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On St. Mr. Democritus

Posted on 17/07/2022 by oligomath

Democritus is only the go to name because he’s in the scientific mythology as one of the brief “ancient names” mentioned to add important Classical References to the heroes and acts of the early modern project of “Science” the way … Continue reading →

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On A Meme Mocking Germans For Declaring They Wuz Romanz

Posted on 28/06/2022 by oligomath

the Roman empire got divided and split up among a lot of heirs. even if you take the metaphor seriously (which you shouldn’t) it’s a partible inheritance type situation and anyone claiming primogeniture is being bigheaded about it. i know … Continue reading →

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James Anderton RIP

Posted on 08/05/2022 by oligomath

i found out a few days ago about a copper who was famous in the 80s, but whose reputation failed so thoroughly to be passed down to me that i only found about how he existed from the obituaries. even … Continue reading →

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To Someone With an Illustrious Idea of the Roman Senate

Posted on 02/05/2022 by oligomath

do people like to imagine this? maybe cicero stans do but when i think about representations of the SENATVS in film and TV, the gestalt I have picked up is of a bunch of fat old men in togas barking … Continue reading →

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Gun Control in Britain: A Timeline

Posted on 11/03/2022 by oligomath

the gun control timescale in Britain is basically a 200 year history: 1800: Merrie England is at play. If you can afford a firearm then congratulations it’s yours. 1820: The Westphalian Peace breaks down as Britain has won its first … Continue reading →

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The Gap Between Archimedes and Kepler in the Scientific Mythology

Posted on 07/01/2022 by oligomath

i think the part between Archimedes and Kepler is deleted, even today in a very multiracial and global because the myth of the history of science is really very shoddy and doesn’t withstand much investigation, like most kinds of scientific … Continue reading →

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Posted on 07/01/2022 by oligomath

thinking of starting to call scientists and the scientific project “the Scientists” (floruerunt c. 1550 — 1950) to rhyme with “the Platonists” or “the Pythagoreans”

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