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Martin Burrett

The Scale of the Universe - 118 views

htwins.net/scale

science universe astronomy scale size atoms

shared by Martin Burrett on 02 Jul 11 - Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 02 Jul 11
     
    An amazing resource which shows the relative scales of things in the universe and guaranteed to make you feel insignificant. But wow it's good. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science
Justin Medved

Cell Size and Scale - 94 views

learn.genetics.utah.edu/...scale

science biology cells scale Interactive size genetics atom for:dharter for:mdil

shared by Justin Medved on 13 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Justin Medved on 13 Nov 09
     
    This is amazing!
Gerald Carey

Magnifying the Universe - 4 views

www.numbersleuth.org/universe

scale universe science

shared by Gerald Carey on 12 May 12 - No Cached
  • Gerald Carey on 12 May 12
     
    Terrific interactive showing the size of various items from atoms to the universe. Great for a white board! Hat tip to Free Technology for Teachers - a great resource and blog.
Martin Burrett

Magnifying the Universe - 6 views

www.numbersleuth.org/universe

size scale universe

shared by Martin Burrett on 11 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 11 Jun 12
     
    A great resource for viewing the very biggest and very smallest things in the universe, ranging from galaxies to insects, nebulae and stars to molecules and atoms. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science
Matt Renwick

When a Bookstore Closes, an Argument Ends - The New Yorker - 21 views

www.newyorker.com/...kstore-closes-an-argument-ends

bookstore argument ends

shared by Matt Renwick on 30 Jun 15 - No Cached
  • once a bookstore is gone we lose the particular opportunities for adjacency it offers,
  • Restaurants, bookstores, cafés—on a grander scale railway stations, on a lesser one chessboards near park benches—are the sinews of civil society.
  • Enlightenment happened more often in a café than a classroom.
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  • By atomizing our experience to the point of alienation—or, at best, by creating substitutes for common experience (“you might also like…” lists, Twitter exchanges instead of face-to-face conversations)—we lose the common thread of civil life.
  • Books are not just other luxury items to be shopped for. They are the levers of our consciousness.
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