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Comment on An auspicious day to found an Observatory by Flamsteed Rising – Cosmos of Absurdity
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Fri, 22 Aug 2025 07:29:48 +0000
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[…] … this horoscope remains intriguing, for a number of reasons. Firstly, it includes the Latin motto “Risum teneatis amici”, taken from Horace and usually translated as “could you, my friends, refrain from laughing?”. Was this meant sarcastically, or defensively?https://teleskopos.wordpress.com/2011/08/10/an-auspicious-day-to-found-an-observatory/ […]
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Comment on "Astrology is rubbish", but… by Abhinav Kashyap
https://teleskopos.wordpress.com/2011/01/23/astrology-is-rubbish-but/#comment-8110
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 09:26:47 +0000
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It was a very nice article. Regarding the Scientific evidence of Astrology, British Astrophysicist and Astronomer Dr.Percy Seymour has written 2 books on Astrology.
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Comment on New blue plaque to botanist Agnes Arber by Call for more blue plaques to mark scientists’ connections to London buildings – teleskopos
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Fri, 27 Nov 2020 09:25:37 +0000
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[…] also a number whose plaques should help them to be more widely recognised, such as the botanists Agnes Arber and Helen Gwyenne-Vaughan and the electrical engineer and physicist Hertha […]
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Comment on Representing astronomers: absent-minded or drunk? by The symbolism of early modern scientific instruments – History of Science & Technology at Peabody Museum
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Thu, 03 Sep 2020 18:38:16 +0000
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[…] a telescope and failing to notice that his wife was being romanced by someone else, as you can see in the example below. They were also frequently connected to voyeurism in both European and Asian […]
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Comment on Searching for Copley Medals – seen one? by Rebekah Higgitt
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Sun, 02 Aug 2020 08:03:49 +0000
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In reply to Alexander Acevedo.
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Comment on Searching for Copley Medals – seen one? by Alexander Acevedo
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Sun, 02 Aug 2020 00:00:04 +0000
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Hi have been researching a painting circa 1740 of which I believe the sitter is holding a Copley Silver Medal. I was hopping it was an early Benjamin Franklin….
But cannot cannot stretch my attribution to that date.. I will share a photo if you would like if you are still interested…Alexander Acevedo… honrble@hotmail.com ]]>
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Comment on There was no such thing as the Longitude Prize #2 by Rebekah Higgitt
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Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:32:37 +0000
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The original post “There was no such thing as the Longitude Prize” is now at https://www.rmg.co.uk/discover/behind-the-scenes/blog/there-was-no-such-thing-longitude-prize
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Comment on Searching for Copley Medals – seen one? by Rebekah Higgitt
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Mon, 14 May 2018 15:59:24 +0000
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In reply to Julian Edge-Partington.
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Comment on Searching for Copley Medals – seen one? by Julian Edge-Partington
https://teleskopos.wordpress.com/2016/11/03/searching-for-copley-medals-seen-one/#comment-5097
Mon, 07 May 2018 14:51:06 +0000
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I seem to have a 1776 one. I wonder how many there are.
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Comment on Newton and alchemy: a constant surprise? by Whewell’s Gazette: Year 3, Vol. #27 | Whewell's Ghost
https://teleskopos.wordpress.com/2010/11/21/newton-and-alchemy-a-constant-surprise/#comment-3271
Tue, 21 Feb 2017 17:26:14 +0000
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[…] #histSTM has also suffered its own forms of fake news for a long time, a common variant being the trumpeting out of a sensational new historical discovery in popular #histSTM presentations of something that is neither new nor a discovery but has been known about and commented on for a substantial period of time. A classic example of this is the ‘sensational discovery’ that Isaac Newton was an alchemist, a story that does the rounds every couple of years. Becky Higgitt wrote a good blog post about this particular phenomenon. […]
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I have written an article on “The Scientific evidence of Astrology”. Refer the below article.
https://scienceofastrology384957864.wordpress.com/2020/12/05/the-scientific-evidence-of-astrology/
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]]>But cannot cannot stretch my attribution to that date.. I will share a photo if you would like if you are still interested…Alexander Acevedo… honrble@hotmail.com ]]>
Apologies for losing your rely in spam for so long! Is your 1776 one inscribed to Cook? Do you know what metal it is? Perhaps more were made for souvenir purposes (though it does raise the issue of originality, unless only one was gold)?
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