did you see her sources?siobainDecember 24 2008, 10:39:02 UTC
"I have drawn my account of the Roman calendars from the entry on “calendar” in the eleventh edition of the Encyclopedia Brittanica."
That's wicked classy. But also perhaps the birthright of those who grow up as children of academics (Olivia Judson's dad is a famous historian of science, Horace Freeland Judson). My dad had the lovely old leather-bound volumes of the 11th edition in the dining room as I was growing up.
But then I realized that it was this seminal edition (thought to be the most scholarly and lively-written of all EB) that was project gutenberged. http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Main_Page So, maybe she was being lazy more than classy.
Either way, 10 days of Newton would be an excellent solstice celebration for all those science bloggers with a scarlet A on their blogs who can't lighten up enough for some pagan goodness in their year. Plus, it has the advantage of not being something anti-science Christians would celebrate because of their views on intelligent falling.
Merry Solstice, Happy Christmas, a gravitational Newton Day, and a peaceful new year to you and yours!
That's wicked classy. But also perhaps the birthright of those who grow up as children of academics (Olivia Judson's dad is a famous historian of science, Horace Freeland Judson). My dad had the lovely old leather-bound volumes of the 11th edition in the dining room as I was growing up.
But then I realized that it was this seminal edition (thought to be the most scholarly and lively-written of all EB) that was project gutenberged. http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Main_Page
So, maybe she was being lazy more than classy.
Either way, 10 days of Newton would be an excellent solstice celebration for all those science bloggers with a scarlet A on their blogs who can't lighten up enough for some pagan goodness in their year. Plus, it has the advantage of not being something anti-science Christians would celebrate because of their views on intelligent falling.
Merry Solstice, Happy Christmas, a gravitational Newton Day, and a peaceful new year to you and yours!
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