Thony Christie
@rmathematicus.bsky.social
Aging freak who fell in love with the history of science and now resides mostly in 16th century Nürnberg.
Today is William Blakes birthday. This is an old blog post about him Isaac Newton, Eduardo Paolozzi and yours truly
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Isaac, William, Eduardo and me!
For all those that don’t know, the picture I posted on Monday is of a statue in the courtyard of the British Library in London and I posted it whilst sitting inside said building. My visit was my f…
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November 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Today is William Blakes birthday. This is an old blog post about him Isaac Newton, Eduardo Paolozzi and yours truly
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Up to a point… The ‘welfare system’ is much debated, as regards scope and purpose - there’s a lot of extrapolation from some tricky sources - and the grain dole was expressly *not* based on poverty but citizenship - senators were eligible!
Also the Romans literally had a welfare system that included cash transfers for poor children. (And subsidised grain for low income workers...).
There was no state. Who does she think crucified him, an anarchist collective?
November 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Up to a point… The ‘welfare system’ is much debated, as regards scope and purpose - there’s a lot of extrapolation from some tricky sources - and the grain dole was expressly *not* based on poverty but citizenship - senators were eligible!
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How do you find the right book indexer for your book? Use our Professional Directory and you'll find an indexer with the right expertise and experience for your project buff.ly/xrSjoxE
November 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
How do you find the right book indexer for your book? Use our Professional Directory and you'll find an indexer with the right expertise and experience for your project buff.ly/xrSjoxE
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Just a friendly reminder on this hallowed day of overconsumption via @earthlyeducation.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Just a friendly reminder on this hallowed day of overconsumption via @earthlyeducation.bsky.social
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The domestic cat may be a far more recent arrival to Europe than previously thought, a new Science study. finds. The results offer new insight into one of humanity’s most enigmatic animal companions and identify North Africa as the cradle of the modern housecat.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/44kov1S
Learn more: https://scim.ag/44kov1S
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The domestic cat may be a far more recent arrival to Europe than previously thought, a new Science study. finds. The results offer new insight into one of humanity’s most enigmatic animal companions and identify North Africa as the cradle of the modern housecat.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/44kov1S
Learn more: https://scim.ag/44kov1S
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Good historians know that being a true German Protestant pamphletist in #earlymodern Europe included making pejorative jokes with sausage-content to vilify Catholic clergy.
Like this "Ja, ein Leberwurst" comment in a marginalia next to a passage cited from disliked Catholic sermon #skystorians
Like this "Ja, ein Leberwurst" comment in a marginalia next to a passage cited from disliked Catholic sermon #skystorians
November 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Good historians know that being a true German Protestant pamphletist in #earlymodern Europe included making pejorative jokes with sausage-content to vilify Catholic clergy.
Like this "Ja, ein Leberwurst" comment in a marginalia next to a passage cited from disliked Catholic sermon #skystorians
Like this "Ja, ein Leberwurst" comment in a marginalia next to a passage cited from disliked Catholic sermon #skystorians
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If you buy The @nursingclio.bsky.social Reader directly from RUP, get 30% off with code RUP30. 🧡
November 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
If you buy The @nursingclio.bsky.social Reader directly from RUP, get 30% off with code RUP30. 🧡
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Got to love how much praise NYT gets for one article, 2+ years late, that literally just rehashes things we all knew already but NYT has spent the last 2 years ignoring & denying & obfuscating.
The New York Times produced a detailed, data-driven report on President Trump showing signs of aging. The president, 79, responded by calling the female reporter who co-wrote the story “ugly.” https://cnn.it/48idUFL
November 27, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Got to love how much praise NYT gets for one article, 2+ years late, that literally just rehashes things we all knew already but NYT has spent the last 2 years ignoring & denying & obfuscating.
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Our next @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #maps blog by @stuartackland.bsky.social features the "false" map of #Oxford from 1644. Look at this and be prepared to be confused!
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/. When is north not north? And who was Anthony Wood? @bcsmaps.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @bbcoxford.bsky.social
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/. When is north not north? And who was Anthony Wood? @bcsmaps.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @bbcoxford.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Our next @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #maps blog by @stuartackland.bsky.social features the "false" map of #Oxford from 1644. Look at this and be prepared to be confused!
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/. When is north not north? And who was Anthony Wood? @bcsmaps.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @bbcoxford.bsky.social
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/. When is north not north? And who was Anthony Wood? @bcsmaps.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @bbcoxford.bsky.social
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You Must Eat Shit Says Company That Has Pivoted To Manure Production
November 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM
You Must Eat Shit Says Company That Has Pivoted To Manure Production
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Cambridge, John Speed's 'Theatre' 1611/12 showing the house I lived in (shared) from Oct 1990 - May 1992. (Cambridge Digital Library/ Ben Hall photograph)
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Cambridge, John Speed's 'Theatre' 1611/12 showing the house I lived in (shared) from Oct 1990 - May 1992. (Cambridge Digital Library/ Ben Hall photograph)
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Close up of Rachel Ruysch's 'Still Life with Fruit,' 1711.
I saw this at the 'Rachel Ruysch: Artist, Naturalist, and Pioneer' exhibtion at the MFA Boston.
#hernaturalhistory #naturalhistory #insectart #animalart
I saw this at the 'Rachel Ruysch: Artist, Naturalist, and Pioneer' exhibtion at the MFA Boston.
#hernaturalhistory #naturalhistory #insectart #animalart
November 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Close up of Rachel Ruysch's 'Still Life with Fruit,' 1711.
I saw this at the 'Rachel Ruysch: Artist, Naturalist, and Pioneer' exhibtion at the MFA Boston.
#hernaturalhistory #naturalhistory #insectart #animalart
I saw this at the 'Rachel Ruysch: Artist, Naturalist, and Pioneer' exhibtion at the MFA Boston.
#hernaturalhistory #naturalhistory #insectart #animalart
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This was a fascinating and page-turning read on the life of Francis Crick by @matthewcobb.bsky.social. Crick was a scientific pioneer and prophet, but also a complex and imperfect human being. Cobb captures it all masterfully.
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This was a fascinating and page-turning read on the life of Francis Crick by @matthewcobb.bsky.social. Crick was a scientific pioneer and prophet, but also a complex and imperfect human being. Cobb captures it all masterfully.
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The rise of the scientific societies to discuss the new developments in natural philosophy in the 17th century #histsci
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November 26, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The rise of the scientific societies to discuss the new developments in natural philosophy in the 17th century #histsci
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I enjoyed learning about the beginnings of institutonalized dentistry training in colonial India through Sahara Ahmed's Harvard Science and Technology in Asia talk yesterday 🦷
Many thanks again to Sahara and to all who joined the session!
seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia
#histstm #histmed 🧪
Many thanks again to Sahara and to all who joined the session!
seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia
#histstm #histmed 🧪
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I enjoyed learning about the beginnings of institutonalized dentistry training in colonial India through Sahara Ahmed's Harvard Science and Technology in Asia talk yesterday 🦷
Many thanks again to Sahara and to all who joined the session!
seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia
#histstm #histmed 🧪
Many thanks again to Sahara and to all who joined the session!
seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia
#histstm #histmed 🧪
The rise of the scientific societies to discuss the new developments in natural philosophy in the 17th century #histsci
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November 26, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The rise of the scientific societies to discuss the new developments in natural philosophy in the 17th century #histsci
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An an author herself, @bschillace.brandyschillace.com definitely understands how to promote a book! Contact her for your own book trailer (No #AI!.) #BookSky 📚 💙
Hello #BookSky and #author friends. As host of a book livestream, I’ve been making book trailers for three years. Recently, friends have said getting a trailer done costs $$$$. It shouldn’t. If you need a trailer, let me know. I don’t use AI, I license everything. Some examples follow:
The Dead Come to Stay (book trailer)
YouTube video by Brandy Schillace
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November 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
An an author herself, @bschillace.brandyschillace.com definitely understands how to promote a book! Contact her for your own book trailer (No #AI!.) #BookSky 📚 💙
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NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
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November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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In 1855 Elizabeth Jennings Graham brought a suit that initiated the desegregation of NYC transit. Raised by politically active parents (her was mother formerly enslaved, her entrepreneur father was awarded a patent in 1821) Ms. Graham was a teacher, organist, & kindergarten founder.
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In 1855 Elizabeth Jennings Graham brought a suit that initiated the desegregation of NYC transit. Raised by politically active parents (her was mother formerly enslaved, her entrepreneur father was awarded a patent in 1821) Ms. Graham was a teacher, organist, & kindergarten founder.
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My manuscript after integrating all the peer-review comments: a rhino with panther patterns.
November 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
My manuscript after integrating all the peer-review comments: a rhino with panther patterns.
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Sen. Mark Kelly has released a statement.
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly has released a statement.
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
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The Trump administration inherited an economy that the Economist called "the envy of the world" in a cover story a week before the election and easily could've coasted on that success (again) but instead they set it on fire.
November 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The Trump administration inherited an economy that the Economist called "the envy of the world" in a cover story a week before the election and easily could've coasted on that success (again) but instead they set it on fire.