The Art of Science 4+
Australian Museum
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- Free
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Description
Explore over 100 paintings of butterflies and moths by sisters Harriet and Helena Scott, colonial Sydney’s most famous natural history artists and see the latest scientific data.
- Discover each painting in colourful detail
- View current scientific data on each featured insect via links to the Atlas of Living Australia
- Explore the history and biographies of the sisters and find out about the art of natural history illustration
The Australian Museum is proud to make this historic collection available using mobile technology and showcase the science and art of the Scott sisters.
Created by the Australian Museum, Beaconmaker and the NSW Department of Finance and Services
What’s New
Version 1.3
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
- UI Updates
- General bug fixes and performance improvements.
Ratings and Reviews
Gorgeous paintings
The content is based on, I believe, an exhibition of the Lepidoptera illustrations of the Scott sisters, Harriet and Helena. It also springs from a book called Transformations, by Vanessa Finney. The book, as of April 2019, is not available in the US. I bought it in Melbourne, November 2018, which is how I heard about the app.
I would give the content five stars. I'd like to knock off a point on the app itself: on first impression the flaw is that it doesn't fully resize to an iPad screen. But on further examination there are too many cool things going on that I really can't complain. Most importantly, there are the paintings. Then, each page of illustration has a page of informative text, from the original 19th Century publications, written by their father, Walker Scott. Plus, there are documentary videos and a game.
And it's free.
Beautifully Designed ♥️
Interesting and beautifully illustrated. Take a look back in time and learn the early history of the Hunter River. Fun for kids too!
App Privacy
The developer, Australian Museum, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple.
No Details Provided
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Information
- Seller
- The Trustee for Australian Museum Trust
- Size
- 13.6 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 7.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 7.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2014 Australian Museum
- Price
- Free