Claudius Link
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Mre. Dartigen [maker mode]
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#literature #books #astronomy #science #technology
Medieval monks reused an animal skin parchment and in the process removed the writing. However, not all the writing was removed and it has been identified that the writing was a map of the stars written by the Greek astronomer Hipparchus. Now x-rays from a particle accelerator are trying to recover the lost text. The original text dating to about 129 BCE is the earliest known map of the stars. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/medieval-monks-wrote-over-a-copy-of-an-ancient-star-catalog-now-a-particle-accelerator-is-revealing-the-long-lost-original-text-180988123/
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#literature #books #astronomy #science #technology
Medieval monks reused an animal skin parchment and in the process removed the writing. However, not all the writing was removed and it has been identified that the writing was a map of the stars written by the Greek astronomer Hipparchus. Now x-rays from a particle accelerator are trying to recover the lost text. The original text dating to about 129 BCE is the earliest known map of the stars. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/medieval-monks-wrote-over-a-copy-of-an-ancient-star-catalog-now-a-particle-accelerator-is-revealing-the-long-lost-original-text-180988123/
Quixoticgeek
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Michael Dexter
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Announcing The Linux Command Line Seventh Internet Edition and Third Print Edition
Good News Everyone!
I have just released the Seventh Internet Edition of my book. Along with the Internet Edition release we're just a few days from the general availability of the new print edition which is based on the aforementioned Internet Edition.
See all the details here: https://linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php
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Announcing The Linux Command Line Seventh Internet Edition and Third Print Edition
Good News Everyone!
I have just released the Seventh Internet Edition of my book. Along with the Internet Edition release we're just a few days from the general availability of the new print edition which is based on the aforementioned Internet Edition.
See all the details here: https://linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php
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Fee Fi Fo Fum :v_bi:
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While wondering why more me don't read novels, Jemima Kelly (FT) makes this great point about reading fiction:
'In a hyper-capitalist culture optimised for skimming & distraction, the ability to sit still with a novel is both subversive & truly gratifying'!
Resist the onslaught of social media & technological disruption: read a novel!
I can buy into that (although of course I'm already reading loads as followers of my 'This week I'm mainly reading...' posts will know).
While wondering why more me don't read novels, Jemima Kelly (FT) makes this great point about reading fiction:
'In a hyper-capitalist culture optimised for skimming & distraction, the ability to sit still with a novel is both subversive & truly gratifying'!
Resist the onslaught of social media & technological disruption: read a novel!
I can buy into that (although of course I'm already reading loads as followers of my 'This week I'm mainly reading...' posts will know).
Chewie
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English faculty at Texas A&M were told they can’t assign literature “with major plot lines that concern gay, lesbian or transgender identities” in core classes. They can assign books “with chapters that cover transgender identity, so long as they do not talk about the material or include it on assignments or exam questions.”
Repost to shame them if you find this policy outrageous.
