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Category Archives: Science
The Dog’s Nose
Snippets 118. I hope everyone in the UK has been enjoying their bank holiday. I expect a lot of people chose to spend some of their time walking a dog, just like Dr. G. J. Romanes in the quote below … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, 20th Century, Books, History, Magazines, Nature, Science, Snippets
Tagged Dogs, George Romanes, The Gentleman' Magazine
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Troublesome Photography
Snippets 108. During the mid 19th Century there were a wealth of books published on the new and exciting subject of photography, but most are technical, scientific affairs, focussing on the mechanics of the art rather than the …well… art. … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Books, History, Humor, Humour, People, Science, Snippets
Tagged Hermann Vogel, Photography
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The Greatest Light Show Ever
Snippets 88. In the last snippet we looked at an account of the northern lights seen in London in 1739, published in the Royal Society of London Journal, one of the greatest sources of historical information available. Established in 1665 … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Astronomy, History, Magazines, Nature, Science, Snippets
Tagged Aurora, Northern Lights, Royal Society of London
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Northern Lights in London
Snippets 87. The Royal Society of London Journal is one of the greatest sources of historical information available. Established in 1665 as the first exclusively scientific journal in the world, it has been in continuous publication ever since. The remit … Continue reading
Posted in 18th Century, Astronomy, Britain, England, History, London, Magazines, Nature, Science, Snippets
Tagged Aurora, Northern Lights, Royal Society of London
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The 185 Year Old Men
Snippets 77. John Abernethy (1764-1831) was the author of one of the earliest popular books on medical science, published in 1809. It was not long before other authors began to hang on his coat-tails, and in 1830 Common Sense or … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Books, History, People, Science, Snippets
Tagged Health, John Abernethy, Longevity, Medicine
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Houses on the Moon
Snippets 74. During the first half of the 19th Century, a few noted astronomers made observations of the moon and concluded that it might be inhabited. The most notable of these was Franz von Gruithuisen from Bavaria, who believed he … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Astronomy, History, Magazines, Science, Snippets
Tagged Carl Gauss, Franz von Gruithuisen, Heinrich Olbers, Moon
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The 18th Century Robot
Snippets 64. Hungarian inventor Wolfgang von Kempelen exhibited something quite astonished for the first time in 1770: a robotic chess player. “The Turk” was a life-size human head and torso, which sat behind a cabinet to play chess against its … Continue reading
Posted in 18th Century, 19th Century, Books, History, Science, Snippets
Tagged Automaton, Doctor Who, Kempelen, Malzel, Robot, Turk
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