Sentences with phrase «miniature modeled worlds»

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A few structures, such as breakwaters built of rock, can be studied using miniature versions, but materials such as sand, clay, and grass behave differently in small - scale models than in the real world, van Gent says.

How granular material behaves — shifting and sifting and sliding around in miniature avalanches — may not seem like the most fascinating subject, but it is of vital importance in the real world: understanding such mechanics helps physicists model how grains move in silos, how soils collapse in earthquakes, and how certain materials and food products mix.

Dioramas inside that museum play a key narrative role, as does the Queens Museum's Panorama of the City of New York — a miniature model of the city built for the 1964 World's Fair that becomes the centerpiece of a stunning, handcrafted sequence.

Don't miss out on spotting the world's smallest kitchen in a matchbox, the topsy - turvy doll, Paddington Bear, replica of the farmhouse in Uitkyk Wine Estate, and the intricate miniature model of South Africa's Blue Train.

Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany holds the record as the largest model railroad in the world, and with an astounding 13 kilometers of track and over 200,000 miniature people, that's not too surprising.

Related reviews look at «Miniature Worlds: Art as Model» and «The Museum as Muse.»

On view Friday, August 28 through Friday, October 3, this show will feature miniature work in a variety of media, exact miniature replicas of historical instruments or furniture, models, miniature worlds, and much more.