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via The Royal Society: the Repository by Rose Teanby
The first photograph of the Moon: John W. Draper’s daguerreotype, taken on 26 March 1840 from the rooftop observatory at New York University. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_W_Draper-The_first_Moon_Photograph_1840.jpg)
Fifty years ago, people of the world held their collective breath as Apollo 11 landed humans on the Moon for the first time. Before 20 July 1969 there were several early attempts to travel through space using accurate illustration, resulting in ground breaking astronomical photography, deceptive imitation and an infamous hoax.
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It's only the second pocket shark specimen ever discovered.
via the Big Think blog by Stephen Johnson
- The pocket shark is an extremely rare deepwater fish about which little is known.
- This new specimen, first discovered in 2010, measures just 5.5 inches long and has pocket glands thought to emit a bioluminescent fluid.The finding "underscores how little we know about the Gulf [of Mexico]," wrote one researcher involved with the recent study.
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via Ancient Origins by Michelle Freson
Urquart Castle on Loch Ness, Scotland. Source: Public Domain
Urquhart Castle, overlooking Loch Ness from a rocky outcrop, is strategically placed in terms of defense and saw a great many conflicts during its 500 years as a medieval fortress, embroiled as it was in Scotland’s battles for freedom. The ruins tell the story of the castle’s medieval history, the history of the region, and that of its noble residents.
Control of one of the largest castles and strongholds of Medieval Scotland passed back and forth between the Scots and English during the Wars of Independence . The power struggles continued as the Lords of the Isles regularly raided both castle and glen up until the 1500s.
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via Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder
Donald J. Sobol (1924 – 2012) created the Encyclopedia Brown series of mystery books in 1963, which have sold over 50 million copies. I loved these as a kid. Each one had ten stories starring the boy detective, who charged his neighbors 25 cents to solve a mystery. Often the culprit of the petty crimes Brown investigated was the bully Bugs Meany, leader of the Tigers gang. Bugs's abbreviated intelligence was no match for Brown's erudition and powers of deduction.
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via Interesting Literature
Classic poems about sons, selected by Dr Oliver Tearle
Previously, we’ve offered five of the best poems for daughters, so now it’s the turn of the male offspring. Below are five of the finest poems about sons – ranging from the humorous to the moving, the personal to the universal. Many famous poets have also been mothers or fathers to sons, and sometimes they have written about their children in poems that have become classics in English literature. Sometimes they write about the idea of ‘sons’ in a more abstract or general sense (see Kipling’s poem below). But they’re all worth reading – here they are.
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