Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 30 (March 2011)
Sacred Treasure A great deal has happened since – but it is definitely worth reading this remarkable letter from Dr Mouneer Hanna Anis, Bishop of
1st March 2011
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science
Confessions of a magazine junkie
Someone made the mistake of asking me the other day what magazines I read. And it came as a bit of a shock to me
12th January 2011
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16th Century
Rehabilitating the Medieval Scientific Mind and why it matters
Sir Isaac Newton is a titan in world science, so it’s no surprise that he features on the very first, and the penultimate page of
21st December 2010
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Inconsistencies and Impositions in Victorian New York: the dangers of Christian presumptions
I didn’t quite know what to expect having picked this book up in the States last year. I think I assumed it would be something on
10th November 2010
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Where the ghost in the machine? Fritz Kahn’s Industrial Palace
Fritz Kahn was a remarkable man – a scientist, gynaecologist, artist, polymath – and eventually a Jewish refugee to the USA from Nazi Germany. He
3rd November 2010
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Weird. Steve Turner doesn’t believe in air
Having posted on Friday about the importance of the insensible, I came across this great number from Steve Turner. Subverts perfectly the prevailing mood of scepticism…
20th September 2010
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The White Mountain: timelapsed Milky Way
All too short, but epic in scope, and too wonderful for words… Taken on Mauna Kea, Hawai’i: The White Mountain by charles leung …and he made the
11th March 2010
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All Souls Langham Place
Rage, God and Brahms’ 4th Symphony
It’s been a bit of an experiment – but as part of our contribution to Passion 4 Life events at All Souls, 2 friends (pianists
3rd March 2010
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Age of Wonder gems 4: Shelley & Walpole on Hot Air Balloons
Yet more from Holmes’ Age of Wonder. This time the focus is the new-found fascination with flight, as provided by hot air balloons. For the first
6th February 2010
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Age of Wonder gems: 2. Mungo Park in Africa
The next gem from Richard Holmes’ epic Age of Wonder (after post on Tuesday). Mungo Park was an unusual figure who was sponsored by Joseph Banks and
4th February 2010
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Age of Wonder gems: 1. Surfing in Tahiti
As promised, here’s the first of a handful of gems from Richard Holmes’ epic Age of Wonder (after my (over)lengthy post on Tuesday). [This one’s for Jem…]
3rd February 2010
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18th Century
The infectiousness of wonder: Richard Holmes and the romance of science
Richard Holmes’ magisterial Age of Wonder has worked its magic on me. Having worked my way through it over several weeks before Christmas, many of
2nd February 2010
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