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How Did Gutenberg's Printing Press Work?It's one of the most famous inventions of all time: Johannes' Gutenberg's printing press, which birthed the Gutenberg Bible and inspired book-makers around the world. But how did it work?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lmm_MYsMCU#technology #books #literature
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The Unsung Female Authors of English Romantic LiteratureRead about the remarkable women who took part in the Romantic movement and challenged male-dominated narratives.by Dr. Victoria C. Roskamshttps://www.thecollector.com/female-authors-english-romantic-literature/#books #literature #womeninart 1/2
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Books by Hemans, Landon, Wordsworth, Robinson, Barbauld, Opie, Wollstonecraft, Smith, Hays, Dacre, Austen at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/53957https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/46661https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/33567https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3155https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5368https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/37581https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/84https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/41281https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/68https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1726https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/43449https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/41075#books 2/2
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"I am not sick. I am broken. But I am happy to be alive as long as I can paint."#OTD in 1925, 18-year-old Frida Kahlo forgot her umbrella. This tiny oversight changed the trajectory of her life.Frida Kahlo’s Life-Changing Accident:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frida_Kahlo#art #culture #womeninart
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33 New Deal Posters That Helped Lift America Out Of The Great DepressionBeginning in 1935, artists for the Works Progress Administration created thousands of posters that promoted the arts and public health, encouraged Americans to visit national parks, and informed citizens about New Deal initiatives.https://allthatsinteresting.com/wpa-posters#history #USHistory
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Misunderstanding the Genius of Jules Verne – And Why It Matters to Science Fiction"In our cultural obsession with celebrating Verne's technological prescience...we've overlooked the nuanced and insightful things he has to say about how technology functions within human society."by ANASTASIA KLIMCHYNSKAYAhttps://reactormag.com/misunderstanding-the-genius-of-jules-verne-and-why-it-matters-to-science-fiction/?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_3UqADAnTJ-thfdauO_r1k8ytfA3EmDrP5RJboqAT3YaSLTht4OCZtLhIH4O4ojQpu9CaOOucf5F6Dy4gKUpSOO6eR8Q&_hsmi=439482213&utm_content=439482213&utm_source=hs_emailBooks by Jules Verne at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/60#books #literature
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Scientists Studied 185,896 Miles of Roman Roads—and That’s Still the ‘Tip of the Iceberg’After developing the biggest-ever map of Roman roads, a team of archaeologists has found that some of our most basic assumptions about them may be way off.By Gayoung Leehttps://gizmodo.com/the-biggest-map-of-roman-roads-ever-made-still-isnt-big-enough-2000811770Original article:https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-75453-3Books about Rome -- Antiquities at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/7494#books #history #archeology
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The Extraordinary Story Of Manfred Von Richthofen, The ‘Red Baron’ Of World War IBetween September 1916 and April 1918, the "Red Baron" shot down 80 enemy planes, making him the top flying ace of World War I.https://allthatsinteresting.com/manfred-von-richthofen-red-baronBooks by Richthofen at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/26589#WWI #history
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"Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness,Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;..."Opening lines#OTD in 1819.After walking along the River Itchen in Hampshire, England, the 24-year-old poet John Keats composed what would become one of the most beloved fall poems in the English language: the aptly titled “To Autumn.” via @lithub To Autumn is available at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/23684/pg23684-images.html#Page_137#books #literature #poetry
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To read 2,000-year-old burned scrolls, scientists burn their ownResearchers fabricated a carbonized papyrus scroll, virtually reading its leaded ink via X-ray tomography. This proves lead improves reading success and creates synthetic models to develop text-detection algorithms for Herculaneum scrolls.by Robert Sandershttps://phys.org/news/2026-09-year-scrolls-scientists.htmlOriginal article:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0353485#old_Manuscripts #science #tomography
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10 Classic Films That Defined the Sci-Fi Genre’s HistoryFrom A Trip to the Moon to Godzilla, these ten films showcase the evolution and impact of sci-fi cinema throughout the decades.https://www.thecollector.com/classic-films-defined-sci-fi-genre-history/#film #ScienceFiction
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UK mathematician debunks myth around Parthenon’s optical illusionsStudy challenges belief that temple’s curves were designed to correct optical illusions that would have ruined its clean linesby Ian Samplehttps://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/sep/16/uk-mathematician-debunks-myth-parthenon-optical-illusionsOriginal article:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article/13/9/rsos260999/483304/The-illusion-of-illusions-there-are-no-optical#books #architecture #mathematics
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Why the places we love in books can never quite be found in real lifeby Rebecca HutcheonFrom Hardy’s Wessex to Brontë country, literary tourists may be chasing places that never quite existed as they imagine them.https://theconversation.com/why-the-places-we-love-in-books-can-never-quite-be-found-in-real-life-291226?utm_campaign=the-daily-39583&utm_content=the-daily-39583_uk%7C2%7C39583%7C86d575a4&utm_medium=email&utm_source=braze&utm_term=Why+the+places+we+love+in+books+can+never+quite+be+found+in+real+life#books #literature #geography
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What Is the Pawpaw? North America's Lost FruitThe pawpaw fruit was a favorite of George Washington. It helped save the lives of the Lewis and Clark expedition. And it tastes sort of like a mango-banana creme brûlée. Why have you (probably) never heard of it?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73l0zzX7_SY#nature #plants
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Worth a Thousand Words: The Literary Map Painting Collectionby: Julie Stoner https://blogs.loc.gov/maps/2026/09/worth-a-thousand-words-the-literary-map-painting-collection/Books about Cartography at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=cartography#books #literature #cartography
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Stop adapting Jane Austen! Five other 18th-century writers perfect for the screenFrom Eliza Haywood to Anne Radcliffe, there are other great 18-century writers whose work would be great on screen.by Amy Louise Blaneyhttps://theconversation.com/stop-adapting-jane-austen-five-other-18th-century-writers-perfect-for-the-screen-292178?utm_campaign=the-weekender-39582&utm_content=the-weekender-39582_uk%7C177%7C39582%7C225db897&utm_medium=email&utm_source=braze&utm_term=Stop+adapting+Jane+Austen%21+Five+other+18th-century+writers+perfect+for+the+screenMost of the books are available at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6124https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50054https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6053https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3268#books #literature
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Why Willa Cather Is America’s Most Underrated StorytellerThe renowned author built her career telling stories about the people who carved a life for themselves in the brutal landscape of the Great Plains.https://www.thecollector.com/willa-cather-underrated-storyteller/Cather at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/22#books #literature