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  • Germain’s parents did not at all approve of her sudden fascination with mathematics, which was then thought inappropriate for a woman. When night came, they would deny her warm clothes and a fire for her bedroom to try to keep her from studying, but after they left, she would take out candles, wrap herself in quilts and do mathematics.

    In 1794, when Germain was 18, the École Polytechnique opened. As a woman, Germain was barred from attending, but the new system of education made the “lecture notes available to all who asked”.

    Despite Germain’s intellectual achievements, her death certificate lists her as a “rentière – annuitant” (property holder), not a “mathématicienne”.

    Photograph of Sophie Germain’s death mask, showing intentional deformation of the skull practiced in early modern France.

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Germain


  • Its major predator was said to be the Sasquatch, a mythical creature said to inhabit the same region, as well as bald eagles and cats.

    :)

    from See also of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_bear

    The drop bear (sometimes dropbear) is a hoax in contemporary Australian folklore featuring a predatory, carnivorous version of the koala. This imaginary animal is commonly spoken about in tall tales designed to scare tourists. While koalas are typically docile herbivores (and are not bears), drop bears are described as unusually large and vicious marsupials that inhabit treetops and attack unsuspecting people (or other prey) that walk beneath them by dropping onto their heads from above.








  • rodents would hear the tractor instead of waiting for it to come behind them to try to escape. Their eyesight is so terrible that they won’t even see a tractor anyway.

    as a gardener who is a lot lighter and quiter than a tractor, i never risk harming one of these tunnellers. They know where i am and where they shouldn’t be if i happen to be digging.

    I’ve never seen a tractor racing through the fields either. They are slow.

    what kind of a stupid fantasy is this?


  • define “modern society”

    many people around the world still use carts outside. Because of environmental/geographical conditions or personal choice or as work tools

    I liked the linked site, i will be checking regularly through rss, which is apparently founded by the writer of the article from Belgium, now living in Barcelona. Unless he travelled a little that’s a very limited frame of reference. (Same goes for the rest of the team

    above image was a cheeky reminder of that.