the igneous, the sedimentary and the metamorphic

A bit of a Bouvard and Pécuchet thing, which basically means an opportunity to wallow in the art of procrastination, led by vagrant and insidious thoughts, and a continuous flow of new found interests and awes, whether momentary or enduring, often seemingly disparate.

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24.2.26

mezzotint plate of the lunar highlands by tobias mayer, photography of a plaster model of a lunar crater and group of lunar mountains by james nasmyth, group of sun spots and veiled spots by étienne trouvelot, typical sun-spot by samuel langley and cluster mergers

















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23.2.26

section of a (slightly broken) cell seen with an electron microscope and geologic maps


 













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22.2.26

adams' synchronological chart of universal theory










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21.2.26

sheets from a general map of central europe as compiled in the 3rd military mapping survey of austria-hungary, around 1910













 
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20.2.26

the alluvial valley of the lower mississippi river, harold fisk, 1944




























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19.2.26

map of the state of maine, maps of mount desert island, modern nautical chart of maine, 3d elevation + 1904 acadia usgs map and 3d elevation + tennessee valley 1942 map by scott reinhard

 















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