The Inquisitive Biologist<p>This week's <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/NewBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewBooks</span></a> at the library: A second-hand copy of an original 1961 hardback of Arthur O. Lovejoy's The Great Chain of Being from Harvard University Press, a review copy of The Lives of <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Bats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bats</span></a> from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@princetonupress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>princetonupress</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@princetonnature" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>princetonnature</span></a></span>, and a second-hand copy of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@matthewcobb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>matthewcobb</span></a></span>'s The Genetic Age: Out Perilous Quest to Edit Life from Profile Books.</p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scicomm</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/HistoryOfScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryOfScience</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ScienceHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceHistory</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/HistSci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistSci</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ScalaNaturae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScalaNaturae</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Chiroptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chiroptera</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Mammals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mammals</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Genetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genetics</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
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Maronno Winchester<p>Ideas ‘of pure genius’ – how astronomers have measured the Universe across history
by Terence Tao and Grant Sanderson
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Project Gutenberg<p>Ideas ‘of pure genius’ – how astronomers have measured the Universe across history</p><p>by Terence Tao and Grant Sanderson </p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/videos/ideas-of-pure-genius-how-astronomers-have-measured-the-universe-across-history" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/videos/ideas-of-pure-g</span><span class="invisible">enius-how-astronomers-have-measured-the-universe-across-history</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/historyofscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historyofscience</span></a></p>
The Inquisitive Biologist<p>Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life is now out in paperback! An epic history of taxonomy across three centuries, this book charts the lives, works, and legacy of Linnaeus and Buffon.</p><p><a href="https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2024/12/24/book-review-every-living-thing-the-great-and-deadly-race-to-know-all-life/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inquisitivebiologist.com/2024/</span><span class="invisible">12/24/book-review-every-living-thing-the-great-and-deadly-race-to-know-all-life/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookReview</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Taxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taxonomy</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Linneaus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linneaus</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Buffon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buffon</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Biography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biography</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/HistoryOfScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryOfScience</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ScienceHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceHistory</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/HistSci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistSci</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scicomm</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
IHC<p>The closing conference of the <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/FIREUSES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FIREUSES</span></a> - Burning Landscapes project will take place at the National Library of Portugal on 24 April. Throughout the day, main results will be presented combined with other perspectives and geographies of fire.</p><p>FREE ENTRY</p><p>ℹ️ <a href="https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/events/burning-landscapes-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/events/burn</span><span class="invisible">ing-landscapes-2025/</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/envhum" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>envhum</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/envhist" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>envhist</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Histodons</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildfires</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/EnvironmentalHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalHistory</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/EnvHist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvHist</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/EnvironmentalHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalHumanities</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HistoryOfScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryOfScience</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/RuralHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RuralHistory</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/SocialHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialHistory</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/FireRegimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FireRegimes</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/FirePolicies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirePolicies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Portugal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Portugal</span></a></p>
Science | The Guardian<p>Why the weasel testicles? Cambridge show explains medieval medicine <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/28/mercury-weasel-testicles-feature-uk-exhibition-medieval-medicine-curious-cases-cambridge-university-library" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/science/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/28/mercury-weasel-testicles-feature-uk-exhibition-medieval-medicine-curious-cases-cambridge-university-library</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/UniversityofCambridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityofCambridge</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Historyofscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Historyofscience</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Medicalresearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicalresearch</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Exhibitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exhibitions</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicine</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/UKnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKnews</span></a></p>
Rita Singer<p>It's publication day!</p><p>Enwogion o fri: Diversity Project 2023-2025</p><p>Our free <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/DiversityProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiversityProject</span></a> anthology for the <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Bywgraffiadur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bywgraffiadur</span></a> has just dropped on KC Works. Over 40 authors contributed more than 60 articles about the most fascinating people in <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Welsh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Welsh</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> you could possibly imagine. </p><p>We've covered <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/BAMEHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BAMEHistory</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/LGBTQ_" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ_</span></a> and <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/DisabilityHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabilityHistory</span></a>, <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/WomensHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensHistory</span></a>, <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/ArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtHistory</span></a>, the <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/HistoryOfScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryOfScience</span></a>, <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/HistoryOfReligion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryOfReligion</span></a> and <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wales</span></a> </p><p>Frankly, there's not a single article in this collection that's not bound to be of interest to someone. </p><p>Get your own copy here as PDF or epub. And because we're in Wales, we even offer you two versions.</p><p>English: <a href="https://works.hcommons.org/records/dtb9c-bzm89" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">works.hcommons.org/records/dtb</span><span class="invisible">9c-bzm89</span></a><br>Cymraeg: <a href="https://doi.org/10.17613/mmwvm-ryh93" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.17613/mmwvm-ryh93</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/BlackHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistory</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/OA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OA</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a></p>
Elliot Shank<p>“The Story of Galaxy Clusters (and Abell 1)”</p><p>Really neat discussion of the history of astronomy.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbkAsr53mEM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=kbkAsr53mEM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeepSkyVideos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSkyVideos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/historyOfScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historyOfScience</span></a></p>
Mark McCaughrean<p>Niche question for astronomers & historians of astronomy, particularly those at Harvard perhaps.</p><p>Can anyone tell me the birth & death dates of Edith F. Reilly, who worked with Bart Bok in the 1940's & co-authored the discovery paper on "small dark nebulae", now called "Bok globules"?</p><p>I've looked online, but have drawn a blank. They'd be good to have for my book. </p><p><a href="https://adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/1947ApJ...105..255B" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/1947ApJ</span><span class="invisible">...105..255B</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HistoryOfScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryOfScience</span></a></p>
IHC<p>O concurso para Investigador/a Auxiliar na área de História da Ciência, Tecnologia, Património Científico e Ambiente (séculos XIX e XX), aberto pela Universidade de Évora, encerra a 20 de Março.</p><p>👉 <a href="https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/ia-historia-ue-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/ia-historia-ue</span><span class="invisible">-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Histodons</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HistoryJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryJobs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/EmpregoCient%C3%ADfico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmpregoCientífico</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Hist%C3%B3riaDaCi%C3%AAncia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistóriaDaCiência</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Hist%C3%B3riaDaTecnologia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistóriaDaTecnologia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Hist%C3%B3riaAmbiental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistóriaAmbiental</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Hist%C3%B3riaContempor%C3%A2nea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistóriaContemporânea</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/ModernHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ModernHistory</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HistoryOfScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryOfScience</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HistoryOfTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryOfTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/EnvironmentalHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalHistory</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/MastoJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoJobs</span></a></p>
IHC<p>📖 In a chapter of the book "A History of Physics", Quintino Lopes contributes to the <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HistoryOfPhysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryOfPhysics</span></a> in the period between-wars, "examining relations between the physics laboratories of the Faculty of Sciences ogf teh University of Lisbon and the Instituto Superior Técnico on the one hand and the Laboratoire Curie, the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.sciences.re/@collegedefrance" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>collegedefrance</span></a></span> and other prestigious science institutions on the other hand".</p><p>👉 <a href="https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-26174-9_24" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">link.springer.com/chapter/10.1</span><span class="invisible">007/978-3-031-26174-9_24</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Histodons</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HistoryOfPhysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryOfPhysics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/SciHist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciHist</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HistoryOfScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryOfScience</span></a></p>
The Inquisitive Biologist<p>Radical by Nature is out in paperback! This is an in-depth, intimate, and tremendously enjoyable biography of the long and remarkable life of Victorian naturalist <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/AlfredRusselWallace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlfredRusselWallace</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2023/11/01/book-review-radical-by-nature-the-revolutionary-life-of-alfred-russel-wallace/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inquisitivebiologist.com/2023/</span><span class="invisible">11/01/book-review-radical-by-nature-the-revolutionary-life-of-alfred-russel-wallace/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookReview</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Evolution</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/HistoryOfScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryOfScience</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ScienceHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceHistory</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/HistSci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistSci</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scicomm</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@princetonupress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>princetonupress</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@princetonnature" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>princetonnature</span></a></span></p>
Josh Wells<p>“ Although the details of animal magnetism may sound absurd (and even morally dubious) to modern ears, within its context Mesmerism was very much in line with the latest scientific developments. In some ways, exciting experiments with invisible forces — gravity, electricity, magnetism, wondrous gases like hydrogen — defined the era. Unlike the occultists of the previous ages, Mesmer was striving to give his practices a rational scientific as opposed to a religious flavour. Indeed, although the magnetic fluid part did not work out, in an important sense, animal magnetism marked the beginnings of hypnosis and psychological suggestion. These are very real and possibly still clinically useful phenomena, as a recent resurgence in research shows.”</p><p><a href="https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/mesmerising-science-the-franklin-commission-and-the-modern-clinical-trial" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">publicdomainreview.org/essay/m</span><span class="invisible">esmerising-science-the-franklin-commission-and-the-modern-clinical-trial</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/historyofscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historyofscience</span></a></p>
TobychevReplica of a Galileo made telescope (1609) and the Newton telescope design (1673), illustrating the difference in size between Galilean refractive design and the much more compact Newtonian reflective telescope. Parque de las Ciencias, Granada. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/physics?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#physics</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/astronomy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#astronomy</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/historyofscience?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#historyofscience</a>
Science | The Guardian<p>Isaac Newton’s beer mug to go on show in Royal Society exhibition in London <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/01/isaac-newtons-beer-mug-to-go-on-show-in-royal-society-exhibition-in-london" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/science/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/01/isaac-newtons-beer-mug-to-go-on-show-in-royal-society-exhibition-in-london</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Historyofscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Historyofscience</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/RoyalSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoyalSociety</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/IsaacNewton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsaacNewton</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/UKnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Beer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beer</span></a></p>
quadrivial 💛🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽<p>Serious <a href="https://beige.party/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/historyofscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historyofscience</span></a> question.</p><p>If folks thought we lived in a geocentric universe, how did they explain the variation in the lengths of days over the course of the year? Did the Sun literally speed up and slow down as it orbited the Earth over a year?</p><p>Things I think about when driving.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
Project Gutenberg<p>Beyond causality</p><p>In order to bridge the yawning gulf between the humanities and the sciences we must turn to an unexpected field: mathematics</p><p>By Gordon Gillespie</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/to-better-understand-the-world-follow-the-paths-of-mathematics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/to-better-under</span><span class="invisible">stand-the-world-follow-the-paths-of-mathematics</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mathematics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/historyofscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historyofscience</span></a></p>
IHC<p>✍️ The editors of <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HoST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HoST</span></a> — Journal of History of Science and Technology have opened a call for a thematic dossier to be published in 2026.<br>📅 The deadline is 31 March 2025<br>👉 <a href="https://tinyurl.com/yaf5ymym" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/yaf5ymym</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>histodon</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Histodons</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HistoryOfScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryOfScience</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HistoryOfTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryOfTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/CallForPapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CallForPapers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/SciHist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciHist</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/TechHist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechHist</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/STM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>STM</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HistoryOfMedicin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryOfMedicin</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/MedHist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedHist</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Hist%C3%B3riaDaCi%C3%AAncia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistóriaDaCiência</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Hist%C3%B3riaDaTecnologia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistóriaDaTecnologia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Hist%C3%B3riaDaMedicina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistóriaDaMedicina</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/AcessoAberto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcessoAberto</span></a></p>
IHC<p>A Universidade de Évora abriu um concurso para Investigador/a Auxiliar para a área de História da Ciência, Tecnologia, Património Científico e Ambiente (séculos XIX e XX).</p><p>As candidaturas decorrem até 20 de Março.</p><p>👉 <a href="https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/ia-historia-ue-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/ia-historia-ue</span><span class="invisible">-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Histodons</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HistoryJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryJobs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/EmpregoCient%C3%ADfico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmpregoCientífico</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Hist%C3%B3riaDaCi%C3%AAncia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistóriaDaCiência</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Hist%C3%B3riaDaTecnologia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistóriaDaTecnologia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Hist%C3%B3riaAmbiental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistóriaAmbiental</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Hist%C3%B3riaContempor%C3%A2nea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistóriaContemporânea</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/ModernHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ModernHistory</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HistoryOfScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryOfScience</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HistoryOfTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryOfTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/EnvironmentalHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalHistory</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/MastoJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoJobs</span></a></p>
The Inquisitive Biologist<p>My idea of a good time: spending the weekend on the second part of this comparative review. Out soon on <a href="https://inquisitivebiologist.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">inquisitivebiologist.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookReview</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Biography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biography</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/AlexanderVonHumboldt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlexanderVonHumboldt</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/HistoryOfScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryOfScience</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ScienceHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceHistory</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/HistSci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistSci</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scicomm</span></a> @princetonupress @princetonnature</p>
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