Dr Lopes, who is sponsored at the college by the Brazilian government, had begun his research by looking at how model-making had been used in practical ways over the centuries, Ms French said.

• 弗伦奇女士说，洛佩斯博士在学院获得了巴西政府的赞助，他当年从事这项研究是从观察数百年来模型制作是如何以实用的方法使用开始的。