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An Ancient Greek Philosopher Was Exiled for Claiming the Moon Was a Rock, Not a God
2,500 years ago, Anaxagoras correctly determined that the rocky moon reflects light from the sun, allowing him to explain lunar phases and eclipses
By David Warmflash via @SmithsonianMag
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German philosopher Immanuel Kant was born #OTD 300 years ago!
Kant’s most famous work, the "Critique of Pure Reason", is often considered one of the most significant works in the history of philosophy. In this book, he introduced the concept of a priori synthetic judgments, arguing that our ability to perceive & understand the world is shaped by the ways our mind structures experiences.
Books by Immanuel Kant at PG:
The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant
#OTD in 1849.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky and fellow members of the literary Petrashevsky Circle in Russia are arrested for expressing their progressive views. Sentenced to death on November 16 and facing a firing squad on December 23, he and some others are reprieved at the last moment and exiled to the katorga prison camps in Siberia. While differing in political views, most of members of the Petrashevsky Circle were opponents of the tsarist autocracy and Russian serfdom.
Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes died #OTD in 1616.
Much of his life was spent in relative poverty and obscurity, which led to many of his early works being lost. His literary career is noted for several works, although "Don Quijote" remains his most celebrated:
La Galatea (1585), Don Quijote, Part I (1605), Novelas Ejemplares (1613), Don Quijote, Part II (1615),
Los Trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda (1617).
Books by Miguel de Cervantes at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/505
American philosopher, sociologist, and psychologist George Herbert Mead died #OTD in 1931.
He is considered one of the founders of social psychology and the school of thought known as symbolic interactionism. Mead’s most influential ideas revolve around the concept of the self, which he saw as arising from social interaction. Mead’s ideas were mostly published posthumously, with his students assembling his lectures and notes into books.
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American novelist Ellen Glasgow was born #OTD in 1873.
Glasgow made significant contributions to Southern literature through her exploration of social issues, changing gender roles, and the decline of the aristocratic South. Ellen Glasgow received significant recognition during her lifetime, including the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1942 for "In This Our Life."
Books by Ellen Glasgow at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/885
Norwegian writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson died #OTD in 1910.
His novel "Synnøve Solbakken" helped inaugurate the genre of the "bonde-fortelling" or peasant tale in Norwegian literature, focusing on rural Norway with a realistic portrayal of everyday life. As a dramatist, Bjørnson wrote several important plays. "The Bankrupt", "The Editor" and "A Gauntlet". He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1903.
Books by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1772
Happy #EarthDay!
Books about Earth (Planet) -- Core -- Fiction at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/6593
Books about Earth (Planet) -- Fiction at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/35120
Books about Earth (Planet) -- Miscellanea at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/28395
Portuguese poet and writer Mário de Sá-Carneiro died #OTD in 1916.
He was a central figure in the Portuguese Modernist movement known as Orpheu, which aimed to revolutionize Portuguese culture. Along with Pessoa and other artists and writers, he contributed to the "Orpheu" literary magazine, which introduced Modernist aesthetics to Portugal. His major poetic works include "Dispersão" and "Indícios de Oiro".
Books by Mário de Sá-Carneiro at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/24897
As Jews around the world begin to celebrate the festival of #Passover tonight, they’ll open up thousands of different editions of the Haggadah, the guide to the ritual feast.
The curator of a Judaica library looked through their collection of hundreds of Haggadahs to highlight three of his favorites – including this groundbreaking edition published in Amsterdam in 1695.
Chag sameach to all who celebrate!
Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician Anders Celsius died #OTD in 1744.
In 1742, Celsius introduced the temperature scale that bears his name. His original scale was actually the reverse of what we use today: it set the boiling point of water at 0 degrees & the freezing point at 100 degrees. However, shortly after his death, the scale was reversed by Carl Linnaeus, resulting in the 0 degrees for freezing & 100 degrees for boiling that we are familiar with.
!["Observationer om twänne beständiga grader på en thermometer" [Observations about two stable degrees on a thermometer]. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar (Proceedings of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences) (in Swedish). 3: 171–180. 1742.](/proxy/post_attachment/179709/c3d14ab7b1.jpg "\"Observationer om twänne beständiga grader på en thermometer\" [Observations about two stable degrees on a thermometer]. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar (Proceedings of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences) (in Swedish). 3: 171–180. 1742.")
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Italian inventor and electrical engineer Guglielmo Marconi was born #OTD in 1874.
He is best known for his pioneering work on long-distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system. He is often credited as the inventor of radio, and he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand Braun for their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy.
Books about Guglielmo Marconi at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Guglielmo+Marconi&submit_search=Go%21
English poet William Cowper died #OTD in 1800.
His first volume of poetry, "Poems by William Cowper, of the Inner Temple, Esq." was published in 1782. This volume included some of his most famous poems, such as "Table Talk" and other shorter pieces that reflected his views on nature, spirituality, and humanity. His most famous work is "The Task" (1785), a six-book poem in blank verse, which was inspired by a friend who challenged him to write a poem about a sofa.
French mathematician and physicist Siméon-Denis Poisson died #OTD in 1840.
He is known for his significant contributions to mathematical physics, particularly in the fields of mechanics, probability theory, and electricity. He made crucial advancements in understanding the behavior of fluids & the mathematical treatment of physical phenomena. Some of his most notable contributions include: Poisson distribution, potential theory, fluid mechanics, electromagnetism.
![Mémoire sur le calcul numerique des integrales définies. Par M. Poisson... - [S.l.] : [s.n.], [1826]. - 34 p. ; 4º.
Image shows the first page of an old mathematical paper titled "MÉMOIRE Sur le calcul numérique des Intégrales définies" by M. Poisson, dated 11th December 1826, addressed to the Academy of Sciences. The text is in French and discusses numerical calculation of definite integrals and its various applications in geometry and physics.](/proxy/post_attachment/179539/1367af5d0d.jpg "Mémoire sur le calcul numerique des integrales définies. Par M. Poisson... - [S.l.] : [s.n.], [1826]. - 34 p. ; 4º.
Image shows the first page of an old mathematical paper titled \"MÉMOIRE Sur le calcul numérique des Intégrales définies\" by M. Poisson, dated 11th December 1826, addressed to the Academy of Sciences. The text is in French and discusses numerical calculation of definite integrals and its various applications in geometry and physics.")
Swedish feminist writer Ellen Key died #OTD in 1926.
One of her most influential works is "The Century of the Child," first published in 1900. In this book, she projected her ideas about education and the rights of children into the 20th century, which she termed the "Century of the Child." She was also a proponent of women's rights: she believed in the importance of motherhood in society and argued that women should have more choices regarding marriage and children.
#OTD in 1920.
F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" appears in the Saturday Evening Post and on the magazine's cover, illustrated by artist Norman Rockwell. It was Fitzgerald's first short story to achieve national prominence. The original publication featured interior illustrations by May Wilson Preston. The work later appeared in the September 1920 short story collection Flappers and Philosophers published by Charles Scribner's Sons.
German mathematician and mathematics educator Felix Klein was born #OTD in 1849.
He is best known for his substantial contributions to group theory, complex analysis, non-Euclidean geometry, and for connecting mathematics with other disciplines, notably physics. His notable achievements are the Erlangen Program, Complex Analysis and Algebraic Geometry, Klein Bottle, and Klein's Quartic Curve.
Books by Felix Klein at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/9227
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Webster’s Dictionary 1828: Annotated
Noah Webster’s American Dictionary of the English Language declared Americans free from the tyranny of British institutions and their vocabularies. via @JSTOR_Daily
By: Liz Tracey
English playwright, poet, and actor William Shakespeare was born (baptized in 26 April) #OTD in 1564 and died #OTD in 1616.
Some of his most famous tragedies include "Hamlet," "Othello," "King Lear," and "Macbeth". His most known comedies, such as "A Midsummer Night’s Dream," "As You Like It," and "Twelfth Night." Shakespeare's histories—such as "Richard III," "Henry V," and "Julius Caesar"—dive into the lives of historical figures and the political machinations of his time.
American author, Howard R. Garis, best known for a series of books that featured the character of Uncle Wiggily Longears, was born #OTD in 1873.
Besides the Uncle Wiggily series, Howard R. Garis also wrote for several other children's series, including Tom Swift under the pseudonym Victor Appleton, The Bobbsey Twins under the pseudonym Laura Lee Hope, and books in the Baseball Joe series as Lester Chadwick.
Books by Howard R. Garis at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/808
![Publicity photograph of author Howard R. Garis. Original caption: "Howard M.[sic] Garis, Author and Originator of the Uncle Wiggily Stories"
Howard R. Garis in a dark suit and tie is sitting at a desk, writing on a piece of paper with a fountain pen.](/proxy/post_attachment/179917/309d538746.jpg "Publicity photograph of author Howard R. Garis. Original caption: \"Howard M.[sic] Garis, Author and Originator of the Uncle Wiggily Stories\"
Howard R. Garis in a dark suit and tie is sitting at a desk, writing on a piece of paper with a fountain pen.")
French novelist, poet, short story writer, and literary critic Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly died #OTD in 1889.
His work depicts the ravages of passion, whether carnal (Une vieille maîtresse, 1851), filial (Un prêtre marié, 1865), political (Le Chevalier des Touches, 1864) or mystical (L'Ensorcelée, 1855). In particular, Les Diaboliques in which the unusual and the transgressive plunge the reader into an ambiguous universe, earned the author accusations of immoralism.
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German physicist Max Planck was born #OTD in 1858.
Planck made many substantial contributions to theoretical physics, specially as the originator of quantum theory, which revolutionized understanding of atomic and subatomic processes. He is known for Planck's constant, which is of foundational importance for quantum physics, and which he used to derive a set of units (Planck units) expressed only in terms of fundamental physical constants.
English poet Rupert Brooke died #OTD in 1915.
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.
Books by Rupert Brooke at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/148
