This is a very important place for Thinking 3D: here in fact an exhibition on geometry will be hosted in 2019, focusing on the collection of books and scientific tools of polymath Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery, bequeathed to the institution in 1731.
Cristina took out from the shelves some extremely interesting books, and they all had lots of fun interacting with them, as you can see from the pictures below!
More info on this exhibition will be uploaded in the next months in our dedicated webpage.
Christ Church Library, view from the balcony
Daryl in front of Charles Boyle’s books
Titlepage of Jean François Nicéron, Thaumaturgus opticus (Paris, 1546), Christ Church Library, OR.1.10
Plate from Jean François Nicéron, La perspective curieuse (Paris, 1663), Christ Church Library, OR.1.19
Plate from Jean François Nicéron, La perspective curieuse (Paris, 1663), Christ Church Library, OR.1.19, showing the phenomenon of the plane anamorphosis
Cristina having fun with Niceron
Daryl looking through the pinhole
Device for experiencing plane anamorphosis in Jean François Nicéron, La perspective curieuse (Paris, 1663)
Laura lifting the flaps of Joseph Moxon, Practical perspective (London, 1670), Christ Church Library, OR.2.9 (under Cristina’s watchful eyes)
Daryl having fun with Moxon
Joseph Moxon, Practical perspective (London, 1670), Christ Church Library, OR.2.9, movable slips, p. 7
