The Net Advance of Physics
RETRO

Being a Compendium of Materials Pertinent to Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy in the Long Nineteenth Century
(1750 - 1925)

for the use of students, historians, revivalists, steampunks, and all interested enquirers

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VIDEO OF THE MONTH (2017 June):
The Sound Mirrors of Romney Marsh
A 1920s acoustical-ranging system for aircraft detection. (Photographs by Andy Coleman, 2016).

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2017 May 22: Added to the Science Poetry Page verse by:

A COLLECTION OF NINETEENTH CENTURY SCIENCE POETRY

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Image of John D. Runkle

In memory of Professor John D. Runkle, second president of MIT and outspoken advocate of the "Mens et Manus" philosophy.