inverting-vision.bsky.social
Writing about history of science, exploration, and technology. Interested in photography + robotics in lunar and planetary science, oceanography, cryosphere. Work in JSTOR Daily, Aeon, Atlas Obscura, The Space Review. History Blog: invertingvision.com
👤 Joined on 18 October 2024
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@inverting-vision.bsky.socialYou can watch the lecture Elly presented to us in 2024 previewing her book on Roger Bacon, and then get your own copy!
Show PostFun thing! I'm looking at a copy of a book of summaries of Aristotle’s natural philosophy (Naturalis totius philosophiae paraphrases (1538)), and the book has a semi-circle mirror set into the backboard. Has any one seen this elsewhere? What's going on? A device to connect up with the Aristotle?
Show Post🥳🚨Publication day!!! 🚨🥳 NECESSARY INVENTIONS: ROGER BACON, THE MIDDLE AGE, AND THE MAKING OF MODERN SCIENCE is officially out! Use PENN-ETRUITT30 (in the US) or UPPNN30 (outside the US) for a discount or ask your library to buy a copy. www.pennpress.org/978151282988... @pennpress.bsky.social
Show PostThe many moods of MMX, from JAXA's imagery archive.
Show PostStopped scrolling because I thought it was a Mars image
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