Turns out we can thank a guy named Bacon for the concept of "taste," as in properly discerning the relative value of cultural goods.
Other
Nov 3, 2021
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Engineers have taken their inspiration from shells and grapefruits to create what they say is the first manufactured non-cuttable material.
Materials Science
Jul 20, 2020
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A new article in the Review of English Studies argues that a manuscript translation of Tacitus's Annales, completed in the late sixteenth century and preserved at Lambeth Palace Library, was done by Queen Elizabeth I.
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2019
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When the English author Sir Francis Bacon wrote "The world's a bubble" in 1629, it's a safe bet he wasn't thinking about microfluidics. However, for a research team led by scientists at the National Institute of Standards ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 21, 2014
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The bottomless pit of insect biodiversity has yielded a treasure trove of new species of jewel-like clown beetles. In a paper published today in the journal ZooKeys, Michael Caterino and Alexey Tishechkin of the Santa Barbara ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 15, 2013
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A remarkable archive of antique manuscripts which opens a window on to the experiences, hopes, fears and interests of people who lived during the 15th to 18th centuries has been put online.
Archaeology
May 14, 2010
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Italian scientists Monday collected from a small chapel bones that are presumed to be the remains of celebrated Renaissance artist Caravaggio who died 400 years ago.
Archaeology
Dec 21, 2009
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Historic manuscripts by Sir Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin and other ground-breaking scientists will be published online for the first time, Britain's Royal Society said Monday.
Internet
Nov 30, 2009
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