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When scientists get together, what do they do?
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A gathering of astronomers
The photographer, the painter and the scientist
Realism and creativity
Art and science are tied to reality in different ways, as are artists and scientists.
Brass, glass and verniers
Scientists of yesterday were different
Our astronomer and our navigator are away from headquarters at the moment, showing a Professor of Physics how to use his sextant. This style of instrument was the mainstay of nineteenth-century astronomy: made of brass and glass, with precise scales engraved on them for careful measurements. The people who used them had to work in a different way from current astronomers and must have had a different approach to life.