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Cassini’s Celestial paper Globe on AstroMedia

Posted on September 12, 2016 by paperpino

I’m proud to announce that my project of Cassini’s Celestial paper Globe (Christmas Ball version) has just been published in a nice hard copy version by AstroMedia, specialized in cardboard kits of scientific instruments and models.

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“Remaking the Heavens” /2. Scan, prototype, and the North Pole

Posted on September 4, 2016 by paperpino

Almost two years already passed since I published my first (and last) post on “Remaking the Heavens”. Well, I worked on it, but not enough… The first thing I did was to scan the pages of the “Libro dei Globi”. … Continue reading →

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Functioning ‘mechanical gears’ seen in nature for the first time

Posted on July 27, 2016 by paperpino

Previously believed to be only man-made, a natural example of a functioning gear mechanism has been discovered in a common insect – showing that evolution developed interlocking cogs long before we did. See the research article by M. Burrows and … Continue reading →

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40,000 Years of London’s history made entirely of paper

Posted on May 19, 2016 by paperpino

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Fabergé paper Egg

Posted on March 15, 2016 by paperpino

Note: texture modified from the original by 3DTaxi A Fabergé egg (Russian: Яйца Фаберже́; yaytsa faberzhe) is one of a limited number of jeweled eggs created by Peter Carl Fabergé and his company between 1885 and 1917. The most famous are … Continue reading →

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Giant RRC in Cleveland

Posted on February 9, 2016 by paperpino

Christopher Busta-Peck at the Langston Hughes branch of Cleveland Public Library built this giant version of my Rolling Reels Circus “for the enjoyment of children and adults alike“. Video by Ron English. It is a work in progress – further work … Continue reading →

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“Blue Marble: Next Generation”. Twelve Earth Globes (Christmas Edition)

Posted on November 19, 2015 by paperpino

… In 1972, from a distance of about 45,000 km (28,000 mi), the crew of Apollo 17 took one of the most famous photographs ever made of the Earth. This original Blue Marble inspired later images of the Earth compiled … Continue reading →

Posted in 2. Paper Models, 3. Paper Globes | Tagged Blue Marble: Next Generation, mappamondo di carta, paper globe | 2 Comments

Romeo

Posted on November 12, 2015 by paperpino

Romeo was our most beloved cat. He died last year. Last spring we adopted a new kitten, who was lost in the middle of the Karst, where we live. We gave him the name of Romeo, again, because of its … Continue reading →