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The text Spinning Wheel inside a dark green circle.

Spinning Wheel

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Brass lamp that resembles a large candlestick with a reservoir and two wick holders at the top in the shape of a V.

Object Story: Lamp

A brass lamp with two burners made for burning oil.

Innovation and Artificial Light

 

Printed illustration of a flea.

Micrographia

Discovering a Hidden Universe and Creating Science

Two illustrations of the moon showing a jagged line down the center. The top illustration has the line almost exactly in the middle and the bottom illustration has the line slightly to the left. To the left of the lines the moon is dark and to the right of the lines the moon is light.

Sidereus Nuncius

Galileo Galilei began a scientific revolution when he shared a new way of studying the universe in his book Siderius Nuncius.

Icon with a light bulb, star, and shapes above a pencil.

Activity: Candle Math

Explore the relationship between candle light and contemporary lighting from incandescent and fluorescent lamps.

Icon with a light bulb, star, and shapes above a pencil.

Activity: Change and Consequences

Explore the influence that artificial lighting has on everyday life and the environment.

Icon with a light bulb, star, and shapes above a pencil.

Activity: Make a Contemporary Connection to Inventions

Examine the role of innovation in relationship to progress and improvements in lifestyle and consider the impact of these improvements on the environment.

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