Microcosm
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Microcosm may refer to:
- Macrocosm and microcosmMacrocosm and microcosmMacrocosm and microcosm is an ancient Greek Neo-Platonic schema of seeing the same patterns reproduced in all levels of the cosmos, from the largest scale all the way down to the smallest scale...
, a philosophical idea - Microcosm (CERN)Microcosm (CERN)Microcosm is a museum of particle physics located at CERN in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, near the town of Meyrin. It covers a broad range of particle physics topics, as well as the entire history of CERN...
, a museum near Geneva, Switzerland - Microcosm (video game)Microcosm (video game)Microcosm is a shoot 'em up computer game developed and published by Psygnosis in . It was released for the Sega Mega-CD and Amiga CD32 game consoles, as well as MS-DOS. Microcosm featured realistic FMV animation, with the graphics being rendered on Silicon Graphics workstations...
, a 1993 shoot 'em up by Psygnosis - Microcosm LtdMicrocosm LtdMicrocosm Ltd is a UK company established in 1979. Its early claims to fame included Silicon Disk System in 1981 and Microcache in 1982 ....
, a UK software protection company - Microcosm (clock)Microcosm (clock)Microcosm was a unique clock made by Henry Bridges of Waltham Abbey, England. It stood 10-12 feet high, and six across the base, it toured Great Britain, North America and the West Indies as a visual and musical entertainment as well as demonstrating astronomical movements.It was first advertised...
, a unique clock made by Henry Bridges of Waltham Abbey, England - Microcosm PublishingMicrocosm PublishingMicrocosm Publishing is an independent publisher and distributor based in Portland, Oregon and Leavenworth, Kansas. They distribute ideas through zines, books, pamphlets, stickers, buttons, patches, t-shirts, posters, videos, and more. They publish zine and book works by others in the hopes that it...
, an independent publisher and distributor based in Portland, Oregon and Bloomington, Indiana - Microcosm: Portrait of a Central European CityMicrocosm: Portrait of a Central European CityMicrocosm: Portrait of a Central European City is a book by Norman Davies and Roger Moorhouse about the history of Wrocław.-Content:The book opens with a description of the siege and fall of German Breslau at the very end of the Second World War. Attacking Red Army reduces many streets of the city...
, a 2002 book by Norman Davies and Roger Moorhouse - Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of LifeMicrocosm: E. coli and the New Science of LifeMicrocosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life is a 2008 book by popular science writer Carl Zimmer. The book presents an overview of genetics research and genetic engineering by telling the story about the Escherichia coli family of bacteria....
, a 2008 book by Carl Zimmer - Microcosm: Model / experimental ecosystemMicrocosm: Model / experimental ecosystemMicrocosms are artificial, simplified ecosystems that are used to simulate and predict the behaviour of natural ecosystems under controlled conditions. Open or closed microcosms provide an experimental area for ecologists to study natural ecological processes. Microcosm studies can be very useful...
- The Microcosm, a microscope shop on Regent Street, London run by Carpenter and WestleyCarpenter and WestleyCarpenter and Westley were a British optical, mathematical and scientific instrument makers between 1808 and 1914. The company was founded by Philip Carpenter and, after his death, was continued by his sister Mary Carpenter alongside former apprentice William Westley...