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Here be monsters: Incredible illustrations from ‘De Monstris’ (1665) Here be monsters: Incredible illustrations from ‘De Monstris’ (1665) Fortunio Liceti (1577-1657) was an Italian philosopher, doctor and scientist.

Here be monsters: Incredible illustrations from ‘De Monstris’ (1665)

He studied medicine and philosophy at the University of Bologna before becoming a lecturer of logic at the University of Pisa and then a professor of philosophy at the University of Padua. Liceti was omnivorous in his interests writing books on mathematics, philosophy, astronomy, genetics and disease. He was friends with Galileo and the mathematician Bonaventura Cavalieri, who once remarked that Liceti was such a prodigious scholar that he produced a book a week.

Bill Watterson's "cartoonist's advice," in comic form by Zen Pencils, aka Gavin Aung Than. 250512_1313687244_large.jpg (1280×826) 7 Amazing Images Of The Future From 1947. IMG_8340-731851. Here Are 25 Beautiful Adventures You Should Be Having Right Now. We can’t all be globetrotting secret agents or jet-setters like The Most Interesting Man In The World, but we can definitely plan awesome vacations to take us to some cool places we can have an adventure or two in.

Here Are 25 Beautiful Adventures You Should Be Having Right Now

Here are 20 amazing pictures of equally amazing places that will get your mind wandering, whether you’re sitting at home, at a desk or in traffic. (Click picture for the larger image!) 1. Inuit Mythology Project « Eva Widermann Illustration. Artwork for the INUIT MYTHOLOGY PROJECT by Inhabit Media, Nunavut The Inuit Mythology Project was founded to collect and preserve the culture, the legends and the heroes of the Inuit for their children.

Inuit Mythology Project « Eva Widermann Illustration

I feel honoured to take part in this exciting project. - StumbleUpon. Eyjafjallajokull-volcano-lightning-iceland_26742_990x742.jpg (989×742) A Splash of Rose" by Anthony Chang. Now THIS is the reason why I bought that glass rose!

A Splash of Rose" by Anthony Chang

This photo is actually going to be used for one of my assignments at school, but you know I would have done this either way because its such a cool idea hahaha. Now this is something I'm really happy about, I like the way it turned out, though just like a lot of things this ain't an original idea, I'm not that creative hahaha. This is my atempt at a photo someone else did on Flickr. I saw it a few days ago while looking for a good example for my assignment and knew I had to try it out myself. This photo is a composite... Pencil Vs Camera - 57. How to become Super Vol. II. Ercal.jpg (1196×793)