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A forgotten American photographer captured one of the earliest clear images of a total solar eclipse 175 years ago; the photograph changed eclipse science

A total solar eclipse is one of nature’s most dramatic sights, but 175 years ago it was also a difficult scientific problem to record. On July 28, 1851, a little-known photographer named Johann Julius Friedrich Berkowski produced what is regarded as the first successful photograph of a total solar eclipse.…

The Times of India · Aug 19

Quote of the Day by Frederick the Great: 'He who defends everything defends nothing'-Inspiring life lessons on courage, leadership and strategy by the most significant monarch of Prussia

Quote of the Day by Frederick the Great: Frederick the Great’s wisdom sheds light on the importance of strategic focus in goal attainment. He argued that trying to defend every aspect dilutes strength and hampers effectiveness. In today's fast-paced world, discerning priorities is essential for success. Mastering the art of…

The Economic Times · Aug 4

The army that went to war with 80 men and returned with 81: Liechtenstein's strangest military mystery

In the summer of 1866, one of Europe's smallest states sent one of history's smallest armies to one of the continent's largest conflicts, and came back having gained a man nobody has been able to officially account for since. Liechtenstein, a tiny principality of roughly 7,000 people wedged between Austria…

The Times of India · Jun 21

How Trump made them grovel

The GOP made the same bargain the Prussian generals made in 1933 — and the consequence is their total destruction

Salon · Feb 4, 2024

Linck & Mülhahn review – queer costume drama echoes through the ages

Ruby Thomas’s play, based on a true story about a married couple in 18th-century Prussia who were tried for sodomy, is tender, musical and funny

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2023

Guide to the classics: Immanuel Kant’s Toward Perpetual Peace and its relevance to the war in Ukraine

A powerful European country invades a less powerful one. This is a story that German philosopher Immanuel Kant, while writing his essay Toward Perpetual Peace in 1795 in Prussian Königsberg (now a Russian territory on the Baltic Sea called Kaliningrad), was all too familiar with.

The Conversation · Mar 24, 2022