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Eunice Foote and the Greenhouse Effect Fabulous Females, History of Science, Long 19th- 20th centuries / December 2, 2024 / environmental history, technology, women's history This illustration is the best I can do to represent American scientist Eunice Foote, since no extant images of her remain. This is a shame,…
Anthropodermic Books Were Made from Human Skin Early Modern, Long 19th- 20th centuries / September 25, 2023 / literature If you can read Latin, you might want to stop right here and scroll away. If you don’t know Latin, here’s the sentence to stop…
Beauty Standards in Ancient Japanese History Africa, Asia and South Asia, Ancient History, Long 19th- 20th centuries / October 2, 2024 / archaeology, art, fashion history, social history, women's history Beauty standards across time vary enormously, as does the degree to which they emphasize qualities that never appear in nature. For instance, in recent decades…
Karl Pearson History of Science, Long 19th- 20th centuries / November 29, 2023 / math I have a new historical figure that I want to invite to my imaginary dinner party with fascinating but dead people I wish I could…
