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“On combinations of four mirrors forming a square” in David Brewster, The Kaleidoscope: Its History, Theory, and Construction (London, 1858)
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Kaleidoscope

Jul. 17, 2020

How a Scottish scientist's invention influenced 19th-century American decorative artFew objects have played a greater role in underscoring the combined power of light, color, and motion than the kaleidoscope

Man inspecting cycad
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A Passion for Cycads

Apr. 1, 2017

Survivors from the dinosaur age, cycads continue to captivate collectors and researchersCycads are squat, woody, and branchless. They have no flowers, just spiky leaves that shred clothes and tear skin. They grow slowly, poison livestock and sometimes people.