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Nasa’s new telescope is named after astronomer Nancy Grace ...

2026-08-30T09:48:39Z

Nasa’s new telescope is named after astronomer Nancy Grace Roman – but who was she?

by Ian Whittaker

The US astronomer battled discrimination in a male dominated field.

https://theconversation.com/nasas-new-telescope-is-named-after-astronomer-nancy-grace-roman-but-who-was-she-284330?utm_campaign=the-weekender-39315&utm_content=the-weekender-39315_uk%7C177%7C39315%7C71ec4ae2&utm_medium=email&utm_source=braze&utm_term=The+Conversation

#astronomy #Womeninstem

A Computer History Time Capsule Before the internet, computer ...

2026-08-29T08:29:47Z

A Computer History Time Capsule

Before the internet, computer hobbyists relied on social activities—such as classes, software stores, bulletin boards, and user groups—to learn about new technology.

by kaysavetz via internetarchive (npub1umd…wfr7)

https://blog.archive.org/2026/08/27/a-computer-history-time-capsule/

Atari newsletter time capsule 1987-08 at TIA:
https://archive.org/details/antc_Atari_newsletter_time_capsule_1987-08

#computer_history

"He that uses words without any clear and steady meaning, ...

2026-08-29T07:53:06Z

"He that uses words without any clear and steady meaning, what does he
but lead himself and others into errors? And he that designedly does it,
ought to be looked on as an enemy to truth and knowledge."

~John Locke (29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704) via Wikipedia (npub1enq…ycu8)

#books #literature

“Weird” is a weird word From Beowulf to Shakespeare to you by ...

2026-08-28T08:02:27Z

“Weird” is a weird word

From Beowulf to Shakespeare to you

by Colin Gorrie

https://www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/weird-is-a-weird-word

Beowulf & Shakespeare at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=beowulf
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65

#books #literature #language

Dolly Parton brought music and books to the world By Courtney ...

2026-08-26T09:03:31Z

Dolly Parton brought music and books to the world

By Courtney Dorning, Lauren Hodges, Ailsa Chang

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/25/nx-s1-5944449/dolly-parton-brought-music-and-books-to-the-world

Her beautiful project will serve her well for years to come:
https://imaginationlibrary.com/

Total books gifted (so far): 332,411,218

R.I.P. Dolly Parton

#books

The lost golden age of language diversity Tens of thousands of ...

2026-08-25T09:06:53Z

The lost golden age of language diversity

Tens of thousands of languages may have existed between 1,000 and 3,000 years ago - and their decline began well before European colonial expansion

by Damian E. Blasi, Claire Bowern, Russell D. Gray and Sandra Jacob

https://www.mpg.de/26871018/the-lost-golden-age-of-language-diversity

Books about Comparative linguistics at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/19696

#books #linguistics #antropology

Most Challenged Books Every year, the American Library ...

2026-08-24T12:19:39Z

Most Challenged Books

Every year, the American Library Association compiles a list of the books most frequently targeted by censors based on reports from the field and media coverage.

https://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10

Banned books at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/422

#censorship #BannedBooks #books

What three female figures in the Bayeux tapestry reveal about ...

2026-08-24T09:42:47Z

What three female figures in the Bayeux tapestry reveal about medieval women

by Natasha R. Hodgson

The women of the Bayeux tapestry tell a story as compelling and important as the main depiction of the battle.

https://theconversation.com/what-three-female-figures-in-the-bayeux-tapestry-reveal-about-medieval-women-289344?utm_campaign=the-daily-39234&utm_content=the-daily-39234_uk%7C2%7C39234%7Cfd1c12fe&utm_medium=email&utm_source=braze&utm_term=The+Conversation

Books about Bayeux tapestry (including La Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde by A. Levé) at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/4445

#books #history #Bayeux_Tapestry

In which 'Winnie-the-Pooh' turns 100 by Samantha Balaban ...

2026-08-23T08:58:55Z

In which 'Winnie-the-Pooh' turns 100

by Samantha Balaban

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/22/nx-s1-5697049/how-a-bear-became-a-book-annette-bay-pimentel-faith-pray

Winnie-the-Pooh at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67098

#books #literature

‘Remember Me’ Highlights Black Americans’ Self-Expression ...

2026-08-21T11:36:10Z

‘Remember Me’ Highlights Black Americans’ Self-Expression in Early Photography

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/08/remember-me-african-american-early-photography/

#photography

What Were the Philosophical Aftershocks of the Devastating 1755 ...

2026-08-20T12:42:43Z

What Were the Philosophical Aftershocks of the Devastating 1755 Lisbon Earthquake?

The devastation wrought by the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake changed how Europeans viewed and handled natural disasters.

https://www.thecollector.com/1755-lisbon-earthquake-philosophy/

Voltaire

#history #philosophy

Leni Riefenstahl, The Controversial Filmmaker Behind The Nazis’ ...

2026-08-19T11:50:56Z

Leni Riefenstahl, The Controversial Filmmaker Behind The Nazis’ Most Notorious Films

With "Triumph of the Will" and "Olympia," Leni Riefenstahl celebrated and glorified the Nazi regime in the 1930s, but she always denied that her films were propaganda.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/leni-riefenstahl

#history #GermanHistory #film

How A Cotton Bandage Shortage During World War I Led To The ...

2026-08-16T13:07:09Z

How A Cotton Bandage Shortage During World War I Led To The Invention Of The Maxi Pad

During World War I, the Kimberly-Clark paper company began making bandages from a newly-developed cotton alternative known as Cellucotton — and frontline nurses started using the highly absorbent product during their periods.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/maxi-pad-invention

#technology #history

Every Novel Is Boring—Until It Isn’t With almost every novel ...

2026-08-15T08:46:00Z

Every Novel Is Boring—Until It Isn’t

With almost every novel I read, I go through the same arc. At first the novel bores me. Then, suddenly, it becomes the most interesting thing in the world.

by Emma Adler

https://www.publicbooks.org/every-novel-is-boring-until-it-isnt/

Books about Literary Fiction at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=literary+fiction

#books #literature

In the glow of the candle Joseph Wright of Derby put science at ...

2026-08-13T09:06:13Z

In the glow of the candle

Joseph Wright of Derby put science at the centre of his art. Eclipsed in his lifetime, his work still burns with radical ideas

by Charlotte Mullins

https://aeon.co/essays/joseph-wright-of-derby-put-science-at-the-centre-of-his-art?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=e5a6820bbb-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_08_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972

The Life and Works of Joseph Wright by William Bemrose is available at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66201

#books #art #science

What Aeschylus’s “Prometheus Bound” Teaches About Defying ...

2026-08-12T12:08:28Z

What Aeschylus’s “Prometheus Bound” Teaches About Defying Tyranny

Aeschylus’s "Prometheus Bound" explores themes of knowledge, power, and tyranny, and in doing so raised compelling questions about Athenian imperial authority.

https://www.thecollector.com/prometheus-bound/

"Four Plays of Aeschylus" at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8714

#books #literature #drama

This Medieval Astrolabe Turns 1,000 Years Old A rare astronomical ...

2026-08-10T09:34:53Z

This Medieval Astrolabe Turns 1,000 Years Old

A rare astronomical instrument made in medieval Spain has reached an extraordinary milestone. Now held by National Museums Scotland, the astrolabe offers a glimpse into the scientific knowledge of the Islamic world during the eleventh century.

https://www.medievalists.net/2026/08/this-medieval-astrolabe-turns-1000-years-old/

On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices, and the Compass by Price at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30001

#books #science #horology

Kafka's Screwball Tragedy: Investigations of a Philosophical ...

2026-08-10T09:02:25Z

Kafka's Screwball Tragedy: Investigations of a Philosophical Dog

"Investigations of a Dog" is a funny and deeply philosophical tale of a lone, maladjusted dog who defies scientific dogma and pioneers an original research program in pursuit of the mysteries of his self and his world.

By: Aaron Schuster (from the archives)

https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/kafkas-screwball-tragedy-investigations-of-a-philosophical-dog/

Books by Kafka at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1735

#books #literature #literaryCriticism

Science, religion, and political omens: the meaning of eclipses ...

2026-08-09T09:39:48Z

Science, religion, and political omens: the meaning of eclipses in ancient Rome

by Javier Andreu Pintado

Romans could predict eclipses, but still interpreted them as signs from the gods.

https://theconversation.com/science-religion-and-political-omens-the-meaning-of-eclipses-in-ancient-rome-288125?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20EUs%20migration%20debate%20%20Europes%20sunset%20eclipse%20is%20coming%20-%203896539712&utm_content=The%20EUs%20migration%20debate%20%20Europes%20sunset%20eclipse%20is%20coming%20-%203896539712+CID_952c1740fd71fa6eba3b277d08276330&utm_source=campaign_monitor_europe

Books about eclipses (next eclipse will take place on August 12) at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=eclipses

#books #literature #astronomy #history

Who were the Luddites? Their legacy ripples through politics, ...

2026-08-08T09:31:30Z

Who were the Luddites? Their legacy ripples through politics, cultural commentary and literature

by Brian Lewis

https://theconversation.com/who-were-the-luddites-their-legacy-ripples-through-politics-cultural-commentary-and-literature-287473

Books about Luddites at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=Luddites

#books #literature #IndustrialRevolution

The Case for Aesthetic Education Why Friedrich Schiller believed ...

2026-08-07T10:46:10Z

The Case for Aesthetic Education

Why Friedrich Schiller believed art belongs at the heart of education—and why it matters for equal opportunity today.

By: Marco Elvis Joven Domínguez

https://daily.jstor.org/the-case-for-aesthetic-education/

Books by Friedrich Schiller at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/289

#books #literature #pedagogy

you’re very welcome! I didn’t know how cumbersome this ...

2026-08-04T16:28:23Z

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you’re very welcome! I didn’t know how cumbersome this process would get such amazing mosaic of colors.

Jules Verne’s Empty Dream of Spaceflight In “From the Earth ...

2026-08-04T08:47:16Z

Jules Verne’s Empty Dream of Spaceflight

In “From the Earth to the Moon,” scientific advancement is treated as destiny — but no one quite asks why.

By: Malka Older

https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/jules-vernes-empty-dream-of-spaceflight/

From the Earth to the Moon at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/83

#books #literature #ScienceFiction

Marvelous Marbled Paper What is marbling? Marbling involves ...

2026-08-04T08:16:22Z

Marvelous Marbled Paper

What is marbling? Marbling involves floating paints or pigments on a liquid bath and moving the paint around to create designs before laying down paper to pick up the patterns.

by Allison Rein

https://www.aip.org/library/ex-libris-universum/marvelous-marbled-paper?mcid=81301bd1cc&utm_source=AIP_newsletter&utm_source=email

#books #literature #MarbledMonday

1,300+ Hand-Colored Wildlife Illustrations Now Available in The ...

2026-08-01T09:07:37Z

1,300+ Hand-Colored Wildlife Illustrations Now Available in The Naturalist’s Library Digital Archive

By Linnea Pejcha

Created by Sir William Jardine and published between 1833 and 1843, The Naturalist’s Library consists of over 40 volumes of information about local as well as foreign animals, ranging from hummingbirds to monkeys to quadrupeds.

https://mymodernmet.com/naturalists-library-digital-restoration/

The Naturalist's Library:
https://www.c82.net/naturalists-library/

Books in Zoology at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/303

#books #wildlife

The 32 Most Iconic Poems in the English Language Plus Some Bonus ...

2026-07-30T10:11:08Z

The 32 Most Iconic Poems in the English Language

Plus Some Bonus Poems, Because We Love You

by Emily Temple (from the archives)

https://lithub.com/the-32-most-iconic-poems-in-the-english-language/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KYE53AMRNPPP1WN6T47JFQ87&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER

Books in Poetry at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/637

#books #literature #poetry

7 People Who Saved the Most Lives in History While tyrants may ...

2026-07-29T13:03:58Z

7 People Who Saved the Most Lives in History

While tyrants may dominate public memory, there are many heroes who helped mankind and saved millions of lives.

https://www.thecollector.com/people-saved-most-lives/

Florence Nightingale

#history

Beatrix Potter was obsessed with fungi – and she was quite the ...

2026-07-29T09:03:32Z

Beatrix Potter was obsessed with fungi – and she was quite the naturalist

by Joni Wildman

Her illustrations remain beautiful works of art, but they also show how the best natural history drawings make us notice things we might otherwise miss.

https://theconversation.com/beatrix-potter-was-obsessed-with-fungi-and-she-was-quite-the-naturalist-284898?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Falling%20birth%20rates%20force%20school%20closures&utm_content=Falling%20birth%20rates%20force%20school%20closures+CID_8e8b2ca7f582f1ae704ff231a7a93b31&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk

Books by Beatrix Potter at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/292

#books #literature #bookillustration

On the Duplicitous Heroine in Wilkie Collins’s No Name Is ...

2026-07-27T08:32:18Z

On the Duplicitous Heroine in Wilkie Collins’s No Name

Is Magdalen Vanstone a Detective Using Her Acting Skills or, by Victorian Standards,... a Criminal?

by Olivia Rutigliano

https://lithub.com/on-the-duplicitous-heroine-in-wilkie-collinss-no-name/

No Name by Wilkie Collins at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1438

#books #literature

How Jane Austen Blew a Hole Through the Romance Genre She Created ...

2026-07-25T13:25:05Z

How Jane Austen Blew a Hole Through the Romance Genre She Created

Catherine Cliff on Austen‘s Third Model of Spinsterhood: Being a Self-Made Woman

https://lithub.com/how-jane-austen-blew-a-hole-through-the-romance-genre-she-created/

"Emma" at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/158

#books #literature

The man whose codebreaking may have helped to shorten the Second ...

2026-07-24T09:07:51Z

The man whose codebreaking may have helped to shorten the Second World War by two years met a grim reward: in 1952 Alan Turing was convicted simply for being gay and chemically castrated; a royal pardon came only in 2013, decades after his death

By Space Daily Editorial Team

https://spacedaily.com/m-the-man-whose-codebreaking-may-have-shortened-the-second-world-war-by-two-years-met-a-grim-reward-in-1952-alan-turing-was-convicted-simply-for-being-gay-and-chemically-castrated-a-royal-pardon-came/

More information about Alan Turing:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing

#computerScience #cryptanalysis #lgbt

The world’s first influencers were French and they emerged ...

2026-07-20T08:43:55Z

The world’s first influencers were French and they emerged after the Revolution

by Emma Schwak

Influencer culture is not a thing of the past, and yet the movers and shakers of post-revolutionary France are proof that writing lifestyle columns and trending is a centuries-old pursuit.

https://theconversation.com/the-worlds-first-influencers-were-french-and-they-emerged-after-the-revolution-286859?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Diversity%20in%20the%20World%20Cup%20-%203867739403&utm_content=Diversity%20in%20the%20World%20Cup%20-%203867739403+CID_8f3fa84c054f2dc99e8f6f99d1012e1e&utm_source=campaign_monitor_europe&utm_term=The%20worlds%20first%20influencers%20were%20French%20and%20they%20emerged%20after%20the%20Revolution

Books about Madame Récamier at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Madame+R%C3%A9camier

#books #literature #WomenInHistory

15 Beautiful Libraries in the U.S. You Should Visit More than ...

2026-07-19T12:16:37Z

15 Beautiful Libraries in the U.S. You Should Visit

More than just places to read, these U.S. libraries are testaments to history, architecture, and the enduring power of knowledge.

https://www.thecollector.com/beautiful-libraries-united-states/

#libraries #travel

Jung’s archetypes are a mirror that shows who and what we are ...

2026-07-19T08:40:35Z

Jung’s archetypes are a mirror that shows who and what we are

Psychedelics and neuroscience seem to support his ideas about ancestral dreams and fears – but with an evolutionary twist

by Hugh McGovern

https://psyche.co/ideas/jungs-archetypes-are-a-mirror-that-shows-who-and-what-we-are?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=ae0d1e34e2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_07_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972

Books by Carl Jung at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/44679

#books #psychology #neuroscience

As wars destroyed schools and libraries across Italy, one Roman ...

2026-07-18T09:31:59Z

As wars destroyed schools and libraries across Italy, one Roman official began copying ancient books and helped save centuries of knowledge from disappearing

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/as-wars-destroyed-schools-and-libraries-across-italy-one-roman-official-began-copying-ancient-books-and-helped-save-centuries-of-knowledge-from-disappearing/articleshow/132454952.cms

The Letters of Cassiodorus at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18590

#books #old_Manuscripts

15 Great History Museums Every History Lover Must Visit at Least ...

2026-07-17T12:11:09Z

15 Great History Museums Every History Lover Must Visit at Least Once

From Cairo to London, these 15 world-class history museums house humanity's most breathtaking treasures, ancient artifacts, and cultural milestones.

https://www.thecollector.com/best-history-museums-world/

Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses

#museums #history

10 Artists That Hitler Truly Despised Here are ten influential ...

2026-07-15T12:52:12Z

10 Artists That Hitler Truly Despised

Here are ten influential artists whose modernist ideas clashed with Hitler’s rigid aesthetic ideology, leading the Nazi regime to denounce their work as “degenerate.”

https://www.thecollector.com/artists-hitler-despised/

#art #history #GermanHistory

The anguish of choice In the shattered aftermath of war, Sartre ...

2026-07-15T10:24:02Z

The anguish of choice

In the shattered aftermath of war, Sartre delivered a formidable lecture on freedom and meaning. Its urgency remains

by Skye C Cleary

https://aeon.co/essays/re-reading-sartres-lecture-existentialism-is-a-humanism?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=67e66a245e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_07_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972

#books #philosophy #existentialism

Hidden in Maya wall writings: A named astronomer emerges from ...

2026-07-14T08:46:14Z

Hidden in Maya wall writings: A named astronomer emerges from 1,200-year-old calculations

by Antiquity

edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin

https://phys.org/news/2026-07-hidden-maya-wall-astronomer-emerges.html

Original article in Antiquity:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/identification-and-work-of-an-eighthcentury-maya-mathematician/FDE9610F9D80ADBC245CAC2B8F204070

#epigraphy #mathematics #astronomy

Up to 60% of medieval texts and 95% of manuscripts have vanished, ...

2026-07-11T08:05:23Z

Up to 60% of medieval texts and 95% of manuscripts have vanished, study finds

by Dario Radley

Many stories from the Middle Ages never reached the present. A new study suggests the loss was far greater than scholars once thought. Researchers estimate that up to 60% of medieval literary works and more than 95% of the manuscripts that once carried them have disappeared over time.

https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/medieval-texts-and-manuscripts-have-vanished/

Original article:
https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/5/7/pgag207/8724046?login=false

#books #literature #old_Manuscripts

When a Journalist Took on Corruption, He Used a Tool That ...

2026-07-07T12:52:23Z

When a Journalist Took on Corruption, He Used a Tool That Hadn’t Been Used Much in American History: the Unvarnished Truth

Lincoln Steffens was a reporter so dogged that political party bosses called him a “born crook that’s gone straight.” He and his fellow muckrakers redefined modern journalism

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-journalist-took-corruption-used-tool-that-hadnt-been-used-much-american-history-unvarnished-truth-180988855/

"The Shame of the Cities" at PG

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54710

#journalism #history #USHistory

Among All the Great Things Benjamin Franklin Invented or ...

2026-07-07T09:06:39Z

Among All the Great Things Benjamin Franklin Invented or Discovered, His Alter Egos Gave Him the Most Freedom

Silence Dogood. Richard Saunders. Benevolus. Sidi Mehemet Ibrahim. All were pen names that allowed Franklin to say things he couldn’t have otherwise said

by H.W. Brands

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/among-all-great-things-benjamin-franklin-invented-discovered-alter-egos-gave-him-most-freedom-180988824/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550&user_id=19f2988141aeef1ce3da2871b25613801e24297faaf654001575521d8c39910f

Books by Benjamin Franklin (including his Autobiography) at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/92

#books #literature #history

Today, the only way to load third party ebooks onto a newly ...

2026-07-05T17:02:18Z

Today, the only way to load third party ebooks onto a newly purchased Kindle or Kindle App is to use the “Send-to-Kindle” service which accepts EPUB3 files and loads them into your Kindle Library. We know that MOBI files are being used less and less, but we want to continue to support our readers who still use their old Kindles! So we’d love to hear from you about whether you still use MOBI files. Here’s a 2-question survey form you can use to tell us your opinion:

https://forms.gle/nU4cREmuxdHAHEQc6

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The word algebra comes from the title of a book called Al-Jabr, ...

2026-07-05T09:03:50Z

The word algebra comes from the title of a book called Al-Jabr, written around the year 820 by a Persian mathematician named Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi at the House of Wisdom in Baghdad — and the word algorithm comes from the Latinized version of his name

By Space Daily Editorial Team

https://spacedaily.com/d-the-word-algebra-comes-from-the-title-of-a-book-called-al-jabr-written-around-the-year-820-by-a-persian-mathematician-named-muhammad-ibn-musa-al-khwarizmi-at-the-house-of-wisdom-in-baghdad/

Books about Algebra at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/3914

#books #mathematics

Happy 55th Birthday, Project Gutenberg! Let's celebrate!🎉 ...

2026-07-04T08:27:33Z

Happy 55th Birthday, Project Gutenberg! Let's celebrate!🎉

Project Gutenberg was founded on July 4, 1971, when Michael Hart typed the U.S. Declaration of Independence into an early internet-connected computer and shared it with friends, making it the first digital text — though its official posting date is recorded as December 1, 1971. (And happy 250th, USA.)

The Declaration of Independence at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1

#ebooks #publicdomain

Browse 5.8 million works of art at the Last Museum by Rob ...

2026-06-30T08:25:49Z

Browse 5.8 million works of art at the Last Museum

by Rob Beschizza

https://boingboing.net/2026/06/29/browse-5-8-million-works-of-art-at-the-last-museum.html

Last Museum:
https://lastmuseum.com/

Books in Art at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/11

#books #literature #art #culture

Ethel Moustacchi (1933-2016) Ethel Moustacchi is one of the 72 ...

2026-06-28T10:58:16Z

Ethel Moustacchi (1933-2016)

Ethel Moustacchi is one of the 72 women whose names will be inscribed on the Eiffel Tower in 2027, alongside the 72 male scientists that Eiffel had chosen in 1889. But who was Ethel Moustacchi? Did you know that this biologist spent nearly her entire career at the Radium Institute and later at the Curie Institute?

https://musee.curie.fr/blog/ethel-moustacchi-1933-2016

More information about Ethel Noustachi:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Moustacchi

#WomenInStem

We read an entire scroll — without ever opening it PHerc. 1667, ...

2026-06-27T09:21:42Z

We read an entire scroll — without ever opening it

PHerc. 1667, sealed since the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, has been virtually unwrapped and read from beginning to end.

https://scrollprize.org/firstscroll

More information about the Herculaneum Papyrus Scrolls project:
https://www2.cs.uky.edu/dri/herculaneum-papyrus-scrolls/

#books #literature #old_Manuscripts

The divine Dante At 700, Dante’s Divine Comedy is as modern as ...

2026-06-27T09:05:23Z

The divine Dante

At 700, Dante’s Divine Comedy is as modern as ever – a lesson in spiritual intelligence that makes us better at being alive

by Mark Vernon

https://aeon.co/essays/the-fractal-consciousness-of-dantes-divine-comedy?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=5c150f4ed5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_06_26&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972

The divine comedy by Dante Alighieri at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8800

#books #literature #metaphysics #spirituality

Be aware that a malicious website is using guttenberg.org (two ...

2026-06-26T19:31:49Z

Be aware that a malicious website is using guttenberg.org (two “T” not one) to distribute malware. We haven’t been able to neutralize them yet, still working on it.

Theodore Roosevelt Survived an Assassination Attempt Because a ...

2026-06-26T11:49:32Z

Theodore Roosevelt Survived an Assassination Attempt Because a Speech Tucked Inside His Pocket Slowed the Bullet. He Insisted on Delivering His Remarks Anyway

“I am very much uninterested in whether I am shot or not,” he told an audience in Milwaukee. Newly discovered documents shed light on how the 26th president wanted the incident to shape his legacy

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/theodore-roosevelt-survived-an-assassination-attempt-because-a-speech-tucked-inside-his-pocket-slowed-the-bullet-he-insisted-on-delivering-his-remarks-anyway-180988911/

#history #USHistory

A Necessary History of the Oddest Letter: W Danny Bate on the ...

2026-06-26T08:41:55Z

A Necessary History of the Oddest Letter: W

Danny Bate on the Linguistic History of Our Alphabet

https://lithub.com/a-necessary-history-of-the-oddest-letter-w/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KVZ90JA55X1GY58PKNE4348H&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER

Books about Linguistics at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=linguistics+

#books #literature #linguistics

Every American Knows the Declaration of Independence. Almost ...

2026-06-25T09:13:48Z

Every American Knows the Declaration of Independence. Almost Nobody Knows the Woman Who Printed It

As Baltimore’s postmaster and printer to the Continental Congress, Mary Katharine Goddard produced the first official copy of the Declaration of Independence to include the signers’ names—and added her own.

by Meredith Herndon

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2026/06/22/every-american-knows-the-declaration-of-independence-almost-nobody-knows-the-woman-who-printed-it/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550&user_id=19f2988141aeef1ce3da2871b25613801e24297faaf654001575521d8c39910f

The Declaration of Independence is our 1st ebook produced by Michael Hart and published by PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1

#books #literature #ebook

When a Photographer Turned His Focus on Social Injustice, It ...

2026-06-23T13:38:38Z

When a Photographer Turned His Focus on Social Injustice, It Helped Usher in the First Child Labor Laws

Lewis Hine didn’t consider his job as taking pictures; it was “detective work.” Sometimes gaining access with ruse and subterfuge, he captured stark images that touched hearts and changed minds

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-photographer-turned-focus-social-justice-helped-usher-first-child-labor-laws-180988833/

"West Side Studies: Boyhood and Lawlessness; The Neglected Girl" at PG contains some of Hine's photographs

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60116

#history #USHistory

22-year-old Mozart’s handwritten notebook unearthed in ‘major ...

2026-06-20T07:26:23Z

22-year-old Mozart’s handwritten notebook unearthed in ‘major discovery’

The notebook was confiscated during the French Revolution, and has now been found in Paris.

https://www.classicfm.com/composers/mozart/handwritten-notebook-discovered-major-paris/

Books by Mozart at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1368

#Books #Music

5 of Agatha Christie’s Works You Won’t Be Able to Put Down ...

2026-06-18T12:27:20Z

5 of Agatha Christie’s Works You Won’t Be Able to Put Down

Don’t miss out on this list of bestselling Agatha Christie works, which remain unrivaled in the murder mystery genre.

https://www.thecollector.com/agatha-christie-works/

Christie at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/451

#books #literature

There can be no sin committed from love – the radical ethics of ...

2026-06-18T09:04:49Z

There can be no sin committed from love – the radical ethics of Héloïse

by Prashanti Aswani, Adam D’Arpino, Abigail Tulenko

https://aeon.co/videos/there-can-be-no-sin-committed-from-love-the-radical-ethics-of-heloise?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=b64a312493-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_05_27_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972

Books by Abelard and Heloïse at PG
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5441
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/38039

#Books #literature #Philosophy

"When a young man came up to him in Zurich and said, 'May ...

2026-06-16T08:55:26Z

"When a young man came up to him in Zurich and said, 'May I kiss the hand that wrote Ulysses?' Joyce replied, somewhat like King Lear, 'No, it did lots of other things too.'"

Let's celebrate, today is Bloomsday!

Read the whole article in our June newsletter:
https://www.gutenberg.org/newsletter/

Ulysses by James Joyce at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4300

#Books #Literature

June 1980: Vera Rubin Publishes Paper Hinting at Dark Matter Work ...

2026-06-15T15:59:34Z

June 1980: Vera Rubin Publishes Paper Hinting at Dark Matter

Work by Rubin, a champion of women in science, suggested that galaxies contain hidden mass.

By Tess Joosse (from the archives)

https://www.aps.org/apsnews/2023/05/vera-rubin-paper-dark-matter?fbclid=IwdGRleASUAXdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeYSbuALAcaZwSI4UwuQI6x64UXZ03eQgILkOr8PUSR64Tmh6BLEDT_goHXIg_aem_FRZJfLYwV0aYrvV256iXtA

Her autobiographical article is available online:
https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-astro-081710-102545

#Books #Astronomy #WomenInStem

50 Great Classic Novels Under 200 Pages Short and Sweet ...

2026-06-09T11:59:52Z

50 Great Classic Novels Under 200 Pages

Short and Sweet

https://lithub.com/50-great-classic-novels-under-200-pages/

Many of these are at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/

#books #literature

Because of a Mathematician From Rural Virginia’s Work on Global ...

2026-06-09T09:57:07Z

Because of a Mathematician From Rural Virginia’s Work on Global Positioning, You Have No Excuse for Getting Lost

Gladys West had an “insatiable thirst for knowledge.” She used computers, radars and satellites to make calculations that led to the GPS technology that allows us to pinpoint any spot on the globe

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/gladys-west-gives-directions-180988807/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550&user_id=19f2988141aeef1ce3da2871b25613801e24297faaf654001575521d8c39910f

West's report is available online:
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Data-Processing-System-Specifications-for-the-Radar-West/f821dbcabf9d20c2d53ab21a5507a08632ae2f4d

#WomenInStem

The Emotional Pains That Shaped Van Gogh’s Art and How to See ...

2026-06-06T12:31:22Z

The Emotional Pains That Shaped Van Gogh’s Art and How to See Them on the Canvas

From dark and depressing tones to vibrant canvases saturated with color, Van Gogh’s art acts as a window into his emotional turmoil and his difficult life.

https://www.thecollector.com/van-gogh-troubles-pain-and-pain/

#art

The Smithsonian Just Uploaded 1,000 Archival Images To Unsplash ...

2026-06-04T12:34:00Z

The Smithsonian Just Uploaded 1,000 Archival Images To Unsplash for Public Use

By Emma Taggart

https://mymodernmet.com/smithsonian-unsplash/

#Art #Culture

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2026-05-27T17:33:38Z

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Let's celebrate, Project Gutenberg joined #fediverse 3 years ...

2026-05-27T10:49:46Z

Let's celebrate, Project Gutenberg joined #fediverse 3 years ago!

Thank you for all your support, in particular Greg Newby (npub10zh…l508) (he will always be in our hearts), [@gluejar](https://tilde.zone/@gluejar ) , LHamilton (npub1xkl…e4tk) .

We would also like to thank all of our loyal followers for their relentless support and confidence in our work.

https://www.gutenberg.org/

#Ebooks #PublicDomain #Fediverse

#OTD in 1897. First publication of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. ...

2026-05-26T13:31:33Z

#OTD in 1897. First publication of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Let's celebrate #DraculaDay!

The novel was mostly written in the 1890s, and Stoker produced over a hundred pages of notes, drawing extensively from folklore and history. He probably found the name "Dracula" in Whitby's public library while on holiday, selecting it because he thought it meant 'devil' in Romanian.

Dracula at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/345

#Books #Literature

Skies of blue In the early 1800s, in the city of Suzhou in ...

2026-05-25T08:57:12Z

Skies of blue

In the early 1800s, in the city of Suzhou in eastern China, two striking large-format maps were printed in vivid Prussian blue. One map depicted the terrestrial world of the Qing empire, the other, shown below, depicted the heavens. Look closely and you can see the curve of the Milky Way.

via @knowablemag.bsky.social

https://www.leventhalmap.org/digital-exhibitions/heaven-and-earth/catalogue/4/?utm_source=Knowable+Magazine&utm_campaign=d8f9d358c7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_05_20_07_13&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_150f6a5cbe-6b2b776029-546465172

Books about Ancient Astronomy at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/15624

#Books #Science #Astronomy

52 Photos Of The Enthralling Life Of Frida Kahlo By Erin Kelly ...

2026-05-24T13:24:27Z

52 Photos Of The Enthralling Life Of Frida Kahlo

By Erin Kelly

These Frida Kahlo photos prove that the renowned Mexican artist lived a painful yet profoundly influential life.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/frida-kahlo-photos

#art #lgbtqia

Leonora Carrington At Last Posthumous retrospectives often fall ...

2026-05-22T09:00:46Z

Leonora Carrington At Last

Posthumous retrospectives often fall victim to curatorial time-washing, the desire to insert “relevance” into the work of the deceased, who have no say in the matter. In Sidebar, essayist Christina Cacouris shares the rare retrospective that meets the artist on her own terms.

https://libertiesjournal.substack.com/p/leonora-carrington-at-last

Books about Women artists at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/5626

#Art #Surrealism #WomeninArt

The Bayeux Tapestry tells only the winner’s story – but the ...

2026-05-22T08:40:17Z

The Bayeux Tapestry tells only the winner’s story – but the other side can be found in old English texts

The story of the losers is full of meaningful silences and William of Normandy’s terror.

by Catherine Clarke

https://theconversation.com/the-bayeux-tapestry-tells-only-the-winners-story-but-the-other-side-can-be-found-in-old-english-texts-283339?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%2022%202026%20-%203777938688&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%2022%202026%20-%203777938688+CID_92df80263ee542f0b2508c19d4ddc106&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=The%20Bayeux%20Tapestry%20tells%20only%20the%20winners%20story%20%20but%20the%20other%20side%20can%20be%20found%20in%20old%20English%20texts

Bayeux tapestry at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/4445

#Books #Literature #Tapestry #Old_Manuscripts

37 Vintage Library Ads That Perfectly Capture The Joys Of Reading ...

2026-05-21T11:41:45Z

37 Vintage Library Ads That Perfectly Capture The Joys Of Reading

As public libraries began popping up across America in the early 1900s, these posters encouraged people to take advantage of their resources.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/vintage-library-ads

#books #literature #libraries

How teaching the history of science can help equip students to ...

2026-05-20T10:49:15Z

How teaching the history of science can help equip students to face polarized times

For decades, science educators have been encouraged to “stick to the science” and leave politics at the classroom door. But as disinformation spreads online and public trust in science seems to erode in some contexts, this advice is no longer realistic.

By Cristiano Barbosa de Moura

https://theconversation.com/how-teaching-the-history-of-science-can-help-equip-students-to-face-polarized-times-280332

History of Science at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/688

#Books #Literature #Science

This Week in Literary History: James Joyce and Marcel Proust Meet ...

2026-05-19T08:06:19Z

This Week in Literary History: James Joyce and Marcel Proust Meet for the First (and Only) Time
Is a "Meet Ugly" a Thing?

https://lithub.com/this-week-in-literary-history-james-joyce-and-marcel-proust-meet-for-the-first-and-only-time/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KRXE3M02GBV71JC1Q2X917XZ&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER

You can meet Joyce and Proust at PG as well:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1039
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/987

#Books #Literature

The Rise and Fall of Victoria Woodhull, the First Woman to Run ...

2026-05-17T11:57:32Z

The Rise and Fall of Victoria Woodhull, the First Woman to Run for President

Victoria Woodhull rose to prominence during the Gilded Age as a colorful and controversial advocate for women’s rights—including the right to run for President.

https://www.thecollector.com/victoria-woodhull-first-woman-run-president/

#history #USHistory

Galileo’s handwritten notes found in ancient astronomy text ...

2026-05-14T08:56:01Z

Galileo’s handwritten notes found in ancient astronomy text

Discovery sheds new light on how famed astronomer came to lead a scientific revolution

By Joshua Sokol

https://www.science.org/content/article/galileo-s-handwritten-notes-found-ancient-astronomy-text

Galileo at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1629

#Books #Old_Manuscripts

The Genius Behind Van Gogh’s “Starry Night Over the Rhône” ...

2026-05-10T07:57:13Z

The Genius Behind Van Gogh’s “Starry Night Over the Rhône”

Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night Over the Rhône is one of his lesser-known masterpieces that unveils his artistic genius through its depiction of the colors of the night.

by Stuti Verma

https://www.thecollector.com/van-gogh-starry-night-rhone/

Van Gogh at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/40599

#Art #History

Report shows banned non-fiction books doubled over last school ...

2026-05-09T08:23:42Z

Report shows banned non-fiction books doubled over last school year in US

New PEN America report analysed 3,743 unique titles removed from libraries and classrooms and found books about activism and social movements were targeted

by Benjamin Lee

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/07/banned-non-fiction-books-doubles

List of books banned by governments via Wikipedia (npub1enq…ycu8)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_books_banned_by_governments

#Books #Literature

New copy of earliest poem in English language discovered by ...

2026-04-30T12:37:20Z

New copy of earliest poem in English language discovered by researchers in Rome

An early ninth-century manuscript containing a text of the first known poem in the English language has been discovered in Rome by researchers from Trinity College Dublin.

https://phys.org/news/2026-04-earliest-poem-english-language-rome.html#google_vignette

"Caedmon's Hymn" at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19677

#books #literature

When Kierkegaard Got Cancelled Mocked by Copenhagen’s most ...

2026-04-30T09:11:09Z

When Kierkegaard Got Cancelled

Mocked by Copenhagen’s most notorious scandal sheet, Kierkegaard endured months of deeply personal attacks and the silence of friends and allies.

By Daniel Goodman

https://www.plough.com/en/topics/faith/discipleship/when-kierkegaard-got-cancelled

Kierkegaard at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/46682

#Books #Literature #Philosophy

What If Cephalopods Are the Closest Thing to Alien Intelligence? ...

2026-04-29T12:58:00Z

What If Cephalopods Are the Closest Thing to Alien Intelligence?

What if the most profound encounter with a truly alien intelligence isn’t light-years away, but lurking beneath the waves of our oceans and seas?

https://www.thecollector.com/cephalopods-closest-thing-alien-intelligence/

#cephalopods #animals

You’ve lived this life before The mystical insight came to ...

2026-04-20T08:21:58Z

You’ve lived this life before

The mystical insight came to Nietzsche like a lightning flash: time eternally recurs – and life must be lived accordingly

by Mark Higgins

https://aeon.co/essays/the-mysticism-of-nietzsches-doctrine-of-the-eternal-return?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=823c9d5cab-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_04_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972

Nietzsche at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/779

#books #literature #philosophy

What Are the Routines of So-Called Super-Readers? Kelsey Rexroat ...

2026-04-19T13:01:54Z

What Are the Routines of So-Called Super-Readers?

Kelsey Rexroat Investigates the Mindsets of People Who Read Hundreds of Books a Year

https://lithub.com/what-are-the-routines-of-so-called-super-readers/

#books

The Cutest Spider in the World ...

2026-04-18T12:38:17Z

The Cutest Spider in the World

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EQeWMnuZVPQ

#arachnids

Before Computers Were Machines, They Were Women. Here Are Six ...

2026-04-18T08:52:26Z

Before Computers Were Machines, They Were Women. Here Are Six Places Where Human Computers Built Modern Science

From AT&T to NASA, women working as computers performed the calculations that made modern science possible. In the early 1900s, computing joined teaching and nursing as one of the few careers open to college-educated women, and it opened doors that few other professions could

by Diana Turnbow

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2026/04/06/before-computers-were-machines-they-were-womenhere-are-six-places-where-human-computers-built-modern-science/

#womeninstem #computerscience

Lost Federico García Lorca verse discovered 93 years after it ...

2026-04-18T08:39:51Z

Lost Federico García Lorca verse discovered 93 years after it was written

Eight-line poem found on the back of a manuscript sheds light on Spanish poet’s preoccupation with time

by Sam Jones

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/apr/18/lost-federico-garcia-lorca-verse-discovered-93-years-after-it-was-written

Lorca at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/56772

#books #literature #poetry

Wit, unker, git: The lost medieval pronouns of English intimacy ...

2026-04-15T09:34:37Z

Wit, unker, git: The lost medieval pronouns of English intimacy

Tales of love and adventure from 1,000 years ago reveal a dazzling range of now-extinct English pronouns. They capture something unique about how people once thought about "two-ness". But why did they die out in the first place?

By Sophie Hardach

https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20260408-the-extinct-english-words-for-just-the-two-of-us

#books #literature #language

Doing Impressions: Monet’s Early Caricatures (ca. late 1850s) ...

2026-04-12T12:10:28Z

Doing Impressions: Monet’s Early Caricatures (ca. late 1850s)

"At the age of fifteen, Claude Monet was, by his own account, one of the most successful artists in Le Havre. Crowds would gather in the Norman port city to gawk at the pictures he sold through a framing shop: not paintings of haystacks or of the sea or water lilies, but slightly cruel caricatures of local bigwigs and minor celebrities."

https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/claude-monet-caricatures/

#art #caricatures

Today is (the very first) National Black Bookstore day! Celebrate ...

2026-04-08T13:35:45Z

Today is (the very first) National Black Bookstore day!

Celebrate with a treat from a Black-owned indie bookstore.

Brittany Allen

https://lithub.com/today-is-the-very-first-national-black-bookstore-day/

#books #literature #blacklivesmatter #NationalBlackBookstoreDay

The ancient reason there are 60 minutes in an hour A mysterious ...

2026-04-07T08:38:47Z

The ancient reason there are 60 minutes in an hour

A mysterious 5,000-year-old decision led directly to how we still count time today.

By Jocelyn Timperley

https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20260320-the-ancient-reason-there-are-60-minutes-in-an-hour-and-60-seconds-in-a-minute

Books about Time at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/16707

#books #science #time

Apollonius of Rhodes: The Man Who Changed Ancient Greek ...

2026-04-07T08:19:28Z

Apollonius of Rhodes: The Man Who Changed Ancient Greek Literature for Ever

Few figures in Ancient Greek literature have been as consequential and enigmatic as Apollonius of Rhodes.

By Nick Kampouris

Apollonius at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/433

#books #literature #philosophy

"Only if we understand can we care. Only if we care will we ...

2026-04-03T08:40:41Z

"Only if we understand can we care. Only if we care will we help. Only if we help shall they be saved."

First-Ever ‘Jane Goodall Day’ Will Take Place on April 3 To Honor the Late Conservationist’s Mission

By Regina Sienra

https://mymodernmet.com/jane-goodall-day/

#books #nature #animal_welfare

9 Women Who Were Written Out of History Books From female ...

2026-03-28T12:47:42Z

9 Women Who Were Written Out of History Books

From female scientists whose work was credited to men to ancient high priestesses, these women changed history—but were also often overlooked by it.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/history/women-who-were-written-out-of-history-books?utm_source=RSS

Fanny Mendelssohn

#womenshistorymonth #history

The Jagged, Monstrous Function That Broke Calculus In the late ...

2026-03-28T10:07:46Z

The Jagged, Monstrous Function That Broke Calculus

In the late 19th century, Karl Weierstrass invented a fractal-like function that was decried as nothing less than a “deplorable evil.” In time, it would transform the foundations of mathematics.

by Solomon Adams

https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-jagged-monstrous-function-that-broke-calculus-20250123/

Theorie der Abel'schen Functionen at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29780

#books #mathematics

"My painting is what I have to give back to the world for ...

2026-03-27T10:31:29Z

"My painting is what I have to give back to the world for what the world gives to me."

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Unveils Digital Archive of the Artist’s Entire Body of Work

You can now browse over 2,000 of Georgia O’Keeffe’s works by theme, timeframe, or medium.

By Emma Taggart

https://mymodernmet.com/georgia-okeeffe-museum-digital-archive/

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum:
https://access-ok.okeeffemuseum.org/

#art #culture #womenhistoryMonth

Meet Esther Jones, The Black Performer Who Inspired 'Betty ...

2026-03-26T10:57:29Z

Meet Esther Jones, The Black Performer Who Inspired 'Betty Boop'

In the 1920s and '30s, Esther Jones toured throughout the U.S. and Europe, delighting audiences with her singing, dancing, and signature phrase: "Boop, Boop-a-Doop."

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | Edited By John Kuroski

https://allthatsinteresting.com/esther-jones?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=atinewsletter&utm_email=lnatal55@gmail.com

Patent's description of Betty Boop´s character design:
https://patents.google.com/patent/USD86224S/en

#womenhistoryMonth #publicdomain

Is Math Art? Werner Herzog Says Yes The German filmmaker spoke ...

2026-03-21T11:24:14Z

Is Math Art? Werner Herzog Says Yes

The German filmmaker spoke about math and the sublime at Brooklyn Public Library's Pi Day celebration.

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/werner-herzog-brooklyn-public-library-pi-day-2754957

Art + Mathematics at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=art+%2B+mathematics

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Radcliffe Acquires a Black Feminist’s Archive An architect of ...

2026-03-21T11:13:47Z

Radcliffe Acquires a Black Feminist’s Archive

An architect of Black women’s studies, Barbara Smith introduced the concepts of “identity politics” and “intersectionality.”

by Lydialyle Gibson

https://www.harvardmagazine.com/museums-collections/barbara-smith-papers-harvard-radcliffe-institute?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_term=weekly&utm_content=one-of-harvards-oldest-structures-is-hiding-behind-a-beer-garden&utm_campaign=032026

Black fiction & Feminism at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=black+fiction
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=feminism

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The Real Count of Monte Cristo Was Alexandre Dumas’ Father, a ...

2026-03-19T11:53:29Z

The Real Count of Monte Cristo Was Alexandre Dumas’ Father, a Trailblazing Black General

Ahead of the March 22 premiere of a new TV adaptation, learn about the life of Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, the French Army officer who inspired the beloved novel

by Joel Sams

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-count-of-monte-cristo-was-alexandre-dumas-father-a-trailblazing-black-general-180988347/

The Count of Monte Cristo at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1184

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Oops, Typo! A New Exhibition Embraces 500 Years of Printed ...

2026-03-17T10:12:36Z

Oops, Typo! A New Exhibition Embraces 500 Years of Printed Mistakes

The show at Yale Library explores the printing errors, blunders, and gaffes that made literary history.

by Min Chen

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/yale-errata-exhibition-2751007

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Unbounded In the early 20th century, Emmy Noether’s mathematics ...

2026-03-16T11:27:17Z

Unbounded

In the early 20th century, Emmy Noether’s mathematics transcended the physical world. She longed to do the same herself

by Julia Ravanis

https://aeon.co/essays/she-freed-physics-but-emmy-noether-couldnt-escape-herself?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=ad82296e0c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_02_23_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972

About Emmy Noether via Wikipedia (npub1enq…ycu8)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmy_Noether

Mathematics at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/102

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