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Miller-McCune: Get Your Nose Out of That Book.

“At long last, scientists have developed a ‘sniff test’ to measure the telltale aroma of old books and irreplaceable historical documents. You know the smell — that ‘combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla over an underlying mustiness,’ as the authors put it. Inhale and smell the Industrial Revolution!” A Kindle or iPad will never attractively pong ... unfortunately.

03/11/10 • 12:33 PM • ArtsBooksHistoryScience • No Comments

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