bublog:
“ Aw yeah, BUB’s new Magical Yule Log Video is up, HERE.
Pop it onto your widescreen and POOF you’ve got your very own BUB, and very your very own fireplace, in your very own home.
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bublog:

Aw yeah, BUB’s new Magical Yule Log Video is up, HERE

Pop it onto your widescreen and POOF you’ve got your very own BUB, and very your very own fireplace, in your very own home. 

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smithsonianlibraries:
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“ Sophie Blanchard, who in 1805 became the first woman to pilot a balloon, was both a daring entertainer and aeronautic pioneer.
The first female professional aeronaut was shy and nervous on the ground, but when...

smithsonianlibraries:

smithsonian:

Sophie Blanchard, who in 1805 became the first woman to pilot a balloon, was both a daring entertainer and aeronautic pioneer. 

The first female professional aeronaut was shy and nervous on the ground, but when she was in the air, her persona transformed. Tragically, Blanchard’s passion led to her demise: She died when her balloon caught fire and she was tangled in its netting. 

As Blanchard took to the skies, her contemporaries unlocked other secrets of the natural world, from exploration to electricity—while writers had a field day meeting a new demand for scientific stories and creating plenty of hoaxes. 

She’s featured in a @smithsonianlibraries exhibition that studies the relationship between science and fiction in the 19th century​. 

That exhibit is Fantastic Worlds: Science and Fiction, 1780-1910, and you should come visit!

Find similar aeronautic ephemera in the Scrapbook of Early Aeronautica, a three volume collection of newspaper clippings, prints, and other things connected with the early years of aeronautics. It was put together by librarian and collector William Upcott with content from 1780s to 1840. 

(via smithsonianlibraries)

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skunkbear:
“ I’ve always wanted to see lightning in slow motion!
Scientists at Florida Institute of Technology shot this video on May 20th during a storm near the university’s Melbourne campus. They were testing a high speed camera – one designed for...

skunkbear:

I’ve always wanted to see lightning in slow motion!

Scientists at Florida Institute of Technology shot this video on May 20th during a storm near the university’s Melbourne campus. They were testing a high speed camera – one designed for studying the dynamics and energetics of the upward electrical discharges from thunderstorms. But they captured this:

Video courtesy of the Geospace Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics and Space Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology.

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