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Vaguely surreal 1896 illustrations of ventilation systems

Popkin
Apr 04, 2025
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These Illustrations of Ventilation from 1896 (found in full at the Internet Archive) are meant to show us how air can move through different rooms. The illustrations are dreamy, though, and stand on their own as art pieces, even without their scientific context. I love the shade of pink used to highlight the air movement, and how it creat…

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