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Starry Transit_natural philosophies panel with text bird skeleton
Starry Transit_panorama in shape of cross showing observatory space
Starry Transit_night view of cabinet and machines in observatory
Starry Transit_day view of cabinet two drawers open
Starry Transit_cast iron machine with two round maps
Starry Transit_round map detail brass rings
Starry Transit_day view in observatory with mirror cabinet machine

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Natural Philosophies: Panel 1

each panel is 39" high x 24" wide x 4" deep
2005
archival inkjet print

The background for each Natural Philosophies panel is a star chart from the Academische Sternkarten atlas, published in Berlin in 1859. The backgrounds are overlaid with diagrams and illustrations taken from nineteenth century popular books on astronomy and zoology. The blue script that runs across all five panels is a transcription of a poem called "Snow Geese", written by Madison poet Mary Mercier for the Starry Transit exhibition. 

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