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Marquis de Condorcet
Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet (1743-1794), also known as Nicolas de Condorcet, was a French philosopher, political theorist, and mathematician. His ideas, encompassing a wide range of topics from education to...
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In the Forest - Exhibition Interview Schweizerisches Landesmuseum
The forest is a habitat for people, animals, and plants, a provider of invaluable resources, and an ally in the fight against climate change. The greatest beneficiary of the forest is humanity – but it is also its greatest threat. Over the...
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Tibetan Sand Mandalas
Tibetan sand mandalas are works of art created to encourage healing, peace, and purification generally as well as spiritual or psychological focus specifically for those creating and viewing it. A mandala (Sanskrit for "circle") is a geometric...
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A Brief History of the Dog Collar
The dog collar, so often taken for granted, has a long and illustrious history. Anyone fortunate enough to share their life with a dog in the present day is participating in an ancient tradition every time they place a collar around their...
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Top 10 Sights along Hadrian's Wall
The 1,900th anniversary of the visit of the Roman emperor Hadrian (r. 117-138 CE) to Britain and the construction of the wall that bears his name will be observed in 2022. A year-long festival will be held, filled with hundreds of events...
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Why Rome Fell
Why Rome Fell: Decline and Fall or Drift and Change? by Dr. Michael Arnheim, Wiley Blackwell, 2022.
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Allied Plan of Attack for the Battle of Tourcoing
The Allied plan of attack for the Battle of Tourcoing, devised on 16 May 1794, carried out on 17 May. Map by Talamioros, 2 January 2022, superimposed on OpenStreetMap.
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In the Forest Exhibition, Zürich
A photograph showing a section of the 2022 exhibition In the Forest - A Cultural History in the Swiss National Museum, Zürich.
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Idealized Wilderness by Caspar Wolf
Caspar Wolf (1735–1783), Romantische Waldlandschaft mit drei Figuren, die eine Felszunge besteigen, 1769, Oil on canvas. Exhibited as part of the 2022 exhibition In the Forest - A Cultural History in the Swiss National Museum, Zürich...
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Battle of Tourcoing, Second Day
A depiction of the second day of the Battle of Tourcoing, 18 May 1794. Map by Talamioros, 2 January 2022, superimposed on OpenStreetMap.
