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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.

18 juni 202218 juni 2022 JosWP
History, Science, Texts in English/Engels Maria Gaetana AgnesiLeave a Comment on Maria Agnesi, another forgotten mathematician

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”.

13 juni 202217 juni 2022 JosWP
History, Science, Texts in English/Engels Imperial system, Metric systemLeave a Comment on 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.”

26 mei 202218 juni 2022 JosWP
History, Philosophy, Texts in English/Engels Socrates, Socrates' death, Socratic Method, Thirty TyrantsLeave a Comment on Socrates’ death

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:

13 mei 202217 juni 2022 JosWP
Book lover, History, Texts in English/Engels post-apocalyptical, Putin, TrumpLeave a Comment on Library section change…

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.

22 april 202217 juni 2022 JosWP
Extra Terrestrial, History, Texts in English/Engels 1897, Chicago, Mystery Airship, UFO in 1897Leave a Comment on UFO sightings in 1897

Ukraine 2022

A mural featuring the colours of the Ukraine flag and its capital Kyiv has appeared on a street in Cardiff.

3 maart 202218 juni 2022 JosWP
History, Texts in English/Engels 2022, Chess ban, Russian invasion, UkraineLeave a Comment on Ukraine 2022

Who Was Mary Magdalene? 3/3

Maria Magdalene appears in some apocryphal texts. There is even a Gospel of Maria.

17 januari 202219 juni 2022 JosWP
History, Mystic, Texts in English/Engels Dead Sea Rolls, Gospel of Mary, Maria Magdalene, Nag HanmmadiLeave a Comment on Who Was Mary Magdalene? 3/3

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

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17 januari 202215 februari 2022 JosWP
History, Mystic, Texts in English/Engels Dead Sea Rolls, Gospel of Mary, Maria Magdalene, Nag HanmmadiLeave a Comment on Who Was Mary Magdalene? 2/3

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

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17 januari 202217 februari 2022 JosWP
History, Mystic, Texts in English/Engels Dead Sea Rolls, Gospel of Mary, Maria Magdalene, Nag HanmmadiLeave a Comment on Who Was Mary Magdalene? 1/3

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

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15 januari 202115 februari 2022 JosWP
Chess, History, Texts in English/Engels Chess History, Female Chess, World ChampionLeave a Comment on Female Chess – The Champions

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