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"The Analysis of Infinitely Small Things" is a collaborative research project designed to examine and analyze the realm of the Infinitely Small. What things are so Infinitely Small that we do not notice them around us? Cracks, dust, and microbes? A candy wrapper, a curb, a shadow on a building? The sun and stars?

L'Analyse des Infiniment Petits

Expeditions

Research Team

L'Analyse des Infiniment Petits

The seminal text in the field of the Infinitely Small is a Calculus text called "L'Analyse des Infiniment Petits" (1696) by the Marquis de l’Hôpital. In order to begin a modern investigation of the Infinitely Small, kanarinka has transformed this text into a 200-foot-long scrolling guidebook bound in saran wrap with English instructions derived from the original French text.

Expeditions

Using kanarinka's guidebook in addition to magnifying glasses, microscopes, and other field research tools, members of each expedition will scour the everyday environment for Infinitely Small Things. Participants will carefully document and sample each Infinitely Small Thing using specially prepared research forms. Each research sample is later carefully digitized and published to this website in the catalog of Samples Once enough samples have been accumulated from researchers in locations around the world, Kanarinka will analyze the results.

This expedition is part of a series of public expeditions that Kanarinka will lead in Boston (MA), Portland (ME), Chapel Hill (NC), New York (NY) and North Adams (MA). As there is a downloadable "Research Kit to find Infinitely Small Things", there may be other research samples contributed by expeditions from around the world.

All research results and kanarinka's analysis of them will be included as part of the following shows:

Research Team

The Analysis of Infinitely Small Things is a project by kanarinka with

and Monsieur le Marquis de l’Hôpital.


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