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A solar system quilt: Communicating science in 1876
Cosmic Threads: A Solar System Quilt from 1876 A serenade to the universe in wool and silk. BY MARIA POPOVA In October of 1883, a paper in the nation’s capital reported under the heading “Current Gossip” that “an Iowa woman has spent seven years embroidering the solar system on a quilt” — a news item … Continue reading A solar system quilt: Communicating science in 1876