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A thread on the mutual admiration between French and Chinese elites in the 1700s -- and what brought it to an end. You can read the whole thing here:

https://worldhistory.medium.com/the-controversial-priests-who-bridged-east-and-west-202792a9200?sk=1c46a3aff38fd64e7cbfc361c3554cf1

#history @histodons

#OTD 9 July 1755 The Braddock Expedition is soundly defeated by a smaller French and Native American force in its attempt to capture Fort Duquesne. Braddock's death allows George Washington to take command, boosting his military career.

#OTD 9 July 1810 Napoleon annexes the Kingdom of Holland as part of the First French Empire.

@bibliolater really depends on the situation and both are ideal on their own or together. I personally approach these as: I like the post=favorite; I like the post+I would like others to see it=boost+like; I consider this important for a discussion=boost.

Considering the lack of algorithms that shows you “favourited” posts, boost is essential and should be prioritised imho.

@bibliolater i favourite "i managed to get out of bed today!", but i boost "look at this flower i've seen when i managed to get out of bed today!" 😁

@bibliolater I favorite, then I #boost.

Lorenzo Romano Amedeo Carlo Avogadro died #OTD in 1856.

In honor of Avogadro's contributions to molecular theory, the number of molecules per mole of substance is named the Avogadro constant, NA. It is exactly 6.02214076×10^23 mol−1. The Avogadro constant is used to compute the results of chemical reactions. It allows chemists to determine the amounts of substances produced in a given reaction to a great degree of accuracy. via @wikipedia

#science

@bibliolater If you want to gain the post more visibility and publicity, boost it. Favs may not seen by all, depending on settings. so its better to #boost us to the #moon 😂​

Ancient Humans Occupied Oregon Rockshelter 18,250 Years Ago
Rimrock Draw Rockshelter in Oregon, the United States, is one of the oldest human-occupation sites in North America.
https://www.sci.news/archaeology/rimrock-draw-rockshelter-12076.html #Ancient #Humans #Oregon #Rockshelter #18250YearsAgo
#RimrockDraw #oldest #occupation #site #NorthAmerica

Mysterium Cosmographicum Johannes Kepler was published at Tübingen in late 1596 and in a second edition in 1621.

Kepler proposed that the distance relationships between the six planets known at that time could be understood in terms of the five Platonic solids, enclosed within a sphere that represented the orbit of Saturn. via @wikipedia

Books about Kepler at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Johannes+Kepler&submit_search=Go%21

#books #science #astronomy

Hardly a decade after the Civil War and Boston is still changing itself, with more evolution to come. Still shows "South Bay" and an inlet between Charleston and Cambridge. From a notable American publisher, Gray, from 1874.

#maps #boston #map