on him #one of my close friends is reading Kafkas works at the moment #ALEX WHY EVERYTHING REMINDS MS OF THIS PODCAST #it's doesn't help I'm British as well. fucking London and Dover HAHAHSHS #all of this is so /lh I love it it's all fuel for hyperfixtation #rusty quill gaming #rqg #eli madness

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halo-halogremlin · 9 months

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A pilgrimage, to worship at the temples of knowledge.

which is just a wanky way of saying “photo dump: London Museums edition”

#london #london photography #v&a museum #victoria and albert museum #natural history museum #museum photography #my photos #photography #photographers on tumblr #photo journal #science museum #iphone #iphonography #phone photography #phone pics

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world-of-wales · 1 year

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CATHERINE'S STYLE FILES - 2020

21 JANUARY 2020 || The Duchess of Cambridge launched the 5 Big Questions by embarking on a 24-Jour tour with her first stop being MiniBrum at Thinktank at Birmingham Science Museum.

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paulpingminho · 4 months

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#caveman #model #early human #human ancestor #Natural History Museum London #nudity #naked caveman #London #England #science

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homeisaplaceinthehills · 2 years

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Drawing, magnified studies of a ground beetle (Carabus nemoralis), by Beatrix Potter, about 1887. Linder Bequest. Museum no. BP.257. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London, courtesy Frederick Warne & Co Ltd

#Beatrix Potter #V&A #Victoria and Albert Museum #London #science #illustration #insect

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escapismsworld · 1 year

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