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  Why Are Rivers So Mathematical? A simple scaling law brings order to the chaos of flowing water, rock, and sediment. New findings have extended the law even further. by Natalie Wolchover https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-are-rivers-so-mathematical-20260810/ Books about Geophysics at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=geophysics #nature #geophysics

• Post #4488535

  This Medieval Astrolabe Turns 1,000 Years Old A rare astronomical instrument made in medieval Spain has reached an extraordinary milestone. Now held by National Museums Scotland, the astrolabe offers a glimpse into the scientific knowledge of the Islamic world during the eleventh century. https://www.medievalists.net/2026/08/this-medieval-astrolabe-turns-1000-years-old/ On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices, and the Compass by Price at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30001...

• Post #4444447

  Who were the Luddites? Their legacy ripples through politics, cultural commentary and literature by Brian Lewis https://theconversation.com/who-were-the-luddites-their-legacy-ripples-through-politics-cultural-commentary-and-literature-287473 Books about Luddites at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=Luddites #books #literature #IndustrialRevolution

• Post #4431983

  "Fair is foul, and foul is fair; Hover through the fog and filthy air." Witches, Scene I This Week in Literary History: William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is Performed for the First Time (Probably) Toil and Trouble https://lithub.com/this-week-in-literary-history-william-shakespeares-macbeth-is-performed-for-the-first-time-probably/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KZ3Y4R24JD84TJKRTY97KA54&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER Macbeth by Willi...

• Post #4371346

  Marvelous Marbled Paper What is marbling? Marbling involves floating paints or pigments on a liquid bath and moving the paint around to create designs before laying down paper to pick up the patterns. by Allison Rein https://www.aip.org/library/ex-libris-universum/marvelous-marbled-paper?mcid=81301bd1cc&utm_source=AIP_newsletter&utm_source=email #books #literature #MarbledMonday

• Post #4326841

  How art invented humanity When early humans first painted cave walls, they began to find out who they really were: our minds emerged from our images by J F Martel https://aeon.co/essays/humans-did-not-invent-art-it-was-the-other-way-around?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=b7b86a5cff-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_07_30&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972 #art #culture #anthropology

• Post #4323979

  Reading by ear: how audiobooks can help people with phonological dyslexia to enjoy books by Nadina Gómez Merino Listening to stories can remove the ‘decoding’ process that dyslexia sufferers struggle with. https://theconversation.com/reading-by-ear-how-audiobooks-can-help-people-with-phonological-dyslexia-to-enjoy-books-287852?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Europes%20wildfire%20prevention%20problem%2030072026&utm_content=Europes%20wildfire%20prevention%20problem%2030072026+CID_de8ceaef...

• Post #4312898

  1,300+ Hand-Colored Wildlife Illustrations Now Available in The Naturalist’s Library Digital Archive By Linnea Pejcha Created by Sir William Jardine and published between 1833 and 1843, The Naturalist’s Library consists of over 40 volumes of information about local as well as foreign animals, ranging from hummingbirds to monkeys to quadrupeds. https://mymodernmet.com/naturalists-library-digital-restoration/ The Naturalist's Library: https://www.c82.net/naturalists-library/ Books in Zool...

• Post #4240012

  Bending Toward Justice Rejecting the “race riot” myth means facing the ugly truth https://theamericanscholar.org/bending-toward-justice/ #history #USHistory

• Post #4206315

  7 People Who Saved the Most Lives in History While tyrants may dominate public memory, there are many heroes who helped mankind and saved millions of lives. https://www.thecollector.com/people-saved-most-lives/ Florence Nightingale #history

• Post #4191526

  Beatrix Potter was obsessed with fungi – and she was quite the naturalist by Joni Wildman Her illustrations remain beautiful works of art, but they also show how the best natural history drawings make us notice things we might otherwise miss. https://theconversation.com/beatrix-potter-was-obsessed-with-fungi-and-she-was-quite-the-naturalist-284898?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Falling%20birth%20rates%20force%20school%20closures&utm_content=Falling%20birth%20rates%20force%20school%20cl...

• Post #4164493

  Fun fact: Salvador Dalí designed a tarot deck for the film Live and Let Die. https://lithub.com/salvador-dali-made-a-tarot-deck-for-the-james-bond-film-live-and-let-die/ #art #film

• Post #4163828

  What Barriers Do Women in Science Face When Trying to Publish? Jennifer Rubin Grandis on Confronting Systemic Bias in Academic Publishing https://lithub.com/what-barriers-do-women-in-science-face-when-trying-to-publish/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KYHP2V3AGZV51X2JZCJ12Z8A&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER Books in Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/706 #books #WomenI...

• Post #4118850

  An Integral Part of the Story: A Short History of Short Fiction by American Women Arielle Zibrak Explores the Diverse Literary Landscape of 19th- and Early 20th-Century Female Writers in the United States (from the archives) https://lithub.com/an-integral-part-of-the-story-a-short-history-of-short-fiction-by-american-women/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KXX1D5DQVEJ3204KF26QDMYQ&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER Books in Short Stories at PG: h...

• Post #4112995

  8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms Historically, female writers have faced barriers to publication and prejudicial attitudes, leading some to adopt male pseudonyms. https://www.thecollector.com/famous-women-writers-male-pseudonyms/ 6 of these writers are at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ George Eliot #books #literature

• Post #4088787

  How Jane Austen Blew a Hole Through the Romance Genre She Created Catherine Cliff on Austen‘s Third Model of Spinsterhood: Being a Self-Made Woman https://lithub.com/how-jane-austen-blew-a-hole-through-the-romance-genre-she-created/ "Emma" at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/158 #books #literature

• Post #4084853

  Who Owns Women Detectives? Now that Miss Marple and Nancy Drew’s early novels are entering the public domain, what comes next for them? By Ellen O’Connell Whittet https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/women-detectives-oconnell-whittet/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KY7HJXK9WJMHPK54FPE0MCX7&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER Books by Carolyn Keene and Agatha Christie at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/58985 https://www.gutenberg.org/...

• Post #4062786

  Choice Notes on History from Notes and Queries (1858) https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/choice-notes-from-notes-and-queries/ Issues of the journal "Notes and Queries" at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=notes+and+queries&sort_order=downloads #journals #literature

• Post #4059459

  The man whose codebreaking may have helped to shorten the Second World War by two years met a grim reward: in 1952 Alan Turing was convicted simply for being gay and chemically castrated; a royal pardon came only in 2013, decades after his death By Space Daily Editorial Team https://spacedaily.com/m-the-man-whose-codebreaking-may-have-shortened-the-second-world-war-by-two-years-met-a-grim-reward-in-1952-alan-turing-was-convicted-simply-for-being-gay-and-chemically-castrated-a-royal-pardon-cam...

• Post #4034336

  How Medical Racism Impacted the Work of Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston Jesse Waggoner on the Harlem Renaissance's Contributions to Modern Disability Rights https://lithub.com/how-medical-racism-impacted-the-work-of-langston-hughes-and-zora-neale-hurston/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KY4VNQG4DXEQGZFBRP6FR4VA&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER Books by Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/au...

• Post #4032374

  On Alt Text Image Description as Literary Practice M. Leona Godin Considers the Mundane, Profound Act of Translating a Picture https://lithub.com/on-alt-text-image-description-as-literary-practice/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KY4VNQG4DXEQGZFBRP6FR4VA&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER Alt-text as Poetry project: https://alt-text-as-poetry.net/ #books #accessibility #alttext

• Post #4012843

  The Scandal of the Stanford White Murder That Shook New York Love, jealousy, and revenge collided at the turn of the century with the murder of Stanford White. https://www.thecollector.com/stanford-white-murder-scandal-new-york/ Evelyn Nesbit #history #USHistory

• Post #3981362

  ‘I felt Holden was talking to me alone’: The Catcher in the Rye at 75 JD Salinger’s wry, subversive classic inspired novelist Joseph O’Connor to be a writer. He reflects on why this story of a disaffected teenager remains as fresh and transgressive as ever https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jul/16/i-felt-holden-was-talking-to-me-alone-the-catcher-in-the-rye-at-75 #books #literature

• Post #3956778

  The world’s first influencers were French and they emerged after the Revolution by Emma Schwak Influencer culture is not a thing of the past, and yet the movers and shakers of post-revolutionary France are proof that writing lifestyle columns and trending is a centuries-old pursuit. https://theconversation.com/the-worlds-first-influencers-were-french-and-they-emerged-after-the-revolution-286859?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Diversity%20in%20the%20World%20Cup%20-%203867739403&utm_conte...

• Post #3954620

  How a forgotten Toronto story shows Hemingway beginning to invent himself as a fiction writer During his four years with the Toronto Star, Hemingway produced nearly 200 pieces, 170 under his own name plus around 30 with verified pseudonym bylines. by Irene Gammel https://theconversation.com/how-a-forgotten-toronto-story-shows-hemingway-beginning-to-invent-himself-as-a-fiction-writer-286101 Books by Hemingway https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/50533 #books #literature

• Post #3934149

  The Debate Over Pictures in Science By Danny Robb Botanical illustrations helped bring science to new audiences—but not every scientist welcomed the change. https://daily.jstor.org/the-debate-over-pictures-in-science/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily_0716202 Books in Botany at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/115 #books #botany #science

• Post #3933912

  15 Beautiful Libraries in the U.S. You Should Visit More than just places to read, these U.S. libraries are testaments to history, architecture, and the enduring power of knowledge. https://www.thecollector.com/beautiful-libraries-united-states/ #libraries #travel

• Post #3907405

  As wars destroyed schools and libraries across Italy, one Roman official began copying ancient books and helped save centuries of knowledge from disappearing https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/as-wars-destroyed-schools-and-libraries-across-italy-one-roman-official-began-copying-ancient-books-and-helped-save-centuries-of-knowledge-from-disappearing/articleshow/132454952.cms The Letters of Cassiodorus at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18590 #books #old_Manuscripts

• Post #3898836

  Historical women with disabilities Four women in history who helped change the world we live in by Marijke Everts (from the archives) via @europeana@glammr.us https://www.europeana.eu/en/stories/historical-women-with-disabilities #DisabilityPride #history

• Post #3885195

  15 Great History Museums Every History Lover Must Visit at Least Once From Cairo to London, these 15 world-class history museums house humanity's most breathtaking treasures, ancient artifacts, and cultural milestones. https://www.thecollector.com/best-history-museums-world/ Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses #museums #history