http://www2.evergreen.edu/christianroots/taxonomy/term/37/0 en http://www2.evergreen.edu/christianroots/josh-olson-2 On page 44, Freedberg says of scientific observation with plant leaves, &quot;And so Ferrari has to adopt some other approach.  Texture, for a start, will no longer do.  &#39;Now,&#39; he declares, &#39;in order to examine the very fine natural roughness of the petals, we were not content solely to use our hands; and so, to make it capable of being minutely investigated with the eyes, we applied the Lincean explorer, that is to say, the microscope, a small viewing glass enclosed in a tube.&quot;  This is a prime example of an attempt to expand science and it&#39;s findings through technology.<p><a href="http://www2.evergreen.edu/christianroots/josh-olson-2">read more</a></p> http://www2.evergreen.edu/christianroots/josh-olson-2#comment Week 8 Freedberg, Eye of the Lynx, ch 1-5 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:36:33 -0800 olsjos18 291 at http://www2.evergreen.edu/christianroots