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I'm the Monist they warned you about.
Project Gutenberg"Some books seem like a key to unfamiliar rooms in one's own castle."
Letters to Friends, Family, and Editors
~Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924)
Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle died #OTD in 1790.
Romé de l'Isle's interest in crystals began during his captivity on the Isle of Bourbon where he had ample time to study minerals. His most comprehensive work, "Cristallographie" (1783), was published in 4 volumes. His systematic approach and detailed observations laid the foundation for modern crystallography. He is also credited with formalizing the Law of Constancy of Interfacial Angles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_L._Rom%C3%A9_de_l%27Isle
Ancient Library in Tibet Creating Digital Archive of Its 84,000 Scriptures.
Tibet's Sakya Monastery is home to many wonders. Founded in 1073, its collection includes some of the oldest Tibetan artwork, as well as 84,000 ancient manuscripts and books.
By Regina Sienra via @mymodernmet
Photo taken at Sakya Monastery Library.
(Richard Mortel via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0)
internetarchiveThe publishers' lawsuit against our library is featured in the latest episode of "Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast."
Listen in as Brewster Kahle, Internet Archive's digital librarian, talks with Chris Hayes about the future of libraries, and what the publishers' lawsuit means for libraries & their patrons in the digital age. Chris & Brewster are joined by librarian and lawyer, Kyle K. Courtney.
🔗 https://blog.archive.org/2024/07/02/listen-the-end-of-libraries-as-we-know-them/
And whoso doeth good an atom's weight will see it then,
And whoso doeth ill an atom's weight will see it then.
And whoso doeth ill an atom's weight will see it then.
Lord Kelvin and His Analog Computer.
This tide-predicting machine was one of many advances he made to maritime tech
By ALLISON MARSH via @IEEE Spectrum
French writer Gustave Aimard died #OTD in 1883.
Abandoned by his parents, at the age of 9 he ran away from the home of his adoptive family, the Gloux, and signed on as a ship's boy. He landed in Patagonia, then headed for North America, where he led an adventurous life, notably as a gold prospector and trapper. His experiences in Mexico, the United States, and South America provided rich material for his later writing.
Books Gustave Aimard at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5146
More than 500,000 books have been removed from the Internet Archive's lending library due to the Hachette v. Internet Archive lawsuit, including more than 1,300 banned and challenged titles. 📚 Our patrons have shared powerful stories about how this loss has impacted them, and we need your help to make a change.
Sign our open letter to the publishers urging them to restore access to these books. 📖✍️ #LetReadersRead
Cats of YoreThe weirdly specific weather forecast today called for exactly five clouds. I was skeptical but there they are! Postcard from my collection, mailed 1907.
