Maria Agnesi, another forgotten mathematician
Agnesi was the first woman to write a mathematics textbook and to be appointed to a university chair in mathematics.
Categorie: History
Alles wat ooit gebeurd is, en daarbij raakvlakken heeft met de andere categorieën, heeft mijn interesse.
The Imperial System
Every time I’m confronted with inches, pints and pounds (lb’s), I get confused. This anti-metric system is called “The Imperial System”.
Socrates’ death
Socrates was accused and eventually sentenced to death for these crimes: “rejection of the gods recognized by the state,” “introduction of new deities,” and the “seduction (in the moral sense) of youth.”
Library section change…
In these times, when mad men like Putin and Trump can become presidents of powerful nations, is should be no surprise to read the following note in your Public Library:
UFO sightings in 1897
On Friday, April 9, 1897, during the 1896-1897 wave of “Mystery Airship” sightings across the United States, a mysterious Unidentified Flying Object was observed in the sky above the city of Chicago, Illinois.
Ukraine 2022
A mural featuring the colours of the Ukraine flag and its capital Kyiv has appeared on a street in Cardiff.
Who Was Mary Magdalene? 3/3
Maria Magdalene appears in some apocryphal texts. There is even a Gospel of Maria.
Who Was Mary Magdalene? 2/3
Maria Magdalene appears in several places. I discuss here some of them. as well as modern interpretations of her historical role. According
Who Was Mary Magdalene? 1/3
Since my (Catholic) youth I’m confused by all the Maria’s in the New Testament read in church. Here I’m going to find
Female Chess – The Champions
Below I list the female chess worldchampions. 1. 1927-1944 Vera Francevna Menchik (1906-1944) from Czechoslovakia/England. Born in Moscow, daughter of a Czech