Hilary Forbes
@nightowlhils.bsky.social
Drinks a lot of Yorkshire Tea... 🫖☕writes on https://medium.com/@hilary.forbes20 about astronomy, ancient astronomy, maths, ancient maths, teaching maths, being autistic, theology, random things, also blogs at https://theclassicalastronomer.wordpress.com.
My brother is in a Christmas movie today, he plays the King of Fredonia, the father of the Prince in the image below... It's a lovely movie...it's on at 1:40pm, on '5Christmas' , which you find by going to 'liveTV' on Channel 5.
December 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
My brother is in a Christmas movie today, he plays the King of Fredonia, the father of the Prince in the image below... It's a lovely movie...it's on at 1:40pm, on '5Christmas' , which you find by going to 'liveTV' on Channel 5.
I love thinking about this sort of thing 😄
www.scientificamerican.com/article/two-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/two-...
Is the Klein Bottle the Perfect Holiday Gift for Math Fans?
In geometry, there are surfaces that do without an inside or outside—and some need at least four dimensions to exist
www.scientificamerican.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I love thinking about this sort of thing 😄
www.scientificamerican.com/article/two-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/two-...
I planted this acorn around the end of October just over 6 weeks ago... emerging as a teenyweenytiny Oak Tree.
December 16, 2025 at 7:29 AM
I planted this acorn around the end of October just over 6 weeks ago... emerging as a teenyweenytiny Oak Tree.
After 2 days of major upheaval with a new boiler and one radiator replacement, (courtesy of a gov scheme for which I am grateful beyond words), I treated myself to a little book haul from visiting my go-to place along the road, Little Morton Hall...a little foray into cryptic crosswords 😃
December 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
After 2 days of major upheaval with a new boiler and one radiator replacement, (courtesy of a gov scheme for which I am grateful beyond words), I treated myself to a little book haul from visiting my go-to place along the road, Little Morton Hall...a little foray into cryptic crosswords 😃
Impressive and slightly scary somehow,
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November 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Impressive and slightly scary somehow,
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Local bin I walked past today - hope everyone takes heed and doesn't try to force it to do more than 23 mph...
November 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Local bin I walked past today - hope everyone takes heed and doesn't try to force it to do more than 23 mph...
@gladlib.bsky.social have you seen this...
LOVELY! You should submit to booktraces-public.lib.virginia.edu/about
Book Traces
booktraces-public.lib.virginia.edu
October 19, 2025 at 12:11 AM
@gladlib.bsky.social have you seen this...
Brilliant! 🤣
He doesn't mind!!
October 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Brilliant! 🤣
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October 17, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Mysterious downlink signals from SpaceX’s classified Starshield satellites in a frequency band reserved for uplinks — raising concerns over spectrum rules and possible interference with other satellites. 🧵⬇️
www.npr.org/2025/10/17/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/17/n...
A classified network of SpaceX satellites is emitting a mysterious signal
An amateur satellite tracker stumbled across the signal which is coming from Starshield satellites in a "hidden" part of the radio spectrum.
www.npr.org
October 17, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Mysterious downlink signals from SpaceX’s classified Starshield satellites in a frequency band reserved for uplinks — raising concerns over spectrum rules and possible interference with other satellites. 🧵⬇️
www.npr.org/2025/10/17/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/17/n...
First time with no mistakes 🤣
Connections
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September 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
First time with no mistakes 🤣
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On a planet not too far away...
A beautiful view of a partly cloudy Martian sky as seen by NASA's Mars Perseverance rover on Sept. 25, 2025 (Sol 1635) | Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
September 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
On a planet not too far away...
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Poster for the Kyiv Book Fair, Ukraine (2023)
September 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Poster for the Kyiv Book Fair, Ukraine (2023)
My reading over the last couple of days...and Aristophanes Wasps...these were all my Dad's books...
September 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
My reading over the last couple of days...and Aristophanes Wasps...these were all my Dad's books...
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When I started A Meeting With Your Writing in Sept 2012, I had no idea if anyone would register. They did. And many of them stayed for years. Are you looking for a supportive academic community to help you write? academicwritingstudio.co.uk/a-meeting-wi...
September 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
When I started A Meeting With Your Writing in Sept 2012, I had no idea if anyone would register. They did. And many of them stayed for years. Are you looking for a supportive academic community to help you write? academicwritingstudio.co.uk/a-meeting-wi...
So important to read this...
I have a new article out today in Public Humanities, where I try to find some words for how historicide is (and has always been) a project of European colonialism - and I try to find some words for the historians who continue to support it. 🇵🇸✊🏻
Open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
How the Past Became a Weapon of Genocide in Palestine | Public Humanities | Cambridge Core
How the Past Became a Weapon of Genocide in Palestine - Volume 1
www.cambridge.org
September 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
So important to read this...
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2,200-Year-Old Sundial Found in Ancient Greek City of Aigai in Turkey Matches One From Delos -
GreekReporter.com greekreporter.com/2025/09/09/s...
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2,200-Year-Old Sundial Found in Ancient Greek City of Aigai in Turkey Matches One From Delos - GreekReporter.com
Archaeologists uncover a 2,200-year-old sundial in the ancient Greek city of Aigai, Turkey, matching one from Delos.
greekreporter.com
September 10, 2025 at 5:53 AM
2,200-Year-Old Sundial Found in Ancient Greek City of Aigai in Turkey Matches One From Delos -
GreekReporter.com greekreporter.com/2025/09/09/s...
GreekReporter.com greekreporter.com/2025/09/09/s...
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My review of You Are Odysseus, the forthcoming Choose Your Own Adventure book from @greekmythcomix.bsky.social (it's brilliant, by the way!).
Being Odysseus – Classical Studies Support classicalstudies.support/2025/09/08/b...
Being Odysseus – Classical Studies Support classicalstudies.support/2025/09/08/b...
Being Odysseus
Last week I was thrilled to receive an advance copy of a book I’ve been looking forward to for years – and I’m glad to report that it didn’t disappoint! You are Odysseus isn’t a regular book,…
classicalstudies.support
September 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
My review of You Are Odysseus, the forthcoming Choose Your Own Adventure book from @greekmythcomix.bsky.social (it's brilliant, by the way!).
Being Odysseus – Classical Studies Support classicalstudies.support/2025/09/08/b...
Being Odysseus – Classical Studies Support classicalstudies.support/2025/09/08/b...
Troubling, very troubling...
This attitude blows up rockets and kills the crew. We *know* this because we've seen it happen. This is the consequence of letting a fool who understands nothing about NASA to lead it.
It's full steam ahead for NASA, according to Sean Duffy, the agency's acting administrator. During an internal employee town hall, Duffy warned of "letting safety be the enemy of progress" when it comes to winning the space race, according to a recording obtained by NBC News.
September 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Troubling, very troubling...
This was tough today...
Daily Octordle #1317
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September 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This was tough today...
Daily Octordle #1317
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(13) Tatiana Bur | Technologies of the Marvellous in Ancient Greek Religion | Paideia Online Lecture - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSAhOi6_NE0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSAhOi6_NE0
Tatiana Bur | Technologies of the Marvellous in Ancient Greek Religion | Paideia Online Lecture
This talk offers an overview of Dr Tatiana Bur's forthcoming monograph Technologies of the Marvellous in Ancient Greek Religion. The book examines the ways t...
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August 12, 2023 at 11:58 AM
(13) Tatiana Bur | Technologies of the Marvellous in Ancient Greek Religion | Paideia Online Lecture - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSAhOi6_NE0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSAhOi6_NE0
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Starting a podcast ("Instant Classics") with Charlotte Higgins at the end of August. One thing we'll be doing (there are plenty others) is reading & discussing the Odyssey over several months. Here's why we chose that tinyurl.com/kfds9tkr
Reading the Odyssey
I have bitten the bullet and am about to launch a classical podcast (with Charlotte Higgins) about classics, ancient and modern. It will not just be about
tinyurl.com
August 22, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Starting a podcast ("Instant Classics") with Charlotte Higgins at the end of August. One thing we'll be doing (there are plenty others) is reading & discussing the Odyssey over several months. Here's why we chose that tinyurl.com/kfds9tkr