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The Public Domain Review

History

Postures of Transport: Sex, God, and Rocking Chairs

On the British and American fascination with rocking chairs and upholstery springs in the 19th century.

Hunter Dukes The Public Domain Review Feb 2021 25min Permalink

History Science

The Uncertain Heavens: Christiaan Huygens’ Ideas of Extraterrestrial Life

Dutch astronomer, mathematician, and inventor Christiaan Huygens’ early work on probability paved the way for his very modern evaluation of what alien life might look like.

Hugh Aldersey-Williams The Public Domain Review Oct 2020 20min Permalink