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A bird-headed prince eats souls on a toilet. A choir of the damned sings from sheet music tattooed on a sinner's bare buttocks. In 2014, a sophomore transcribed the notes. They play. Hieronymus Bosch, patient deposition-filer of Hell.
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RE: https://sciences.social/@NODE801/117202571261839984
Frances Julia "Snow" Wedgewood's article "The Natural and the Supernatural" (1871) for the Spectator comparing Lucretius and Darwin's theory using portions of this translation can be found here: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015038698000&seq=558&view=2up
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"A 200-year-old illustrated condom will go on display with Dutch golden age masters in Amsterdam this week, after the 19th-century “luxury souvenir” became the first-ever contraceptive sheath to be added to the Rijksmuseum’s art collection."
#histsci #histmed #histsex (#histnat?) #collections
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At thirteen, a loom took her right ear, an eyebrow, and most of her scalp. At thirty-seven, she rode alone into the Valleys of the Assassins and corrected the British maps by hand. Freya Stark crossed the desert in a Dior cartwheel brim.
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At thirteen, a loom took her right ear, an eyebrow, and most of her scalp. At thirty-seven, she rode alone into the Valleys of the Assassins and corrected the British maps by hand. Freya Stark crossed the desert in a Dior cartwheel brim.
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At thirteen, a loom took her right ear, an eyebrow, and most of her scalp. At thirty-seven, she rode alone into the Valleys of the Assassins and corrected the British maps by hand. Freya Stark crossed the desert in a Dior cartwheel brim.
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At thirteen, a loom took her right ear, an eyebrow, and most of her scalp. At thirty-seven, she rode alone into the Valleys of the Assassins and corrected the British maps by hand. Freya Stark crossed the desert in a Dior cartwheel brim.
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Hmmm, no book reviews in August. Do you still have a pulse?
Yes, dear readers, I might have mentioned that once I get my teeth stuck in Darwin's Descent of Man, they would remain firmly lodged there. Here is a progress shot as I am grinding my way through over 700 pages of Victorian English and effectively a separate book of dense annotations. No shortcuts here, just reading books cover to cover before writing a review, so I beg your patience.
And those books on the left? I am settling in for a deep dive into this topic.
#Books #BookReview #Bookstodon #HistoryOfScience #ScienceHistory #Evolution #SexualSelection #CharlesDarwin #HistSci #Scicomm @bookstodon @princetonupress @princetonnature
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Hmmm, no book reviews in August. Do you still have a pulse?
Yes, dear readers, I might have mentioned that once I get my teeth stuck in Darwin's Descent of Man, they would remain firmly lodged there. Here is a progress shot as I am grinding my way through over 700 pages of Victorian English and effectively a separate book of dense annotations. No shortcuts here, just reading books cover to cover before writing a review, so I beg your patience.
And those books on the left? I am settling in for a deep dive into this topic.
#Books #BookReview #Bookstodon #HistoryOfScience #ScienceHistory #Evolution #SexualSelection #CharlesDarwin #HistSci #Scicomm @bookstodon @princetonupress @princetonnature
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Hmmm, no book reviews in August. Do you still have a pulse?
Yes, dear readers, I might have mentioned that once I get my teeth stuck in Darwin's Descent of Man, they would remain firmly lodged there. Here is a progress shot as I am grinding my way through over 700 pages of Victorian English and effectively a separate book of dense annotations. No shortcuts here, just reading books cover to cover before writing a review, so I beg your patience.
And those books on the left? I am settling in for a deep dive into this topic.
#Books #BookReview #Bookstodon #HistoryOfScience #ScienceHistory #Evolution #SexualSelection #CharlesDarwin #HistSci #Scicomm @bookstodon @princetonupress @princetonnature
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Hmmm, no book reviews in August. Do you still have a pulse?
Yes, dear readers, I might have mentioned that once I get my teeth stuck in Darwin's Descent of Man, they would remain firmly lodged there. Here is a progress shot as I am grinding my way through over 700 pages of Victorian English and effectively a separate book of dense annotations. No shortcuts here, just reading books cover to cover before writing a review, so I beg your patience.
And those books on the left? I am settling in for a deep dive into this topic.
#Books #BookReview #Bookstodon #HistoryOfScience #ScienceHistory #Evolution #SexualSelection #CharlesDarwin #HistSci #Scicomm @bookstodon @princetonupress @princetonnature
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Hmmm, no book reviews in August. Do you still have a pulse?
Yes, dear readers, I might have mentioned that once I get my teeth stuck in Darwin's Descent of Man, they would remain firmly lodged there. Here is a progress shot as I am grinding my way through over 700 pages of Victorian English and effectively a separate book of dense annotations. No shortcuts here, just reading books cover to cover before writing a review, so I beg your patience.
And those books on the left? I am settling in for a deep dive into this topic.
#Books #BookReview #Bookstodon #HistoryOfScience #ScienceHistory #Evolution #SexualSelection #CharlesDarwin #HistSci #Scicomm @bookstodon @princetonupress @princetonnature
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New at Darwin Online translation of Lucretius for Darwin by his niece, the feminist writer Frances Julia 'Snow' Wedgwood. She also helped Darwin translate Linneaus.
Wedgwood, Frances Julia. 1871. 'Translation of Lucretius [De Rerum Natura] (Natural selection)' with marginal notes by Darwin.
#HistSTM #HistSci #CharlesDarwinhttps://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?itemID=CUL-DAR47.77-79&viewtype=side&pageseq=1
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New at Darwin Online translation of Lucretius for Darwin by his niece, the feminist writer Frances Julia 'Snow' Wedgwood. She also helped Darwin translate Linneaus.
Wedgwood, Frances Julia. 1871. 'Translation of Lucretius [De Rerum Natura] (Natural selection)' with marginal notes by Darwin.
#HistSTM #HistSci #CharlesDarwinhttps://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?itemID=CUL-DAR47.77-79&viewtype=side&pageseq=1
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New at Darwin Online translation of Lucretius for Darwin by his niece, the feminist writer Frances Julia 'Snow' Wedgwood. She also helped Darwin translate Linneaus.
Wedgwood, Frances Julia. 1871. 'Translation of Lucretius [De Rerum Natura] (Natural selection)' with marginal notes by Darwin.
#HistSTM #HistSci #CharlesDarwinhttps://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?itemID=CUL-DAR47.77-79&viewtype=side&pageseq=1
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New at Darwin Online translation of Lucretius for Darwin by his niece, the feminist writer Frances Julia 'Snow' Wedgwood. She also helped Darwin translate Linneaus.
Wedgwood, Frances Julia. 1871. 'Translation of Lucretius [De Rerum Natura] (Natural selection)' with marginal notes by Darwin.
#HistSTM #HistSci #CharlesDarwinhttps://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?itemID=CUL-DAR47.77-79&viewtype=side&pageseq=1
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New at Darwin Online translation of Lucretius for Darwin by his niece, the feminist writer Frances Julia 'Snow' Wedgwood. She also helped Darwin translate Linneaus.
Wedgwood, Frances Julia. 1871. 'Translation of Lucretius [De Rerum Natura] (Natural selection)' with marginal notes by Darwin.
#HistSTM #HistSci #CharlesDarwinhttps://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?itemID=CUL-DAR47.77-79&viewtype=side&pageseq=1
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He ran his engine on peanut oil and took a million in cash from Adolphus Busch. On 29 September 1913 he boarded the SS Dresden, asked to be woken at 6:15, and marked a small cross on his diary. Rudolf Diesel, the rational man.
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He ran his engine on peanut oil and took a million in cash from Adolphus Busch. On 29 September 1913 he boarded the SS Dresden, asked to be woken at 6:15, and marked a small cross on his diary. Rudolf Diesel, the rational man.
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He ran his engine on peanut oil and took a million in cash from Adolphus Busch. On 29 September 1913 he boarded the SS Dresden, asked to be woken at 6:15, and marked a small cross on his diary. Rudolf Diesel, the rational man.
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He ran his engine on peanut oil and took a million in cash from Adolphus Busch. On 29 September 1913 he boarded the SS Dresden, asked to be woken at 6:15, and marked a small cross on his diary. Rudolf Diesel, the rational man.
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Mineral Cup Round 1 Match 2, Erythrite vs. Skutterudite.
Red Erythrite is an ore of cobalt, which is used in modern paints, but Skutterudite has been known since the Middle Ages & used in the production of smalt, a pigment in painting, glass making & ceramics, thus has a substantial contribution to art history.
https://www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-results/vote-r1m02
Vote Skutterudite! 🧪⚒️ #histsci #MinCup26My side quest to see how many times I can mention Rembrandt while talking about minerals is starting strong.
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Mineral Cup Round 1 Match 2, Erythrite vs. Skutterudite.
Red Erythrite is an ore of cobalt, which is used in modern paints, but Skutterudite has been known since the Middle Ages & used in the production of smalt, a pigment in painting, glass making & ceramics, thus has a substantial contribution to art history.
https://www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-results/vote-r1m02
Vote Skutterudite! 🧪⚒️ #histsci #MinCup26My side quest to see how many times I can mention Rembrandt while talking about minerals is starting strong.
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Mineral Cup Round 1 Match 2, Erythrite vs. Skutterudite.
Red Erythrite is an ore of cobalt, which is used in modern paints, but Skutterudite has been known since the Middle Ages & used in the production of smalt, a pigment in painting, glass making & ceramics, thus has a substantial contribution to art history.
https://www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-results/vote-r1m02
Vote Skutterudite! 🧪⚒️ #histsci #MinCup26My side quest to see how many times I can mention Rembrandt while talking about minerals is starting strong.
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Mineral Cup Round 1 Match 2, Erythrite vs. Skutterudite.
Red Erythrite is an ore of cobalt, which is used in modern paints, but Skutterudite has been known since the Middle Ages & used in the production of smalt, a pigment in painting, glass making & ceramics, thus has a substantial contribution to art history.
https://www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-results/vote-r1m02
Vote Skutterudite! 🧪⚒️ #histsci #MinCup26My side quest to see how many times I can mention Rembrandt while talking about minerals is starting strong.
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Mineral Cup Round 1 Match 2, Erythrite vs. Skutterudite.
Red Erythrite is an ore of cobalt, which is used in modern paints, but Skutterudite has been known since the Middle Ages & used in the production of smalt, a pigment in painting, glass making & ceramics, thus has a substantial contribution to art history.
https://www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-results/vote-r1m02
Vote Skutterudite! 🧪⚒️ #histsci #MinCup26My side quest to see how many times I can mention Rembrandt while talking about minerals is starting strong.
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A remarkable write-up by Neal Stephenson (yes, that one!) on the physics of whip cracking and crucially, who it was discovered. Enjoy!
https://nealstephenson.substack.com/p/kdk-part-4-carrieres-amazing-experiment
#histsci #histphy #MaterialCulture #physics -
A remarkable write-up by Neal Stephenson (yes, that one!) on the physics of whip cracking and crucially, who it was discovered. Enjoy!
https://nealstephenson.substack.com/p/kdk-part-4-carrieres-amazing-experiment
#histsci #histphy #MaterialCulture #physics -
A remarkable write-up by Neal Stephenson (yes, that one!) on the physics of whip cracking and crucially, who it was discovered. Enjoy!
https://nealstephenson.substack.com/p/kdk-part-4-carrieres-amazing-experiment
#histsci #histphy #MaterialCulture #physics -
A remarkable write-up by Neal Stephenson (yes, that one!) on the physics of whip cracking and crucially, who it was discovered. Enjoy!
https://nealstephenson.substack.com/p/kdk-part-4-carrieres-amazing-experiment
#histsci #histphy #MaterialCulture #physics -
A remarkable write-up by Neal Stephenson (yes, that one!) on the physics of whip cracking and crucially, who it was discovered. Enjoy!
https://nealstephenson.substack.com/p/kdk-part-4-carrieres-amazing-experiment
#histsci #histphy #MaterialCulture #physics -
Day 2 of #SciArtSeptember prompt is violet hence, William Henry Perkin (1838-1907)! This lino block print ‘William Henry Perkin Discovers Mauve’ is about how the British chemist & entrepreneur made the serendipitous discovery of the 1st synthetic organic dye: mauveine.
Perkin entered the Royal College of Chemistry in London in 1853 when he was only 15, studying with August Wilhelm von Hofmann. 🧵1/
https://minouette.etsy.com/listing/955324548
#mastoart
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Day 2 of #SciArtSeptember prompt is violet hence, William Henry Perkin (1838-1907)! This lino block print ‘William Henry Perkin Discovers Mauve’ is about how the British chemist & entrepreneur made the serendipitous discovery of the 1st synthetic organic dye: mauveine.
Perkin entered the Royal College of Chemistry in London in 1853 when he was only 15, studying with August Wilhelm von Hofmann. 🧵1/
https://minouette.etsy.com/listing/955324548
#mastoart
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Day 2 of #SciArtSeptember prompt is violet hence, William Henry Perkin (1838-1907)! This lino block print ‘William Henry Perkin Discovers Mauve’ is about how the British chemist & entrepreneur made the serendipitous discovery of the 1st synthetic organic dye: mauveine.
Perkin entered the Royal College of Chemistry in London in 1853 when he was only 15, studying with August Wilhelm von Hofmann. 🧵1/
https://minouette.etsy.com/listing/955324548
#mastoart
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Day 2 of #SciArtSeptember prompt is violet hence, William Henry Perkin (1838-1907)! This lino block print ‘William Henry Perkin Discovers Mauve’ is about how the British chemist & entrepreneur made the serendipitous discovery of the 1st synthetic organic dye: mauveine.
Perkin entered the Royal College of Chemistry in London in 1853 when he was only 15, studying with August Wilhelm von Hofmann. 🧵1/
https://minouette.etsy.com/listing/955324548
#mastoart
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Day 2 of #SciArtSeptember prompt is violet hence, William Henry Perkin (1838-1907)! This lino block print ‘William Henry Perkin Discovers Mauve’ is about how the British chemist & entrepreneur made the serendipitous discovery of the 1st synthetic organic dye: mauveine.
Perkin entered the Royal College of Chemistry in London in 1853 when he was only 15, studying with August Wilhelm von Hofmann. 🧵1/
https://minouette.etsy.com/listing/955324548
#mastoart
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He came back from Egypt cold. Wore several overcoats indoors, in summer, year-round. Napoleon's chief surgeon told him it would kill him. He declined. Joseph Fourier, whose equations run every JPEG, MP3, and MRI, wrapped himself like a mummy.
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I never thought I'd see the day.
Charles Darwin is currently trending above two porn-related articles, Luke Evans, and Kit Connor in Attitude Magazine! 🙃
The power of #histsci . . .
Thank you, one and all — please keep sharing. Here's the article: https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/literature/darwins-queer-creatures-532721/
#reading #writing #science #nature #animals #Darwin #evolution #history #histsex #queerhistory #queer #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #PrideInSTEM
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He grew a beard, donned a turban, and crossed the Hindu Kush as an Armenian merchant named Servant of Jesus. He bought a jade boulder to fund the road, refused a king's prison or Islam, and reached China on Christmas. Bento de Goes, lay brother.
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I'm overjoyed to be the featured author in the latest issue of IFLScience's Curious Magazine!
Read a 'book bite' from QUEER ORIGINS and discover what inspired me to write it. 🐟️ 🌈 🦋 🏳️⚧️ 🐦️
As ever, the whole issue is fabulous . . .
#book #books #reading #writing #science #nature #history #histsci #histsex #queerhistory #queer #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #PrideInSTEM
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He translated commercial correspondence by day. By night he was a Horatian classicist, a Glasgow naval engineer, and roughly seventy-three other people, each with their own handwriting and horoscope. Fernando Pessoa, Lisbon's most crowded clerk.
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A retired Baptist preacher fixing a bicycle in Georgia in 1976 saw a face in a smudge of white paint on his fingertip. A voice said: Paint sacred art. God asked Howard Finster for five thousand paintings. Finster kept counting.
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For weekend readers, a bit of history of genetic engineering, public engagement and bioethics #histsci makingsciencepublic.com/2026/08/28/a...
Asilomar 1975 and 2025: Speech... -
She dropped pins into a tuba and made one glove last fifteen minutes. Between sets at Minsky's, she lived in a Brooklyn house with Auden, Britten, and McCullers and wrote a bestselling murder mystery. Meet Gypsy Rose Lee, headliner and novelist.
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Happy birthday to writer, statesman and polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). Made for the #printersolstice Fauvism prompt: This print is a hand-printed, limited edition, reduction block print portrait. While best known for his contributions to German literature, he pursued natural sciences, studying morphology, doing work which presaged evolution, 🧵1/
https://minouette.etsy.com/listing/1162543096
#linocut #printmaking #sciart #histsci #Goethe #NaturalScience #reductionPrint #printmaker #mastoArt
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Queer history of science in Attitude Magazine — oh yes!
Read about some of the queer creatures that fascinated Charles Darwin, including the first fish discovered to be dual-sexed, butterfly species with multiple female forms, and good emu dads. 🐟 🌈 🦋 🏳️⚧️ 🐦
https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/literature/darwins-queer-creatures-532721/
#reading #history #nature #animals #science #histsci #queerhistory #histsex #queer #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #PrideInSTEM
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Fricassee chicken for a quarter, or nothing. No tobacco, no debt, no sex with your spouse, never the word "hello" — it contained "hell." Three thousand guests in an afternoon, all saying "Peace." Harlem's God went by Father Divine.
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He wore Kleenex boxes on his feet. He wrote a nine-step memo on opening a can of peaches. When the hotel tried to evict him, Howard Hughes bought it for $13.2 million and stayed four years without once leaving the suite. America's tallest shut-in.
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Friends and neighbours on the Sussex Coast (UK), I've signed some copies of QUEER ORIGINS for you at three Waterstones stores: Brighton, Eastbourne, and Worthing.
And, yes, there are a few of those coveted bookmarks too . . . if you get in quick! 🌈 📚 🌞 🌊 🍦
#book #books #bookshop #bookshops #reading #history #science #histsci #histsex #nature #queer #queerhistory #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #Brighton #Eastbourne #Worthing #Sussex #SouthCoast #UK
