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Addendum: for those wondering, I do not physically resemble a fountain pen.
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Did King Arthur conquer Greenland, Vinland & the North Pole? Medieval and early modern references to an Arthurian Arctic empire: 'John Dee, King Arthur, and the Conquest of the Arctic' -- https://academia.edu/24217949/John_Dee_King_Arthur_and_the_Conquest_of_the_Arctic
Galician researchers hope exhumed bones could prove Columbus came from their region https://theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/22/galician-exhumed-bones-columbus-spain #history #spain #archaeology #dna #galicia #science
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How did the library of Alexandria get its reputation?
It was an impressive collection. But burning it didn't suddenly mean that every other collection that contained a copy of its books had to be burned too. The library's reputation got so over-inflated for different reasons, at different times in history.
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#classics #ancient #histodons #library https://kiwihellenist.blogspot.com/2022/11/alexandria.html
Shipwreck discovered at the bottom of Norway’s largest lake – possibly 700 years old https://sciencenorway.no/archaeoloy-medieval-history-ships/shipwreck-discovered-at-the-bottom-of-norways-largest-lake-possibly-700-years-old/2110769
#history #archaeology #medieval #norway
Source: https://twitter.com/Sciencenorwayno/status/1593628059512487951?s=20&t=rorQzpilimW54kWW4yz_Eg
The #library of Alexandria and its reputation.
How did the library of Alexandria get its reputation? It was an impressive collection. But burning it didn't suddenly mean that every other collect...
Greg Gage | How Your Brain Works: Neuroscience Experiments for Everyone | Talks at Google https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IQd1GcJM5s #youtube #video #brain #neuroscience #science
Source: https://twitter.com/talksatgoogle/status/1594767610297651203?s=20&t=IeXEP1scFFUyzHPCynVTiQ
An Ancient Geometry Problem Falls to New Mathematical Techniques https://www.quantamagazine.org/an-ancient-geometry-problem-falls-to-new-mathematical-techniques-20220208/ #geometry #maths #math #mathematics #history #science #ancient
Source: https://twitter.com/QuantaMagazine/status/1594762087577927681?s=20&t=IeXEP1scFFUyzHPCynVTiQ
Calculating Easter: Irish Computus to the Carolingian Renaissance https://irishphilosophy.com/2018/04/01/irish-computus/
#medieval #history #christianity #ireland
How many yottabytes in a quettabyte? Extreme numbers get new names
Robots Are Writing Poetry, and Many People Can’t Tell the Difference
The Invention of Mathematical Proof in the Renaissance https://youtu.be/Lafq6X43Vnc #video #maths #math #mathematics #renaissance #history
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On a clear night in Kinlochleven in November, the Milky Way is visible down the loch. This shot took several attempts as the high road to the village runs to the left of this image. A 30 second exposure meant it took a bit of good timing to avoid light trails from the few cars which did venture down that night. This image was taken next to the slipway area in Kinlochleven.
#Photography #LandscapePhotography #AstroPhotography #ScotlandPhotography
Simpson, W.M.R., Koons, R.C., & Teh, N.J. (Eds.). (2017). Neo-Aristotelian Perspectives on Contemporary Science (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315211626 #openaccess #book #history #science #philosophy
Domski, Mary (2022) Newton's Third Rule and the Experimental Argument for Universal Gravity. Routledge Focus on Philosophy . Routledge, New York. ISBN 978-1-032-02036-5 http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/20834
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"Each dot is an entire galaxy containing billions of stars... The galaxies seen in this image are all in the distant Universe and appear as they did 10-12 billion years ago. They are colour coded in blue, green, and red to represent the three wavebands used for Herschels observation. Those appearing in white have equal intensity in all three bands and are the ones forming the most stars. The galaxies shown in red are likely to be the most distant, appearing as they did around 12 billion years ago." ([Source](https://www.herschel.caltech.edu/image/nhsc2010-008a ))
And, yes, the image does look like a picture of a 1970's brown carpet.
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Hi, I'm an internet linguist!
I wrote a book about internet language called Because Internet: gretchenmcculloch.com/book
I cohost Lingthusiasm, a podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics: lingthusiasm.com
If you want to know what else I'm doing lately and some interesting linguistics bits from around the internet, you can get a monthly-ish email from me gretchenmcc.substack.com
Not a bot; a rather corpulent male approaching fifty years of age; married; father; a very very slow reader; barely reaching up to the level of mediocrity; an ignoramus who reads occasionally.
Toots are humanities, sciences, books and maps related. Toots or follows or boosts or mentions ≠ endorsements of any particular notion or notions. Expect many typing errors.
Addendum: for those wondering, I do not physically resemble a fountain pen.
Joined Nov 2022
