When it meets other fields.
Representing a structure requires deciding which details to retain and how to show their relationships. Leonardo and Ramón y Cajal offer ways to examine the role of drawing in observation. A representation also has limits: it simplifies and depends on what could be observed.
A way to begin.
Compare two published representations of the same structure. Identify the scale, detail, and conventions each uses. Explain which questions each image helps answer.
A QUESTION TO EXPLORE
What does a representation reveal, and what does it leave out?Explore in the laboratory