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Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology & the Ancient World
Brown University
Box 1837 / 60 George Street
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: (401) 863-3188
Fax: (401) 863-9423
[email protected]

In the Classroom...

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Out in the field...

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In museums...

http://www.powerhousemuseum.com

http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Rembrandt, Man with a Magnifying Glass (http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/rmbt/ho_14.40.621.htm)

On our search bars...

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In book stores...

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...but not in biology laboratories. In my search for magnifying glasses on Brown University's campus, I visited a biology laboratory which works with fruit flies. Instead of using a lens or magnifying glass, magnification is done using microscopes. See Mobility for a consideration of why this might be.

Back to The Magnifying Glass project page.