Renaissance Heavy Metal
One of the most fascinating and spectacularly illustrated Renaissance books on science and technology is De re metallica by Georgius Agricola (1494–1555). Translated into English the author’s name …
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Commerçant, moraliste, mathématicien, philosophe, physicien, inventeur & mécanicien, et même entrepreneur de transports en commun !
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrosse_%C3%A0_cinq_sols #histsci #histtech
Blaise Pascal dans ses oeuvres
Thinking about Joel Tarr's classic book, The Search for the Ultimate Sink.
And the power of metaphors:
sink vs. "crematorium" for satellites.
#envhist #histtech
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f3jxtgz7tnwvzkpgzb6wsqqj/post/3mgu7vjfkcc2yLes étoiles artificielles sont moins funky que leur nom pourrait le laisser penser...
#histsci #histtechhttps://colluniv.sorbonne-universite.fr/les_yeux_dans_les_etoiles/The extraordinary, Renaissance, Swiss clockmaker; Jost Bürgi, was born 28 February 1552 #histsci #histtech
https://thonyc.wordpress.com/2015/02/28/a-swiss-clockmaker
A Swiss Clockmaker
We all have clichéd images in our heads when we hear the names of countries other than our own. For many people the name Switzerland evokes a muddled collection of snow-covered mountains, delicious…
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