@karenwhelan.bsky.social
Chair of the Friends of 27 Queen Street, Derby, UK; history of science, history, literature, philosophy: John #Flamsteed; John #Whitehurst, Benjamin Franklin; Joseph #Wright of Derby; John Smith of Derby.
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(also big time shout out to this Handel playlist, which I think Flamsteed would approve my listening to while I work on the presentation) open.spotify.com/playlist/41P...
Handel - Concerti grossi - Trevor Pinnock
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January 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
(also big time shout out to this Handel playlist, which I think Flamsteed would approve my listening to while I work on the presentation) open.spotify.com/playlist/41P...
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I hope you can attend! There will be plenty of time for questions, which I will ATTEMPT to answer (and @hillemmalouise.bsky.social will be there too to save me if I get out too far over my skis). Hope to see you "there!" go.illinois.edu/JasonDean
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: A Sacrifice to Truth: John Flamsteed, Isaac Newton and the destruction of the 1712 Historia Coelestis. After registering, you will receive a confirmation em...
The Rare Book & Manuscript Library welcomes Jason Dean, Vice President for Collections and Public Services at the Linda Hall Library, for a live presentation over Zoom.
In the spring of 1716, the Astr...
go.illinois.edu
January 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I hope you can attend! There will be plenty of time for questions, which I will ATTEMPT to answer (and @hillemmalouise.bsky.social will be there too to save me if I get out too far over my skis). Hope to see you "there!" go.illinois.edu/JasonDean
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I'm excited to give the talk - now just to rehearse and tweak. Super thankful (again!) for @hillemmalouise.bsky.social's collab on this, the attached cart of books, and Graham Dolan's Royal Observatory history website. Shoulders of giants, etc.
January 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I'm excited to give the talk - now just to rehearse and tweak. Super thankful (again!) for @hillemmalouise.bsky.social's collab on this, the attached cart of books, and Graham Dolan's Royal Observatory history website. Shoulders of giants, etc.
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And I'll wrap up with some bibliographical work on what happened to the parts he didn't destroy (spoiler alert: he re used them!)
January 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
And I'll wrap up with some bibliographical work on what happened to the parts he didn't destroy (spoiler alert: he re used them!)
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Of course, I'll talk about the fire which Flamsteed used to destroy parts of 300 copies of the book:
January 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Of course, I'll talk about the fire which Flamsteed used to destroy parts of 300 copies of the book:
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I should take this post to ULTRA shout out @hillemmalouise.bsky.social whose work on the 1712 HC is HUGELY important, and I've leaned HEAVILY on for this talk. We're collaborating on 2 (or 3?) articles about the book, watch this space. Emma is a GEM and I'm excited to highlight her work!
January 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I should take this post to ULTRA shout out @hillemmalouise.bsky.social whose work on the 1712 HC is HUGELY important, and I've leaned HEAVILY on for this talk. We're collaborating on 2 (or 3?) articles about the book, watch this space. Emma is a GEM and I'm excited to highlight her work!
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Followed by several slides (you'll have to attend to see them and hear about this) on the print run, distribution, and survival rates for the 1712 edition. It's shocking and illuminates new avenues for work on the book:
January 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Followed by several slides (you'll have to attend to see them and hear about this) on the print run, distribution, and survival rates for the 1712 edition. It's shocking and illuminates new avenues for work on the book:
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Then the fireworks start - literally - I unpack Flamsteed's objection to the premature publication of his uncorrected observations, and the argument that Edmond Halley made very public in the preface to the 1712 edition:
January 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Then the fireworks start - literally - I unpack Flamsteed's objection to the premature publication of his uncorrected observations, and the argument that Edmond Halley made very public in the preface to the 1712 edition:
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I've tried to illustrate the talk with primary digitized sources - I'll talk about the initial articles of agreement between Flamsteed and Newton, and the appointment of a Board of Visitors to the Observatory. (this MS copy from Newton's papers @theul.bsky.social ):
January 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I've tried to illustrate the talk with primary digitized sources - I'll talk about the initial articles of agreement between Flamsteed and Newton, and the appointment of a Board of Visitors to the Observatory. (this MS copy from Newton's papers @theul.bsky.social ):
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I'll also touch on the instruments he used (one of the ways Flamsteed improved the accuracy of his observations) and talk about his eye for detail in correcting error (he discovered the subsidence of the wall that held his mural arc, AND CORRECTED FOR THAT).
January 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I'll also touch on the instruments he used (one of the ways Flamsteed improved the accuracy of his observations) and talk about his eye for detail in correcting error (he discovered the subsidence of the wall that held his mural arc, AND CORRECTED FOR THAT).
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First, I'll lightly unpack what the book "does" - it's in Latin, and star catalogs can be... pretty dense. I'll unpack what I jokingly refer to as a "giant spreadsheet" of star positions:
January 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
First, I'll lightly unpack what the book "does" - it's in Latin, and star catalogs can be... pretty dense. I'll unpack what I jokingly refer to as a "giant spreadsheet" of star positions:
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My talk @illinoisrbml.bsky.social about Flamsteed's suppressed star catalog (Historia Coelestis) is a 1 wk from today! I hope you can attend, it's free & online, and is going to cover some new ground. How about an overview to entice you? illinois.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#histSTM #histtech 🗃️ 📜 🔭
#histSTM #histtech 🗃️ 📜 🔭
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: A Sacrifice to Truth: John Flamsteed, Isaac Newton and the destruction of the 1712 Historia Coelestis. After registering, you will receive a confirmation em...
The Rare Book & Manuscript Library welcomes Jason Dean, Vice President for Collections and Public Services at the Linda Hall Library, for a live presentation over Zoom.
In the spring of 1716, the Astr...
illinois.zoom.us
January 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My talk @illinoisrbml.bsky.social about Flamsteed's suppressed star catalog (Historia Coelestis) is a 1 wk from today! I hope you can attend, it's free & online, and is going to cover some new ground. How about an overview to entice you? illinois.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#histSTM #histtech 🗃️ 📜 🔭
#histSTM #histtech 🗃️ 📜 🔭
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The HMS Flamsteed, in 1/537 scale.
January 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The HMS Flamsteed, in 1/537 scale.
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We could call it… the BBC!
Startling stat (via Broadcast): fifteen greenlit UK dramas can’t currently get into production because UK PSBs (BBC/ITV/C4) can’t fully fund them, and international funders aren’t interested in UK-centric subject matter.
January 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
We could call it… the BBC!
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January 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Risible spin from English Heritage, an organisation which has been sadly mismanaged for decades now.
'Under the cuts, 22 sites will become “hidden gems”, opening only on specific and limited days.'
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
'Under the cuts, 22 sites will become “hidden gems”, opening only on specific and limited days.'
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
English Heritage plans up to 200 redundancies and winter closures of some sites
Exclusive: At least 7% of workforce could be affected with curators targeted as part of charity’s restructuring
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Risible spin from English Heritage, an organisation which has been sadly mismanaged for decades now.
'Under the cuts, 22 sites will become “hidden gems”, opening only on specific and limited days.'
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
'Under the cuts, 22 sites will become “hidden gems”, opening only on specific and limited days.'
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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I've visited six hospitals this week.
I've actually seen more people in masks than I have in 18 months.
But most of the masks have been ones that aren't designed to protect against spread of airborne disease. They're not the solution.
We need to use the right tools for the job.
I've actually seen more people in masks than I have in 18 months.
But most of the masks have been ones that aren't designed to protect against spread of airborne disease. They're not the solution.
We need to use the right tools for the job.
January 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I've visited six hospitals this week.
I've actually seen more people in masks than I have in 18 months.
But most of the masks have been ones that aren't designed to protect against spread of airborne disease. They're not the solution.
We need to use the right tools for the job.
I've actually seen more people in masks than I have in 18 months.
But most of the masks have been ones that aren't designed to protect against spread of airborne disease. They're not the solution.
We need to use the right tools for the job.
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Congratulations! We are all within hours of surviving 2024 & ready to face the challenges of the decade that will be 2025.
a man with a beard is standing in front of a red wall and making a gesture with his hand .
ALT: a man with a beard is standing in front of a red wall and making a gesture with his hand .
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December 31, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Congratulations! We are all within hours of surviving 2024 & ready to face the challenges of the decade that will be 2025.
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COVID Spreads on aerosol droplets so is airborne and infectious. In Swedish @killedbyproxy.bsky.social @karenwhelan.bsky.social
www.lu.se/artikel/sa-s...
www.lu.se/artikel/sa-s...
Så snabbt kan du få covid-19 via luften
Lunds universitet. Det är aerosolforskarna vid LTH som ligger bakom studien där virusets smittsamhet har kartlagts hos ett fyrtiotal personer med bekräftad covidinfektion. – Aerosoler är små luftburna...
www.lu.se
December 28, 2024 at 11:50 PM
COVID Spreads on aerosol droplets so is airborne and infectious. In Swedish @killedbyproxy.bsky.social @karenwhelan.bsky.social
www.lu.se/artikel/sa-s...
www.lu.se/artikel/sa-s...
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NHS excess sickness absence continues to remain precisely dictated by the prevalence of Covid infections.
NHS England staff as a group took a staggering FIFTY PERCENT more sick days in July 2024 as July 2019.
NHS England staff as a group took a staggering FIFTY PERCENT more sick days in July 2024 as July 2019.
December 2, 2024 at 2:13 PM
NHS excess sickness absence continues to remain precisely dictated by the prevalence of Covid infections.
NHS England staff as a group took a staggering FIFTY PERCENT more sick days in July 2024 as July 2019.
NHS England staff as a group took a staggering FIFTY PERCENT more sick days in July 2024 as July 2019.
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Trigger stirring the pot as usual.
It’s not about the individuals doing the work. It’s about the system to ensure patients are seeing a doctor when they think they are seeing a doctor.
And standardisation of medical education.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
It’s not about the individuals doing the work. It’s about the system to ensure patients are seeing a doctor when they think they are seeing a doctor.
And standardisation of medical education.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
NHS physician associates and doctors locked in 'toxic' staffing row
A toxic row has engulfed the NHS, say ministers. So why have doctors turned on physician associates?
www.bbc.com
November 24, 2024 at 5:29 AM
Trigger stirring the pot as usual.
It’s not about the individuals doing the work. It’s about the system to ensure patients are seeing a doctor when they think they are seeing a doctor.
And standardisation of medical education.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
It’s not about the individuals doing the work. It’s about the system to ensure patients are seeing a doctor when they think they are seeing a doctor.
And standardisation of medical education.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Babies shouldn’t have to fight past this before they are even born.
Placenta.
Brown =vascular= good.
White stuff =useless.
#CutDownTransmission
Placenta.
Brown =vascular= good.
White stuff =useless.
#CutDownTransmission
November 23, 2024 at 11:34 PM
Babies shouldn’t have to fight past this before they are even born.
Placenta.
Brown =vascular= good.
White stuff =useless.
#CutDownTransmission
Placenta.
Brown =vascular= good.
White stuff =useless.
#CutDownTransmission
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Did someone try to study HEPA filters efficacy in aged care settings without even putting them where they are needed?
ie the common areas where people gather?
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ie the common areas where people gather?
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November 23, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Did someone try to study HEPA filters efficacy in aged care settings without even putting them where they are needed?
ie the common areas where people gather?
🤡
ie the common areas where people gather?
🤡
