memory to the executed cosmonaut vsevolod volkov.
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Stages described in the previous video post are depicted here in the form of an illustration.
Illustrated by Jen Christiansen (whale fall illustration) and Catherine Wilson (species inset illustrations).
Nothing ever goes to waste. Except fossils maybe, but then again they make paleontologist giddy as eff.
Mermaid illustration obtained by Blomhoff, late Edo period (artist unknown)
Reports of mermaid encounters were not uncommon in 19th-century Japan, and a number of illustrated documents from that period - including a few by notable natural historians - depict some fantastic specimens rarely seen in today’s world.
This mermaid illustration from the National Museum of Ethnology (Leiden, Netherlands) was obtained by Dutch trader Jan Cock Blomhoff, who served as director of the Dejima trading post in Nagasaki from 1817 to 1824. The drawing appears to show a different mermaid than Blomhoff’s famous mummified specimen, which is also owned by the museum.
Vampire Squid Illustration, 1889
This Smithsonian Snapshot celebrates the Halloween season with this 1889 scientific illustration of a vampire squid from Smithsonian Libraries.
Its jet-black skin, the caped appearance of the webbing between its arms and eyes that appear red under some light conditions are what gave the vampire squid its name.
In 1889, Prince Albert I of Monaco began writing the series Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies sur son yacht. The series, including the volume with this vampire squid illustration, is held for research at the Smithsonian Institution Libraries.
In the early 1900s, the prince’s strong interest in protecting the world’s oceans and discovering new species led him to establish the Fondation Albert Ier. The foundation promoted his research in the field of oceanography and marine biology.
The vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) is the single living representative of the cephalopod group known as the Vampyromorpha. It is a small, deep-sea species found at depths of at least 2,000 to 3,000 feet in the temperate and tropical oceans of the world.
It reaches a maximum total length of around 30 centimeters with a 15-centimeter gelatinous body similar to a jelly fish. It shares similarities with both squid and octopuses. In 1903, it was classified as an octopus by German teuthologist Carl Chun, but later reassigned to a new order.
To learn more about the vampire squid in the wild, visit the Encyclopedia of Life.
This object is one of 137 million artifacts, works of art and specimens in the Smithsonian’s collection. It is currently not on display but is digitized in the Biodiversity Heritage Library. To learn more about this item, visit the Smithsonian Institution Libraries website.
This may be my favorite scientific illustration of all time. I’ve never seen an image of the vampire squid with such a jack-o-lantern style going on. /Robert
Like Capt. Kirk from Star Trek, adolescents have a reputation for being irrational, making snap decisions based on their emotions. The bad news is: It’s kinda deserved. The good news is: Every teen brain comes equipped with an internal Mr. Spock, trying to keep them safe.
The Teenage Brain: Spock Vs. Captain Kirk
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An illustration by Lynette Cook depicts a distant planetary system revolving around star HD 38529. From NASA/APOD in August 2000: “Shining in Earth’s night sky at 6th magnitude, this sun-like star lies 137 light-years away in the constellation Orion. Like most of the known extrasolar planets, HD38529’s planet was discovered by detecting the telltale Doppler wobble in the parent star’s spectrum. The data reveal that this planet orbits once every 14.3 days at an average of only 0.13 times the Earth-Sun distance and has a minimum of 0.77 Jupiter masses (about 240 Earth masses). There is even evidence in the wobble data that HD38529, and other stars with one known planet have additional massive planets orbiting them. In this dramatic artist’s vision, HD38529 and its newfound world are viewed from the moon of another massive ringed planet orbiting farther out. The ringed planet’s moon is imagined to have a thin atmosphere and a surface covered with icy sheets and ridges similar to those found on Jupiter’s moon Europa.”
German magazine engraving
1900
I don’t know what it says but it sure is pretty! (note: octopus!)
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