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Darwin, the young adventurer

Humanities, the magazine of the NEH, has a fascinating article on Darwin’s voyage aboard the HMS Beagle. The very fact that Darwin was invited on this circumnavigational “cruise” is amazing, a stroke of good luck; normally, aboard a vessel of the British navy, the ship’s doctor would undertake scientific observations. Luckily the Beagle’s captain, Henslow, [...]

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At The Grand Bazaar, Istanbul

© 2008, Andy Lachance, all rights reserved
Infinite riches in a little room. Would you like to see more?

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Time Wastes Too Fast

Thomas Jefferson was a scientist, philosopher, statesman, architect, naturalist, musician, naturalist, zoologist, botanist, farmer, bibliophile, inventor, wine connoisseur, mathematician and and……
Maira Kalman illustrates a visit to Monticello in The New York Times and we think it’s perfect. Happy Independence Day.

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The Blue Mosque, Istanbul

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If you think this is good, you should really see it in four dimensions.

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Just another day in South Africa…

A hippo gets stuck in a 10-foot-tall water tower. He’d climbed up to cool off.

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