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FEATURE CROP ONLY Galileos watercolours of the moon 'By courtesy of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (MiBACT), Central National Library of Florence, Ban of Reproduction

Scientific illustrations illuminate work by Galileo, Einstein and more

24 August 2022

Taken from Anna EscardÓ's book Science Illustration: A history of visual knowledge from the 15th century to today, these images range from Galileo's watercolours to a sketch from Einstein's notebook
photographic memory

Did you know? Fewer than 100 people have a photographic memory

25 May 2021

True photographic memory is yet to be proved but some people have a very rare condition which allows them to recall past events in detail

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