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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising. But slowly ...
a month ago
A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024! Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
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Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963) More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
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More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children. New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
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Who Was the First President to Live in the White House? undefined
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African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895) The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
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The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
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Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner? undefined
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10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World undefined
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate undefined
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Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s) This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
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This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails.   A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
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How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East? undefined
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Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And... Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
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Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
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Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies undefined
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Where Did Paul Cezanne Live? undefined
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Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809) These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
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These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects undefined
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11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know undefined
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Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923 To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
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To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist undefined
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What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It) undefined
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Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name? undefined
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3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
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This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
African History...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900) Journal of African cities chapter 8
a year ago
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor undefined
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have? undefined
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War j.hoare Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine undefined
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science? undefined
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For the Love of the Classics Valentine's Gifts
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Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister? undefined
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3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics undefined
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6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin undefined
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Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland? undefined
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Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals undefined
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards? undefined
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact undefined
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Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
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The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review ‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review JamesHoare Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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Res Obscura
Why I love etymologies Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words...
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Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words matters
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ... But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
a year ago
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods undefined
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia? undefined
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Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology undefined
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Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader? is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
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London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s “As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm   Dorothy Bohm...
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“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm   Dorothy Bohm (22 June 1924 – 15 March 2023) was born Dorothea Israelit in June 1924 in Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia), to a Jewish German-speaking family. In 1939 she was...
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Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial? undefined
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Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
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Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
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6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism undefined
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Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986 A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
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A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a  Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies? And how does it reflect on us?
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist undefined
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Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love undefined
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded undefined
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Res Obscura
LLM-based educational games will be a big deal For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that...
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For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that might look like.
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10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles undefined
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What Are the Four Waves of Feminism? undefined
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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports undefined
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People undefined
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views undefined
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative undefined
8 months ago
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero undefined
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Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent undefined
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What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia? Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World undefined
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Weekend Roundup Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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History Today Feed
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj JamesHoare Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
a month ago
Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
4 months ago
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Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts undefined
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Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a...
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In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks undefined
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills undefined
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How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time? undefined
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Global Inequality...
On general futility of political discussions with people Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people...
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Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
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15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy undefined
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Classical Wisdom
The Life of Terence Slave turned Playwright
4 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review ‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review JamesHoare Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
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Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts undefined
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How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”? undefined
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Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum undefined
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Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
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This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb) look at the how the Roman military system and its manipular legion were able to defeat the Hellenistic military system and its Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and...
TheCollector
The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds undefined
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History undefined
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Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate? undefined
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Denmark Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History undefined
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Overcoming Bias
Hail Jeffrey Wernick I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional...
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I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional markets to make org decisions.
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth? undefined
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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator undefined
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery undefined
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art undefined
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What Was the First Written Language? undefined
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations? undefined
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections undefined
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The Lost Cause Philosophy of the American Civil War: Fact vs. Fiction undefined
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Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real undefined
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide undefined
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Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics undefined
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Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE) undefined
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power? undefined
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness undefined
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Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey undefined
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Trying to Understand...
Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition. Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
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Homo Habilis: The First Humans? undefined
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What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism? undefined
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Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum undefined
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital? undefined
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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy undefined
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Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Olympics Special
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World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave undefined
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How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness? undefined
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Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles? undefined
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How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames undefined
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said? Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said? JamesHoare Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution Britons Caught in the French Revolution JamesHoare Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process undefined
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art undefined
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Global Inequality...
The ideology of Donald J. Trump Does Donald J.
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement undefined
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Patterns in Humanity
The case for prisons The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin? undefined
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals undefined
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Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered undefined
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Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa undefined
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Trying to Understand...
The Missile Will Always Get Through. But who is prepared to admit it?
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weird medieval guys
What does a biblically accurate angel actually look like? Sexy? Scary? Both?
a year ago
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Myths and Metamorphoses
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Res Obscura
How to use generative AI for historical research Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
a year ago
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Weekend Roundup Last Chance!
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Women of Ancient Rome The First Roman Empress and More...
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Dreams of Space -...
I See The Earth! (1968) I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It...
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I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President undefined
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin? undefined
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10 London Museums You Should Visit undefined
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weird medieval guys
Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns? A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
a year ago
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It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
over a year ago
TheCollector
Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies? undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960) Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
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Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath) undefined
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer undefined
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Wrong Side of...
Who speaks of the Armenians? Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962) A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint.  I blogged about this book in 2012...
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A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint.  I blogged about this book in 2012 here: https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings undefined
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Wrong Side of...
Educated rage American polarisation: part 2
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know undefined
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today undefined
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5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI undefined
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Teach Your Children .... Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
a year ago
African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
a year ago
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Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital undefined
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African History...
The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom. "The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
a month ago
Flashbak
A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
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We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War undefined
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Classical Wisdom
How do we know what’s True? How can we decipher what is real among lies? “Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
11 months ago
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The Past Is Another Country. A book review from the future.
5 months ago
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Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting? undefined
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan undefined
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
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What Came First, Blues or Jazz? undefined
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How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance? undefined
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What Was the Atheism Dispute? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup The Lives of Exiles
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan? undefined
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What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog? undefined
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments) undefined
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The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin? undefined
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast undefined
a year ago
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People, States and Borders. And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
History Today Feed
The Indian Citizenship Act The Indian Citizenship Act JamesHoare Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Sappho Fragments of Poetry
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution undefined
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents undefined
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy undefined
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How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir? undefined
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield undefined
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New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract undefined
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Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate undefined
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Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday undefined
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What is TIME? And Dates? The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
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Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England? undefined
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Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art) undefined
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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare undefined
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One Way Or Another .... We're going to get you.
a year ago
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion undefined
a year ago
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Who Was Sayed Idries Shah? undefined
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Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built? undefined
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This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
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In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election JamesHoare Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
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Who Were the Maccabees? undefined
7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955) Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
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Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
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Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits “I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
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“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922   Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
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From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
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In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
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One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
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Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...