The Lens and the Lichen
Nature writer Richard Mabey discusses how a lens can enhance or distort our view of the natural world.
Nature writer Richard Mabey reflects on his lifelong relationship with science and the natural world.
He explores how a lens can enhance and at times distort our view of nature. He discusses how the late 18th-century Claude glass influenced the Picturesque movement in art and the excitement of looking at lichens through a microscope.
As our understanding of science has developed, Richard also points out how our understanding of the way we 'view' nature has changed - whether it's a new way of looking at the canopy of the rainforest or the first photo taken from space which shows us planet earth.
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- Tue 22 Sep 2009 23:00蜜芽传媒 Radio 3
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