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Athanasius Kircher (1601-1680) – Mundus Subterraneus

Whilst researching Alexander Jamieson, I came across images of Kircher’s Mundus Subterraneus, which I thought were stunning in detail and alternative insight of the times. I won’t go too deep into Kircher as he certainly lived a life, creating a sunflower clock and running a personal museum (visit biodiversity.org) amongst other things. It’s his eye-opening …

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The Celestial Atlas of Alex Jamieson (1822)

Whilst researching Alex Jamieson’s Celestial Atlas, I took a deep dive into the website of Ian Ridpath, a real polymath on the subject and fascinating for anybody with an interest in astronomy. The text below is quoted from his website. “Of all Jamieson’s many publications, it is his Celestial Atlas that is best remembered. By the time …

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Things to come (1936)

I recently watched THINGS TO COME on the Archive.org website and thoroughly enjoyed the journey into it’s retro future. Prompted from it being referenced in the Interplanetary podcast show recently, I researched two elements of the film – the art design (or production design) and the music. The plot lines investigated by HG Wells are …

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