Butterfly Proboscis
? Dennis Kunkel, University of Hawaii
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Butterfly Proboscis
? Dennis Kunkel, University of Hawaii
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A nose is a nose is a nose, but in the hands and eyes of research scientist Dennis Kunkel, it becomes a thing of strange beauty. This Butterfly Proboscis is one of scores of insect images at Dennis Kunkel's Microscopy website. The site brings you close in to the world of "Most Wanted Bugs" (including Bug Mug shots and rap sheets!), "MicroAliens," and more; each click of the mouse brings further visual delights.
Dr. Kunkel's credits include 25 years experience in microscopy, specializing in light microscopy and transmission & scanning electron microscopy He is the co-author of an award-winning children's book, MicroAliens : Dazzling Journeys With an Electron Microscope, available online through Amazon.com.
Science for Art?s Sake
(Head Of) A Fuegian
Watercolor by Conrad Martens (1801-78)
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Artists performed an integral role in scientific excursions of the 19th century, and the voyage of the HMS Beagle was no exception. Conrad Martens traveled with Darwin through the South Pacific, documenting in his sketchobook many of their exciting cultural, as well as scientific, encounters. These images have also recently been put up for auction at Sotheby's; a sample of the collection can be found on their Australian Fine Art auction page.
"These drawings are a crucial part of the only illustrated account of this historical voyage, allowing us to gain important visual insight into the nature of Darwin's experiences so formative to his ideas," writes Adam Free of Sotheby's Paintings Department in Sydney, Australia. Beagle readers may also want to visit the Sotheby's home page for more information on upcoming auctions.
