Sapere aude, dare to know A few weeks ago, I gave a talk on… Read more…The Enlightenment – how the 18th century changed science
Tucked away safely in the archive of the British Museum is a nondescript piece of… Read more…The oldest lens in the world (or is it?)
There are few things that can make a biologist swoon, but Darwin is one of… Read more…The day I met Darwin & accidentally made a scene.
One of the greatest and earliest contributions to the world of microscopy was the… Read more…Micrographia
This is a great article on work done by the TU Delft Reactor Institute, investigating… Read more…The secret of Leeuwenhoeks lenses
**A special thank you to Eimear and Ger for their help and for allowing me… Read more…The gentleman botanist
If you don’t have time to make it to a museum today, take a stroll… Read more…Endless forms most beautiful
What do Leonardo da Vinci and Edinburgh have in common? The answer is the camera… Read more…Back to the beginning – camera obscura
Today I’m taking a small divergence from microscopy to that of astronomy. The telescope is… Read more…Ireland’s Great Telescope
