Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
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Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
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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
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Dreams of Space -...
World's First Intra-Space Stamp Album (1953)
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
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Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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JamesHoare
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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Last Call for Classical Gifts
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
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At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
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“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
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A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
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A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
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plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
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What Are the 5 Tallest Mountains in the World?
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Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
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Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
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8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
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This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
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What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan?
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12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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JamesHoare
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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Immigration and crime: Denmark
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Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
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Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
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Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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How Are Art and Science Related?
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
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Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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State and society on Africa's largest island.
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How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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What Was Kantai Kessen?
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Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
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This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
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How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov
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What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
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What Is the Categorical Imperative?
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British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
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British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
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Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
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Dream About Gagarin (1961)
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Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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What Was Organization Todt?
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Women Smoking Snapshots – Touching The Sublime
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“Cigarettes are bad for you; that is why they are so good” – Richard Klein, Cigarettes Are Sublime Richard Klein, Professor of French at Cornell University and editor of Diacritics, quit smoking while writing Cigarettes Are Sublime and has been nicotine-free ever since. So do...
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Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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