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In 1588, Galileo had not yet looked through a telescope. Microscopes, pendulum clocks, barometer...
From the Archives: Gothic Revival Architecture Is Like Dreadlocks
Princeton’s iconic Blair Hall was the university’s first neo-Gothic (aka “collegiate Gothic” in the U.S.) dormitory. It was paid for by John Insley Blair, who left school at 11 and made his money in iron, coal, and especially railroads. Bef...
Why the Anti-Promethean Backlash?
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From the Archives: Joel Mokyr on the Industrial Enlightenment
The great economic historian Joel Mokyr, mentor to many and all-round mensch, has won the Nobel Prize. has a good article on the arc and significance of his work for . Here’s the WSJ (free link), with some typically funny Mokyr quotes, and...
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