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Cucumbers from Our Garden

lsky2061 — Sat, 7 Nov 2009 21:00:40 MST

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Cucumbers from Our Garden

lsky2061 — Sat, 7 Nov 2009 21:00:27 MST

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These are some of the cucumbers I harvested from the potted cucumber plants. I sliced and salted them.

Cucumber and Basil in Pot

lsky2061 — Sat, 7 Nov 2009 20:58:40 MST

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Lettuce, Potted Flowers, and Ground Flowers

lsky2061 — Sat, 7 Nov 2009 20:56:59 MST

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Assorted Flowers

lsky2061 — Sat, 7 Nov 2009 20:56:39 MST

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Trees and Pond at Emmanuel

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:00:26 MDT

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Birds and Pond at Emmanuel

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:00:16 MDT

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Hallway to my room

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:00:06 MDT

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We stayed in dorm rooms that are occupied by students of Emmanuel College. The students were away on break while we were there.

The U Stairway

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:59:57 MDT

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Spiral Staircase to My Room.

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:59:48 MDT

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My Room

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:59:38 MDT

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Presumably, C. Thompson came back after we left.

View from My Room

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:59:29 MDT

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Interior of My Room

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Self-Portrait with Lens Flare

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:59:11 MDT

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Emmanuel Landscape

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:59:03 MDT

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I took so many pictures of these grounds because they are so beautiful and so well-kept.

Emmanuel Landscape with Birds

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:58:53 MDT

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Stained Glass John Harvard

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:58:43 MDT

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Inside the chapel, I did two of my routine Bible readings. For one, I sat across from this window which portrays John Harvard on the left. He gave his name to Harvard University and, if the glass is to be believed, had excellent hair.

Museum Microscopes

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:58:34 MDT

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Astronomcal Calculators

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:58:24 MDT

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More Astronomical Calculators

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Themometer by Babbage

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:58:05 MDT

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The Electron Has Momentum

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:57:56 MDT

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Recreation of Babbage Calculating Engine

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:57:46 MDT

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A mechanical ancestor of modern computers.

Large telescope

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:57:37 MDT

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Survey Camera

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:57:27 MDT

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From the more recent section of the Whipple Museum, I thought it would be appropriate to photograph this camera with its more modern cousin in my phone.

The Little Professor

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:57:18 MDT

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This talking calculator was in the most recent section of Whipple, part of which is devoted to calculators. I had one of these as a child; so seeing it in a museum seemed a bit premature.

Tobacco and Astronomy

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:57:09 MDT

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An odd paring, the description reads: "Cigarette cards issued by the Imperial Tobaccor Company of Great Britain and Ireland 1928" "These cards were given away with packets of Wills's cigarettes, issued in a series called 'Romance of the Heavens'. Each card has facts about astronomy on the back. There were 50 cards in total, and purchasers were encouraged to collect the full set."

Newton Donation Suggestion

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:57:00 MDT

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American Money in a British Museum

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:56:50 MDT

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Cambrian Fossil Worms

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:56:41 MDT

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Trilobite Fossil

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:56:31 MDT

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The state fossil of Wisconsin.

566 Million Years Old

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:56:21 MDT

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Self Portrait in Metorite

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:56:11 MDT

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A cut and polished iron meteorite serves as a fairly effective mirror.

Not Reflecting Pluto's New Classification

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:56:01 MDT

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Piece of Apollo 15 Heat Shield.

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:55:45 MDT

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Billions of Years Old!

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:55:36 MDT

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Densely Packed Cases.

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:55:24 MDT

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Densly Packed Row of Cases.

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:55:13 MDT

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Spider Fossil

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:55:05 MDT

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This is a fossil of the largest spider ever found, living or dead.

Spider Model

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:54:56 MDT

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Spider Fact

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:54:47 MDT

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Densly Packed Fossils

lsky2061 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:54:36 MDT

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lsky2061 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:17:53 MDT

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Chapel and Lawn at Emmanuel

lsky2061 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:56:59 MDT

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This panorama is stitched together form three images taken facing the chapel at Emmanuel College, which was built in 1640.

Lawn and Pond at Emmanuel College

lsky2061 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:56:57 MDT

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This panorama consists of three images stitched together. They were taken from near my dorm at Emmanuel College, where a MINOS Collaboration meeting was held.

Gate onto main lawn at Emmanuel

lsky2061 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:50:13 MDT

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Trees at Emmanuel

lsky2061 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:50:10 MDT

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Swans at Emmanuel

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Bird in Pond at Emmanual

lsky2061 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:50:00 MDT

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Duck at Emmanuel

lsky2061 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:49:53 MDT

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Tree and Pond at Emmanuel College

lsky2061 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:49:48 MDT

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Trilobite Fossil

lsky2061 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:37:58 MDT

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Cambrian Era Fossils

lsky2061 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:37:55 MDT

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Ironic Photo

lsky2061 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:37:45 MDT

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Narrow Street

lsky2061 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:37:41 MDT

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Telescope

lsky2061 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:37:37 MDT

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An Original Principa by Newton

lsky2061 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:37:34 MDT

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More Microscopes

lsky2061 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:37:31 MDT

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Chemistry Apparatus from the 1950's

lsky2061 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:37:27 MDT

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Mechanical Calculators

lsky2061 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:37:24 MDT

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Microscopes

lsky2061 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:37:21 MDT

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Microscopes from Previous Centuries

lsky2061 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:37:17 MDT

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Slide Rules, etc.

lsky2061 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:37:14 MDT

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Emmanuel Collge Sculpture

lsky2061 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:37:10 MDT

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Emmanuel College Landscape

lsky2061 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:37:04 MDT

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Pigeon at Emmanuel College

lsky2061 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:36:58 MDT

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Ducks at Emmanuel College

lsky2061 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:36:50 MDT

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Flags at Wilson Hall, Fermilab

lsky2061 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:44:52 MDT

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Flags at Wilson Hall, Fermilab

lsky2061 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:44:48 MDT

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Flags at Wilson Hall, Fermilab

lsky2061 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:44:43 MDT

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View from the 12th Floor, Wilson Hall, Fermilab

lsky2061 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:44:39 MDT

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View from the 12th Floor, Wilson Hall, Fermilab

lsky2061 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:44:35 MDT

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View from the 12th Floor, Wilson Hall, Fermilab

lsky2061 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:44:31 MDT

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View from the 12th Floor, Wilson Hall, Fermilab

lsky2061 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:44:27 MDT

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View from the 12th Floor, Wilson Hall, Fermilab

lsky2061 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:44:24 MDT

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View from the 12th Floor, Wilson Hall, Fermilab

lsky2061 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:44:20 MDT

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View from the 12th Floor, Wilson Hall, Fermilab

lsky2061 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:44:16 MDT

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Road

lsky2061 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:00:55 MDT

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This is the road to our housing in Ely, MN for the MINOS Collaboration Meeting.

Shaft Head

lsky2061 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:00:52 MDT

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This is the elevator that took us from down the mine shaft to see the MINOS Far Detector.

Waiting to go into the mine.

lsky2061 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:00:47 MDT

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Soudan 2

lsky2061 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:00:43 MDT

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The relic of a proton decay experiment called Soudan 2 http://www.hep.umn.edu/soudan/

Soudan 2 again

lsky2061 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:00:40 MDT

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Mural

lsky2061 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:00:35 MDT

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This is the mural painted by local artist Joseph Giannetti for the experiment.

Far Detector

lsky2061 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:00:31 MDT

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The MINOS far detector, about 1/2 mile underground.

Far Detector

lsky2061 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:00:27 MDT

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Close Up

lsky2061 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:00:19 MDT

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Yes, our detector uses duct tape!

Close Up

lsky2061 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:00:13 MDT

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End of SM1

lsky2061 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:00:08 MDT

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The front plate of the first half of the detector, which bears signatures of several dignitaries (including Congressman Jim Oberstar) who were present.

Electronics

lsky2061 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:00:04 MDT

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Electronics

lsky2061 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:00:00 MDT

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Far Detector

lsky2061 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:59:56 MDT

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Piece of CDMS

lsky2061 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:59:52 MDT

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http://cdms.berkeley.edu/

More Tour

lsky2061 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:59:47 MDT

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Antiques

lsky2061 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:59:43 MDT

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A 5.25" floppy drive and a dot matrix printer left over from a previous experiment in the mine.

Antiques

lsky2061 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:59:39 MDT

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Engine House

lsky2061 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:59:35 MDT

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The antique machines that still drive the elevator up and down the mine shaft.

Engine House

lsky2061 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:59:31 MDT

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Cables

lsky2061 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:59:28 MDT

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Cables connecting the engine house to the elevator.