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Nasmyth & Carpenter: The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite, 1874

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Animals in Science

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From Physics, 1960

Short Essays

Berenice Abbott: Photography and Science (1939)

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6.12.18 WHAT DOES LIGHTNIGN LOOK LIKE

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Do You Know What Lightning Really Looks Like?

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Young with a prism spectroscope at the solar eclipse of May 28, 1900.

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1870

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5.25.18 NASA PHOTOG CAMERA MELT

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NASA photographer caught the perfect launch shot. Then his camera melted.

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5.21.18 first image from TESS satellite

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Stunning First Image Sent Back By NASA’s Planet-Hunter Satellite

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4.30.18 FOOD CHAIN CAPTURED IN 1 IN A TRILLION SHOT

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Photographer Captures Food Chain in ‘One in a Trillion Shot’

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4.24.18 augment reality lets doctors see under skin

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Augmented-Reality Allows Medical Images To Be Projected On Patients’ Skin

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4.17.18 recognizing faces in the dark, thermal imaging

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Army Develops Face Recognition Technology That Works In The Dark

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4.3.18 SOFI THE ROBOTIC FISH

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Robotic Fish to Keep a Fishy Eye on the Health of the Oceans

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4.6.18 SELF POWERED IMAGE SENSER

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Self-Powered Image Sensor Could Watch You Forever

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3.22.18 WEARABLE BRAIN SCANNER 1

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A Brain-Scanning Helmet Can Record Neural Activity As Wearers Move Around

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3.19.18 only woman in a photo of 38 men scientists...

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The Only Woman In A Photo Of 38 Scientists, And Now She’s Been Identified

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