A Commonplace Book

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Here is a dramatic picture of Phoenix descending against the backdrop of the six mile wide, snow frosted Heimdall crater. ">Here i...

This picture reminds me that we humans are steadily building up robotic infrastructure on and around Mars; three orbiters, two rovers and a ...

Also spelled jessera(u)nd, jesseraunce, jestraunt, gessera(u)nt, gesorant, ges(s)eran, gesseren, gessero(u)n, gestrant, gestran, gestrone, c...

The barrels, which are mentioned among the Shipley goods, may have been used for the simple process of cleaning armour by rolling it in a b...

Jeff Sypeck includes some links to an award winning Irish animated version as well as a performance by paper bag puppets. The last is funnie...

Pertaining to the 14th or 15th century: Living History Groups: La Belle Compagnie Others Medieval Recreation The Society for Creativ...

Over in the comments at Megan McArdle , Braveheart was suggested as suitable viewing for Libertarian Movie Night. It is to laugh. Da, Gibson...

A friend asks how I find things like 17th century archery rules. Good question. In this case I started with a local Boy Scout troop that wan...

These include Analogues of Chaucer's Canterbury Pilgrimage , with itemized expenses for the Asteley/Boyle combat of 1442, a French acco...