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Visualizing One Million

One Million by Hendrik Hertzberg is a new edition of a 1970s book that helps the average joe comprehend just how large one million is. Each of its 200 pages has 5,000 dots and occasionally individual dots are highlighted for their statistical significance. (via fastco)

Art History Photography

Twenty Million Pixels of the Birth of Venus

For four months only HaltaDefinizione is offering an interactive gallery of 10 masterpieces photographed with their high-definition technology. Up to 1,000 photos are stitched together to create each work, allowing you to zoom in and examine centuries old paintings millimeter by millimeter. Ooh Paul Biro can use it to hunt for some latent Boiticelli thumbprints!

Art History

Vintage Argentinian Funeral Cars

Fernando Aguerre found these wooden-bodied, vintage Cadillac funeral cars while exploring an old barn in Argentina. Estimated to have been built sometime in the 1940s their creator is unknown. More photos on Jalopnik. (thnx Jorge)

Design History Illustration

Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11

In a follow up to yesterday’s post, Moonshot could soon best Alphabeasties as preferred bedtime reading material.

History Photography

Something Happened on Nantucket in 1937

(via the Nantucket Historical Association)

History Photography

Fantastic Finds at Vintage Printable

A veritable wealth of awesome over at Vintage Printable (appears heavily under construction at the moment).