Posts tagged "history"

Apr 14, 2026 from ℤ→ℤ

README: A Bookish History of Computing (Review)

While the study of textbooks has proven fruitful in the study of the history of mathematics, there has been little attention to computing books and their role on the development of computer science...

Apr 14, 2026 from The Public Domain Review

Introducing PDR Press Minis

Announcing an exciting new book series!

Apr 14, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

The gold found on pirate Samuel Bellamy’s ship reveals the truth about the purity of African metal: science debunks centuries of accusations

For more than a thousand years, West African gold was one of the most coveted commodities in the world. It first fueled the trade routes that crossed the Sahara and, from the fifteenth century onwa...

Apr 14, 2026 from Daily Medieval

Securing Beatrice

The agreement was made in 1245 between several powerful individuals that Beatrice of Provence (heir to the counties of Provence and Forcalquier, pictured here) would marry Charles of Anjou. Part of...

Apr 14, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

Large Megalithic Tombs in Neolithic Scotland Were Built to Safeguard the Paternal Line for Centuries

A team of archaeologists has succeeded in establishing the genetic relationships among individuals buried in chambered tombs from the Neolithic period in northern Scotland, specifically in Caithnes...

Apr 14, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

Jiajing, the sadistic Chinese emperor who sought immortality and beat his concubines to death with rods

Jiajing, twelfth Chinese emperor of the Ming dynasty, ascended the throne in an unusual way: by decision of the government, after his predecessor—and cousin—died without leaving descendants. He had...

Apr 14, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

Learning About Zespri RubyRed Kiwi

I learned two things from Kat & Satoshi’s April 6, 2026 post on Our Adventures in Japan (see the first). The post featured four photos. The last of four photos shows slices of yellow-orange-red kik...

Apr 13, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

Learning About Bonbon Drop Stickers

Back in Newsletter Leaf Journal 269, I linked to an article about Pokémon card speculating which referenced “Bonbon Drop stickers.” Regarding the stickers, I wrote that I did not know what they wer...

Apr 13, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

Google Verbatim Mode Custom Search Shortcut

I read read a good article by Hana Lee Goldin at Card Catalog titled Google Has a Secret Reference Desk. Here’s How to Use It. In the post, she ran through several tips for using Google Search effe...

Apr 13, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 04-13-26

There were no Pook-Emu Bee links on Saturday because it was newsletter day (22 links in issue 275!). There were no Pook-Emu Bee links on Sunday because I failed. But today is Monday. Monday is a fu...

Apr 13, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

The first known dental filling made with gemstones in a molar by the Maya is discovered

A team of researchers from Guatemala and Mexico has documented an exceptional discovery in Maya dental archaeology: a lower left first molar that presents a greenish inlay, identified as jadeite or...

Apr 13, 2026 from Daily Medieval

Charles & Beatrice of Savoy

Charles of Anjou became Count of Provence and Forcalquier by his marriage in 1246 to Beatrice of Provence. His attempt to rule them was challenged by his mother-in-law, Beatrice of Savoy.Beatrice o...

Apr 13, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

The disappearance of a colossal amount of ancient lead makes Earth appear much younger than primordial meteorites indicate

For decades, geochemists have used the different varieties of lead as a kind of infallible geological clock to date the formation of rocks and understand the processes of planetary accretion that s...

Apr 13, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

How Birdsong Gave Rise to Egyptian Hieroglyphs: Phonetic Signs Emerged as Imitations of Animal Sounds

In an era where voice messages and ephemeral videos compete for attention, writing has remained, for millennia, the fundamental support of cultural memory. It stores knowledge, tells stories, and t...

Apr 13, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

The spectacular camouflage of a Vietnamese spider: it takes the shape of a dry leaf during the day and eats its own web

In the jungles of Vietnam there exists a creature that seems designed by a Hollywood special effects artist. It is not an alien or a laboratory experiment. It is a spider. It is called Poltys mouho...

Apr 13, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

Asian Carp and Gefilte Fish

I have read about the invasive Asian carp problem in U.S. waterways. But I learned something new from Dan Lewis’ aptly named “Now I Know” blog: Asian carp is commonly used in gefilte fish. I must c...

Apr 12, 2026 from Daily Medieval

Charles of Anjou

King Louis VIII of France (1187 - 1226) and Blanch of Castile (1188 - 1252) had several children, one of whom became the next king of France, but their youngest son, Charles (1226 - 1285), had to f...

Apr 12, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

How a Giraffe with Which Lorenzo de’ Medici Wanted to Emulate Julius Caesar Ended Up Saving the Family

It is almost certain that no reader will know what animal a camelopard is. Strictly speaking, none; but if we say it in Latin, it is the scientific name of a species: Giraffa camelopardalis, which ...

Apr 11, 2026 from Palladium

The Dostoevskian Moment

As we accelerate toward superintelligence, our quest for self-mastery takes a spiritual turn. The post The Dostoevskian Moment appeared first on Palladium.

Apr 11, 2026 from Daily Medieval

Charles' Jerusalem

After Maria of Antioch "sold" her claim to Queen of Jerusalem to Charles of Anjou, however illegal it was to the High Court of Jerusalem, he intended to take it over. Charles might have been embold...