Unseen Reliquaries

Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 12:27AM
Nicholas Monsour in Art, Iconography, Natural Philosophy, Transparent Anatomies, archaeology, buddha, neutron research, radiography, tibet

Tibetan Buddha statue made of brass (15th century). Photograph and a neutron radiogram. The radiogram reveals wooden objects and dried flowers hidden inside the statue. Neutrons easily pass through metals and reveal substances containing hydrogen. (Paul Scherrer Institut)

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