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Ferries Wheel

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This Ferris Wheel can be driven by the AstroMedia Steam Engine (429.DMS) or the Stirling Engine (228.STM). It stands in the tradition of tin models meant to be driven by toy steam engines produced for the children of wealthy families at the end of the 19th century. To make sure it can be driven by the moderate power of the AstroMedia Steam Engine, the construction minimises friction as much as pos..

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Galileo Telescope

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This beautiful kit is based on the last remaining Telescope that belonged to Galileo (the oldest telescope in the world): a leather-bound show piece with golden ornaments for Cosimo II de Medici, which now is on show in Florence. With this historically accurate cardboard replica you can experience the great achievements of Galileo yourself. Although the performance of this historic telescope is ..

6,75

Goethe Glasses

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The name of the German poet is immediately associated to his magnum opus, Faust, but he said he did not get any vanity by it or for the rest of his works in verse. He said there were better poets in his time and that would best poets later. The legacy of that Goethe was proud Treaty Color, an essay, summarizing explained a viral phenomenon of 2015. Goethe was the first to ask (and answer) if that ..

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Magic Lantern

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In the days before television and cinema, a Magic Lantern show would have been an amazing experience, and these often reached high levels of sophistication. Ghostly images were projected onto clouds of smoke, multiple lanterns and background sound effects added to the impact, and there were even animated slides, and slides that showed scenes that changed from night to day and back again! This car..

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Newton Telescope

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The Newtonian Telescope is a type of reflector telescope invented by British scientist Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) , using a concave primary mirror and a secondary mirror on diagonal plane . The first Newton reflecting telescope was completed in 1668 and is the first practical reflecting telescope known. This is a kit for a fully functional Newton reflecting telescope with Dobsonian mounting. Th..

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Planetario de Copérnico

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In the sixteenth century, Nicolaus Copernicus published a model of the universe in which the Sun (not the Earth) was at the center. The above hypothesis is maintained since the second century, when Ptolemy had raised a geocentric model that was used by astronomers and religious thinkers for centuries. Copernicus proposed the heliocentric model and discussed in his book "De revolutionibus Orbium c..

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Steam Engine

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A steam engine made from cardboard, running with proper boiling steam. Is that really possible? Yes!!! See for yourself. The boiler, made from an aluminium tin, has a magnetic safety valve and he aluminium fire box underneath holds five tea lights. Both are enclosed in a safety cage made from galvanised wire mesh. The steam is conducted through a closed system of tubes and plastic foil before bein..

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Stirling Engine

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From the German company Astromedia, we are pleased to present this Stirling Engine Kit with detailed instructions in Spanish. Yes, with this cardboard kit you can actually build a working stirling engine. Just place the engine on a cup with boiling water and it will move silently for up to an hour! Here you can see it running on YouTube. The kit comes complete with all necessary parts like laser..