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Industrial Revolution iron method ‘was taken from Jamaica by Briton’ | Science | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jul/05/industrial-revolution-iron-method-taken-from-jamaica-briton
"Now, an analysis of correspondence, shipping records and contemporary newspaper reports reveals the innovation was first developed by 76 black Jamaican metallurgists at an ironworks near Morant Bay, Jamaica. Many of these metalworkers were enslaved people trafficked from west and central Africa, which had thriving iron-working industries at the time."
Here's a reading of Keats' "Ode to a Nightingale" in a reconstruction of early 19th century London pronunciation.
The historical mid-vowels are still undiphthongized. Rhoticity has been lost. The BATH vowel is in full swing, the PRICE and MOUTH diphthongs do not have their modern-sounding onsets yet. Unaccented final <-ing> is [ɪn], and some historical weak forms of words like "my" survive.
The Burying in Woollen Acts 1666–80 were Acts of the Parliament of #England which required the dead, except plague victims and the destitute, to be buried in pure English woollen shrouds to the exclusion of any foreign textiles.
c18.masto.host remains open to new members with an interest in the #18thcentury!
I started this instance on 1 Nov. 2022 in order to establish a home for colleagues in interdisciplinary global #18c studies (with many neighbors joining from #17c and #19c). We had a big push of new members in November and December, along with a donation drive to cover server costs. Early this year, many created placeholder accounts but were not yet ready to dive in. As the community grows, I hope they return!
Bishop College Cooking Class [3/3]
John Henry "Jack" Yates is my #1 favorite all-time Houstonian.
He and his family began building and nurturing Houston's Black community almost immediately after emancipation.
Rev. Yates is long overdue for a statue in the center of the city, but unfortunately all I have is this short write-up I did a while back.
#history #histodons #blackhistory #blackmastodon #slavery #houstonhistory #texashistory #houston #texas
John Henry “Jack” Yates was born into slavery on July 11, 1828 to Robert and Rachel Yates, who were enslaved on a plantation in Virginia. The children of his enslavers taught John Henry how to read and write, despite it […]
One of the biggest challenges in analysing art #provenance data using #knowledge #graphs is to present the #patterns and connections in a way that can be easily read and understood.
The goal is to produce useful, ACTIONABLE data #visualizations.
How to find the sweet spot between too much and too little information?
In this image, we see a few of the #Picasso artworks whose provenance omitted persecuted #Jewish collectors - along with their authors.
World History Encyclopedia
Miro Collas
A.Z. Foreman
Amanda Weaver
Martin Rundkvist
Malin Sandström
Carrie Shanafelt
Eboni.ai 👩🏾💻
Courtney Heard 🇨🇦
Open Art Data