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‘Screw-barrel’ microscope

The very first microscopes were actually closer to a type of fancy magnifying glasses. They only had one lens and were only able to magnify an object to a few d...
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Imagination

Science can be an extremely precise discipline: you need to measure everything as accurately as possible, to meticulously note things down, and, if required, to...
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Hydrostatic balance

This balance, which was found in Joseph Plateau’s Cabinet de Physique demonstrates how Archimedes’ principle works.
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Long-spine porcupinefish

Porcupinefish can make themselves swell up by sucking in water. That makes them more difficult to grab and swallow.
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Hat mould “conformateur”

Psychologists and neuroscientists are still searching for a link between the activity in certain areas of the brain and carrying out specific tasks.
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Female bowl-bearing figure

The female figure is the most common motif in Luba art.
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Metaphase in meiosis

This is a model of metaphase in meiosis, i.e. cell division in reproductive cells.
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“Firespitter” helm mask

The West African Senufo people divides the world into two main entities: nature and culture. If either one of those gains the upper hand, chaos will ensue.
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Wire frames for surface tension study

Thanks to Neyt, Joseph Plateau managed to capture the fragile soap bubbles in three-dimensional stereo photographs.
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Chronoscope

The chronoscope works like a giant stopwatch. It is able to measure very short time intervals, up to a thousandth of a second.
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