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Glyn Morgan
Spent the first part of my morning fanning over the Wes Anderson exhibition at @designmuseum.bsky.social. The shop was a real exercise in restraint... π
Go see it before it closes in August
When I look up at the night sky I yearn to know what other sentient creatures are out there, unless they look like Astrospartus mediterraneus in which case please god let me die ignorant
Diagram showing what various lunar eclipses would look like with differently shaped Earths. Johannes Buno, ca. 1711.β
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Featured in the German theologian and educator's Universal Geography. Buy a print here: https://publicdomainreview.org/product/four-diagrams-of-solar-eclipses/
Given that Ireland aren't in it and I need to choose a team, this presents a v compelling case.
What kind of film inspires a teenage boy to eventually go on to win two Oscars for special effects?
Easy answers only. π
Paul Franklin has worked on multiple Nolan films and won Oscars for Interstellar and Inception. He chose Blade Runner as his favourite sci-fi film.
Link in profile.
#filmsky
More events should end with sea shanties, honestly.
(From tonight's "Interview" event at the @rgs.org )
Great thread, I love the varied source material. As an ashamed monoglot, translation has always fascinated me especially when texts are subjected to scrutiny in the process of literary scholarship, or indeed religious worship.
Can't wait to get stuck into this excellent looking list, congratulations to all of the nominees! πβ¨βπββ¨π
