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<p>English poet Rupert Brooke died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1915.</p><p>He is known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War, especially "The Soldier". Rupert Brooke’s promising literary career was cut short when he died in April 1915 from sepsis resulting from an infected mosquito bite while he was part of the British Mediterranean Expeditionary Force.</p><p>Books by Rupert Brooke at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/148" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/148"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/148</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a></p>

Image of Rupert Brooke (frontispiece) from For remembrance: soldier poets who have fallen in the war

Arthur St. John Adcock - https://archive.org/details/forremembranceso00adco

Vintage sepia-toned photograph of Rupert Brooke with neatly combed hair wearing a light-colored shirt with arms crossed; one of the sleeves appears to be rolled up slightly.

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheInvertedGlass" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books2read.com/TheInvertedGlass"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books2read.com/TheInvertedGlas</span><span class="invisible">s</span></a></p><p>After encountering the worst life has to offer, including the death of his wife and child, destruction of his home world, an addiction forced on him by the one responsible and a third of the galaxy falling under the heel of that tyrant, Levi Jacobs, a wizard, seeks to unravel the secrets of time and fate.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

(Left) The cover of The Inverted Glass, by Owen Tyme.

The Background is a pink and purple nebula in space.

The foreground is largely line art, in white, with a black shadow outline.

At the center is an hourglass. The bottom has black sand, with a white figure standing in it. The top has is an inverted mirror image of the bottom, with a black figure in white sand.

The hourglass serves as the balance point for a set of scales, which hold a heart and a feather. The heart is on the left and the feather on the right. The heart is lower than the feather.

(Right) Lying in blue sand is a heart made of the same sand, full of cracks. It glows from the inside in a warm, yellow color. Over that is the following quote:

Nicole felt an extreme kind of loss, realizing she’d been stolen away from the afterlife, just before finding out if she deserved punishment or not!

“How dare you do this to me? Why?”

“I’m always in need of strong spirits and I’ve seen none stronger. You have unique talents I refuse to see go to waste.”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/TheInvertedGlass

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<p>New on my YouTube channel: 'Fulfillment: an Under 5 Review." <br><a href="https://youtu.be/DpanUg3jcH0?si=UB3mLHLdlz8RUtDO" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="youtu.be/DpanUg3jcH0?si=UB3mLHLdlz8RUtDO"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/DpanUg3jcH0?si=UB3mLH</span><span class="invisible">Ldlz8RUtDO</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/under5reviews/" rel="tag">#Under5Reviews</a> where I tell you about a book and help you decide if you want to read it or not in under 5 minutes. </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/itinerantlibrarian/" rel="tag">#ItinerantLibrarian</a> <a href="/tags/vlog/" rel="tag">#vlog</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> <a href="/tags/badeconomy/" rel="tag">#BadEconomy</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#business</a> <a href="/tags/thisisamerica/" rel="tag">#ThisIsAmerica</a> <a href="/tags/exploitation/" rel="tag">#exploitation</a> <a href="/tags/corruption/" rel="tag">#corruption</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#video</a> 💙📚</p><p>@bookstodon@a.gup.pe <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

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<p>Austrian Philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1899.</p><p>In Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, he attempted to delineate the limits of language. The book is structured around a series of numbered propositions and sub-propositions, which build on each other to create a dense, almost mathematical argument. In Philosophical Investigations, he introduced the concept of how words take their meanings from their function in various forms of life and activities.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a></p>

Moriz Nähr, Ludwig Wittgenstein. Portrait for the conferment of the Trinity College scholarship 1929, 1928/29

A black and white photo showing Ludwig Wittgenstein wearing a tweed jacket over a collared shirt with a lapel pin. The individual's hairstyle is not visible.

Cover of Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus by Ludwig Wittgenstein.

Book cover of "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus" by Ludwig Wittgenstein with abstract blue and pink geometric shapes and the words "Project Gutenberg" at the bottom.

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<p>German physicist Arnold Sommerfeld died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1951.</p><p>In 1916, he introduced the idea of elliptical orbits for electrons, and he also introduced additional quantum numbers which included the azimuthal quantum number and magnetic quantum number. He also introduced a dimensionless physical constant known as the fine-structure constant. This constant characterizes the strength of the electromagnetic interaction between elementary charged particles.</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16264" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16264</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a></p>

Sommerfeld c. 1922–1923
Bain News Service, publisher - Library of Congress Catalog: https://lccn.loc.gov/2014715010.

A vintage black and white portrait of a person in a dark jacket and collared shirt with the top of the image labeled "A. SOMMERFELD" and "38777" on the right side. The edges of the photograph are irregular and worn, adding to the aged appearance.

Title page of the book "Atomic Structure and Spectral Lines" by Arnold Sommerfeld, translated by Henry L. Brose, with 125 figures, published by Methuen & Co. Ltd., London.

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<p>“Les pensées et maximes sont un genre épuisé et un genre futile.”<br>Les contemporains</p><p>French critic and dramatist Jules Lemaître was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1853.</p><p>His literary studies were collected under the title of Les Contemporains (7 series, 1886–99), and his dramatic feuilletons as Impressions de Théàtre (10 series, 1888–98). Lemaître found Zola's naturalism to be excessively deterministic and pessimistic.</p><p>Books by Jules Lemaître at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5505" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5505"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/5505</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

French critic and playwright Jules Lemaître (1853-1914) in his house in Tavers (Loiret).

Jules Lemaître in a dark suit sitting at a desk holding a book with shelves full of books in the background.

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<p>Love Junkie. Robert Plunket.</p><p>It’s the early 80’s and you are a middle aged straight housewife who moves to NYC, and you find yourself unexpectedly (and initially, somehow unknowingly) in the middle of the A-list gay scene; fortunately, you are somewhat adaptable…mainly since you are able to delude yourself about almost anything.</p><p>3 of 5 library cats 🐈 🐈 🐈 <br>CW: a few racist jokes; one inexplicable hate word</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/gay/" rel="tag">#gay</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#lgbtq</a> <a href="/tags/1980s/" rel="tag">#1980s</a> <a href="/tags/nyc/" rel="tag">#nyc</a></p>

Book cover featuring a phot of the rear of a pair of men’s red jockey briefs.

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<p>My current Halloween reread is The Lost Girls<br> by Sonia Hartl. </p><p>I enjoy the way it takes the 100+ year old vampire falling in love with an innocent teenage girl trope to its disturbing but logical conclusions.</p><p>We need a film version of it someday. </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/filmmastodon/" rel="tag">#FilmMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/vampire/" rel="tag">#Vampire</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#Horror</a> <a href="/tags/halloween/" rel="tag">#Halloween</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

Book cover for The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl. Image on the cover is a drawing of a teenaged white girl dressed in 1980s fashion, including a choker, a blue and black striped blouse, and crimped black hair.

She is a vampire, and so her fangs are showing and there is a small dribble of blood dripping down the corner of her mouth.

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<p>Scottish author R. M. Ballantyne was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1825.</p><p>He is best known for his adventure stories for young readers, his most famous work being The Coral Island (1858). This novel was particularly influential in the adventure genre and was a key predecessor to later classic adventure stories, including William Golding's Lord of the Flies. He also wrote The Young Fur Traders, The Dog Crusoe and His Master, The Lighthouse, The Lifeboat and Martin Rattler.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

An etching of Robert Michael Ballantyne made in the 1890s.

An old black and white photograph of Robert Michael Ballantyne wearing a dark jacket with a pointed lapel visible on the left side. His has dark hair parted on the side. The image is grainy and has speckles, indicative of its age.

Cover f The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean by R. M. Ballantyne.

A vintage book cover of "The Coral Island" by R.M. Ballantyne, featuring an illustration of two boys in a small boat, paddling towards an island with palm trees and a third boy standing on the shore. The cover is maroon with gold embossed lettering and decorative elements.

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<p>Book Covers That Give Off Fall Vibes: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-book-covers-that-give-off-fall-vibes/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-book-covers-that-give-off-fall-vibes/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesda</span><span class="invisible">y-book-covers-that-give-off-fall-vibes/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/toptentuesday/" rel="tag">#TopTenTuesday</a> <a href="/tags/cover/" rel="tag">#Cover</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/autumn/" rel="tag">#Autumn</a> </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

Closeup photo of a few reddish-orange maple leaves still clinging to their tree. They’ll fall away soon!

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<p>Brazilian writer José de Alencar was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1829.</p><p>He is considered to be one of the most famous and influential Brazilian Romantic novelists of the 19th century, and a major exponent of the literary tradition known as "Indianism". Some of his most celebrated works include: "O Guarani" (1857), "Iracema" (1865), "Senhora" (1875), "Ubirajara" (1874), "Til" (1871).</p><p>Books by José de Alencar at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/33653" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/33653"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/33653</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Vintage portrait of a bearded man (José de Alencar).

Cover of the first edition of O Guarani, Brazilian romance, by José de Alencar

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<p>English essayist, poet, playwright Joseph Addison was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1672.</p><p>In 1711, he co-founded "The Spectator" with Steele. Unlike their earlier venture, "The Tatler," which Steele had begun in 1709, "The Spectator" was more focused and systematic. His plays, such as "Cato, a Tragedy" (1713), also left a mark on English literature, influencing figures such as Voltaire and George Washington. </p><p>Books by Joseph Addison at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1024" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1024"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1024</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/theatre/" rel="tag">#theatre</a></p>

Portrait of Joseph Addison with flowing long hair, gazing into the distance.

Cover of The Tatler, Volume 2 by Sir Richard Steele and Joseph Addison.

Edited with Introduction & Notes
by George A. Aitken
Author of
"The Life of Richard Steele," &c.

Vol. II

New York
Hadley & Mathews
156 Fifth Avenue
London: Duckworth & Co.
1899

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EBOOK SALE – Seeds of Solidarity Funding Drive for Sudanese & Palestinian Farmers

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1915.</p><p>The rondeau "In Flanders Fields" by the Canadian poet John McCrae is written; it is first published on December 8 in the London magazine Punch. He was inspired to write it, after presiding over the funeral of friend and fellow soldier Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, who died in the Second Battle of Ypres. According to legend, fellow soldiers retrieved the poem after McCrae, initially dissatisfied with his work, discarded it.</p><p>In Flanders Fields at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/353" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/353</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

An autographed copy of the poem from In Flanders Fields and Other Poems. Unlike the printed copy in the same book, McCrae's handwritten version ends the first line with "grow".

John McCrae - Scan of McCrea's In Flanders fields and other poems, obtained from archive.org.

Facsimile of handwritten version of McCrae's "In Flanders Fields", in a volume of his poetry where an acknowledgement is given "The reproduction of the autograph poem is from a copy belonging to Carleton Noyes, Esq., of Cambridge, Mass., who kindly permitted its use."

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<p>📚 An Immense World by: Ed Yong</p><p>The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every kind of animal, including humans, is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of our immense world.</p><p>In An Immense World, Ed Yong coaxes us...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/an-immense-world" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/an-immense-world"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/an-immense</span><span class="invisible">-world</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/animals/" rel="tag">#animals</a> <a href="/tags/generalscience/" rel="tag">#generalscience</a> <a href="/tags/lifesciences/" rel="tag">#lifesciences</a> <a href="/tags/zoology/" rel="tag">#zoology</a></p>

The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every kind of animal, including humans, is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of our immense world.

In An Immense World, Ed Yong coaxes us beyond the confines of our own senses, allowing us to perceive the skeins of scent, waves of electromagnetism, and pulses of pressure that surround us. We encounter beetles that are drawn to fires, turtles that can track the Earth’s magnetic fields, fish that fill rivers with electrical messages, and even humans who wield sonar like bats. We discover that a crocodile’s scaly face is as sensitive as a lover’s fingertips, that the eyes of a giant squid evolved to see sparkling whales, that plants thrum with the inaudible songs of courting bugs, and that even simple scallops have complex vision. We learn what bees see in flowers, what songbirds hear in their tunes, and what dogs smell on the street. We listen to stories of pivotal discoveries in the field, while looking ahead at the many mysteries that remain unsolved.

Funny, rigorous, and suffused with the joy of discovery, An Immense World takes us on what Marcel Proust called “the only true voyage . . . not to visit strange lands, but to possess other eyes.”

FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “thrilling” (The New York Times), “dazzling” (The Wall Street Journal) tour of the ra

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<p>The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series is a sweeping 19th-century Irish family saga. Follow Will and Isobel through struggles, secrets, and choices that test their love and loyalty in a changing Ireland.</p><p>Amazon - <a href="https://mybook.to/FitzgeraldsSeries" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mybook.to/FitzgeraldsSeries</a><br>Other Retailers - <a href="https://books2read.com/LornaPeel" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/LornaPeel</a></p><p><a href="/tags/thefitzgeraldsofdublinseries/" rel="tag">#TheFitzgeraldsOfDublinSeries</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/booksbylornapeel/" rel="tag">#BooksByLornaPeel</a> <a href="/tags/familysaga/" rel="tag">#FamilySaga</a> <a href="/tags/historicalfiction/" rel="tag">#HistoricalFiction</a> <a href="/tags/ireland/" rel="tag">#Ireland</a> <a href="/tags/bookseries/" rel="tag">#BookSeries</a> <a href="/tags/kindleunlimited/" rel="tag">#KindleUnlimited</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

Promotional image for The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series - an Irish historical fiction series by Lorna Peel. The tagline reads: "Love, trust, family ties and secrets…" followed by "Discover Lorna Peel’s gritty family saga set in 19th-century Ireland." The image displays ten book covers in two rows. The titles are:
Top row (left to right):

1. A Scarlet Woman
2. A Suitable Wife
3. A Discarded Son
4. A Forlorn Hope
5. A Cruel Mischief

Bottom row (left to right):
6. A Hidden Motive
7. A Minor Detail
8. A Pleasant Distraction
9. A Stark Prediction
10. A Perfect Solution

Each cover features characters in late 19th-century clothing, and 19th-century Dublin photographs.

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1897.</p><p>J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announces his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London.</p><p>Thomson showed that cathode rays were composed of previously unknown negatively charged particles (now called electrons), which he calculated must have bodies much smaller than atoms and a very large charge-to-mass ratio.</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/38322" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/38322"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/38322</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a></p>

English physicist J J Thomson.

Black and white photo featuring J J Thomson sporting glasses and a mustache.

The cathode ray tube by which J. J. Thomson demonstrated that cathode rays could be deflected by a magnetic field, and that their negative charge was not a separate phenomenon

JJ Thomson - Philosophical Magazine, 44, 293 (1897)

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1905. Albert Einstein completes his doctoral thesis at the University of Zurich.</p><p>Titled "Eine neue Bestimmung der Moleküldimensionen", he calculated the size of sugar molecules in solution and from this a value for the Avogadro constant. It is related to his work on Brownian motion, published in the same year, and supported the atomic hypothesis, which was still controversial among leading physicists at the time. </p><p>Books by Albert Einstein at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1630" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1630"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1630</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a></p>

Cover image of the Ph.D. dissertation of Albert Einstein defended in 1905 at ETH Zürich.

Einstein's 1905 dissertation, Eine neue Bestimmung der Moleküldimensione ("A new determination of molecular dimensions")

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<p>American author E. E. Smith was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1890.</p><p>E. E. "Doc" Smith is considered a major figure in the history of science fiction literature, particularly for his development of the space opera genre. His first major work, "The Skylark of Space" (1928), is often considered one of the first space operas. Perhaps his most famous work, the Lensman series, began with "Triplanetary" in 1934.</p><p>Books by E. E. Smith at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/9515" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/9515"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/9515</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

E. E: Smith c. 1960

A man in his old age wearing a suit and tie while sitting at a table.

Amazing Stories, Volume 3 Number 5, August 1928. Cover illustration by Frank R. Paul. From the contents page: Our Cover this month depicts a scene from the first installment in this issue of the story entitled THE SKYLARK OF SPACE by Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby, in which the scientist, who has discovered a chemical substance for the liberation of intra-atomic energy, is making his initial tests, preparatory to his interplanetary flight by means of this liberated energy, which makes possible his interstellar space-flyer. Also in this issue is en:Armageddon 2419 A.D. The main character and narrator is Anthony (Buck) Rogers.

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<p>English sociologist, economist, feminist and social reformer Beatrice Webb died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1943.</p><p>Some of her key works, often co-authored with her husband, include The History of Trade Unionism (1894) and Industrial Democracy (1897). One of her most significant research endeavors was her study of the British poor, which resulted in the seminal work The Poor Law Report of 1909. </p><p>Books by Beatrice Webb at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/42231" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/42231"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/42231</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Beatrice Webb (19th century photo) Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1894 June 23, p. 584. Uncropped original from en:Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division found at TITLE: A group of English socialists

Cover of The History of Trade Unionism by Sidney Webb and Beatrice Webb (Revised edition extended to 1920).

LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO.
39 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON
FOURTH AVENUE & 30TH STREET, NEW YORK
BOMBAY, CALCUTTA, AND MADRAS
1920

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<p>"The burning soul, the burden'd mind,<br>In books alone companions find."</p><p>American writer and editor Sarah Josepha Hale died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1879.</p><p>She initially gained recognition with the publication of her novel "Northwood: Life North and South" (1827), which addressed the issue of slavery in America. Under her leadership, the magazine "Godey's Lady's Book" became one of the most influential women's magazines in America.</p><p>Books by Sarah Josepha Hale at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/43680" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/43680"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/43680</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Sarah Josepha Hale, 1831, by James Lambdin

Cover and frontispice of Frontispiece of the second edition of Northwood: Life North and South by Sarah Josepha Hale

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<p>Italian mathematician and physicist Vito Volterra was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1860.</p><p>One of Volterra's most famous contributions came in the field of mathematical biology with his work on population dynamics. He formulated the The Lotka–Volterra equations which are frequently used to describe the dynamics of biological systems in which two species interact, one as a predator and the other as prey.</p><p>Books by Vito Volterra at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/34164" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/34164"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/34164</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a></p>

Vito Volterra (3 May 1860 – 11 October 1940)

Black and white portrait of Vito Volterra with a full beard and mustache, looking directly at the camera. He wears a formal dark suit and has slightly wavy, graying hair.

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<p>American archeologist Esther Boise Van Deman died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1937.</p><p>She utilized detailed measurements and meticulous documentation of building materials and techniques, which enabled a more precise understanding of the chronological development of Roman construction practices. One of her most notable contributions was her work on the Roman concrete construction technique known as "opus caementicium."</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a> <a href="/tags/womeninsciene/" rel="tag">#womeninsciene</a></p>

Sepia-toned portrait of Esther B. Van Deman (middle-aged) with her hair styled up, wearing a dark floral jacket over a white blouse with lace trim, posed against a plain backdrop.

Cover page of The Atrium Vestae by Esther Boise Van Deman 1909.

The Atrium Vestae was a three-story 50-room palace in the ancient Roman Forum built around an elegant elongated atrium or court with a double pool. To the very east is an open vaulted hall with a statue of Numa Pompilius, the mythological founder of the cult.

The complex lay at the foot of the Palatine Hill, where a sacred grove that was slowly encroached upon lingered into Imperial times, when all was swept away by the Fire of Rome in 64. The House of the Vestals was rebuilt several times in the course of the Empire. After the dissolution of the College of the Vestals in the late 4th century AD, the House of the Vestals continued to serve as a residence building. It now housed officials of the imperial court, and subsequently the papal court. Archaeological finds from this period include a hoard of 397 gold coins from the 5th century and another 830 Anglo-Saxon coins dating from the 9th and 10th centuries. The site was abandoned in the 11th/12th century.

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WorldCat has been enshittified

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<p>Can anyone recommend any Black Death dramas? I'm kind of fascinated by the enormity of it.</p><p>I have seen and love The Decamaron. Would prefer less of a comedy, though. Book recs also good. </p><p>Specifically looking for fiction here. I have consumed a lot of up-to-the-minute research on this, I want to explore it imaginatively now.</p><p>[Edit:] not The Doomsday Book 😅 for reasons.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/blackdeath/" rel="tag">#BlackDeath</a> <a href="/tags/plague/" rel="tag">#plague</a></p>

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