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"Maps are to geography what notation is to music."
British writer, geographer, historian, journalist, cartographer, and inventor John Francon Williams died #OTD in 1911.
In 1881, Williams's seminal book The Geography of the Oceans was published. This book focuses on topics such as: General Geography of the Oceans, Physical Geography of the Oceans, the Geography of Particular Oceans. It was the first book to cover with such intensity the geography of the oceans.
#books #geography #oceanography
Always nice to see this at the top of the charts!
Open Minds (Mindjack #1)
When everyone reads minds, a secret is a dangerous thing to keep.
https://susankayequinn.com/series/mindjack
#YA #dystopian #SF #Scifi #books @bookstodon
I spent some time last year cataloging my late parents' books (LibraryThing) with plans to give away, sell, or donate those my brother and I aren't interested in reading.
The cataloging part went fine, but...
I went to a book swap Wednesday and donated two books, the maximum allowed.
I took home four books.
Sigh!
Serbian inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist Nikola Tesla was born #OTD in 1856.
Some of Teslaยดs inventions and innovations: alternating Current (AC) system; induction motor; Tesla coil; wireless transmission of electricity; radio technology; remote control; neon and fluorescent lighting; X-Ray technology; Tesla turbine; oscillators and frequency generators.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla
Books by Nikola Tesla at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5067
Books by Tesla, Nikola (sorted by popularity)
Project Gutenberg offers 73,921 free eBooks for Kindle, iPad, Nook, Android, and iPhone.Project Gutenberg
A most unusual book - it looks like a medieval manuscript, beautifully lettered and designed, but this prayer book was woven in Lyon, France in the late 1800s on their famed Jacquard looms.
#books #weaving #design #medieval
https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/lyon-woven-prayer-book/
Programming Prayer: The Woven Book of Hours (1886โ87)
An illuminated prayer book woven on mechanical looms programmed by punch card.The Public Domain Review
Travis Rieder's new book, Catastrophe Ethics, "aims to advise the well-intentioned, morally anxious & philosophically curious person" confronting the questions about whether our personal choices about the environment, technology, & justice matter.
Sounds like an interesting read: https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/catastrophe-ethics-travis-rieder-book-review-simone-gubler/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR19D-hRL6rg9nJAbWo2SQGS_7vd9N64fz4WwkPSFd9ervE4Re_tRBogcLM_aem_AWx9zZLA-6Qbe9TD49IQpT4_NCUTkPzyCI599uGf6HoM49zJWkyjDAiD4tawWPNcszU_ShkQLob1-i1w43z43lAE #books #science #philosophy
Catastrophe Ethics by Travis Rieder | Book review | The TLS
Many of our daily pursuits contribute harmful effects to the world. The car that you drive to work contributes to global warming. Your laptop batteryTLS
A bill in Louisiana, HB 777, would make it a crime for librarians to use public funds to join the American Librarian Association or attend an ALA conference, punishable with prison time and hard labor for up to two years.
#libraries #education #books #librarians #theocracy
A new book review just dropped!
https://itsfoss.com/linux-kernel-programming-review/
The Book You Need to Start With Linux Kernel Development
The Linux Kernel Programming (Second Edition) is a must-read for anyone who is interested in writing code for the Linux Kernel.Pratham Patel (It's FOSS)
I am so excited to receive Michael Webberโs new book, Powering Humanity! https://a.co/d/0gwhY86
Michael is a leading thinker & practitioner on all things #energy. Iโve been eagerly anticipating this collection bc he is an extraordinary communicator - esp on topics that can be complex.
Michael & I have written many articles together - including a few that found their way into this book! This is a must-read for anyone interested in energy, sustainability & the future of humanity. #books
Tis the seasonโฆ
I spoke with The New York Times about my book, The #Science of Kissing https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/13/science/archaeology-sumeria-kissing.html?unlocked_article_code=1.VE0.Ku_7.vxJnkibLUVQB&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare #ValentinesDay #GiftArticle #books
French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur was born #OTD in 1822
He is renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization, the last of which was named after him. His research in chemistry led to remarkable breakthroughs in the understanding of the causes & preventions of diseases, which laid down the foundations of hygiene, public health & much of modern medicine.
Louis Pasteur at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=louis+pasteur&submit_search=Go%21
Books: louis pasteur (sorted by popularity)
Project Gutenberg offers 72,437 free eBooks for Kindle, iPad, Nook, Android, and iPhone.Project Gutenberg
While reading โThe Ministry for the Futureโ by Kim Stanley Robinson, I find myself wondering if this book should be required reading at #COP28
The story is fiction, of course. But itโs also highly informed & quite believable (so far). And itโs set in the not too distant future. #books #ClimateChange
I will never stop marveling at libraries.
All the #books we could possibly want - for free! They don't have it? In a few days it will arrive on loan from another state. ๐
Welp, so. I guess I'm here now and it's #introduction / #introductions time? I'm a #science writer, #journalist, #podcast host & video maker with a special fondness for weird/gross biology. I'm also a #DnD GM and a huge nerd for #books (especially #scifi) and #comics.
This week, I wrote about a type of lemur that picks its nose with an incredibly spindly finger that's so long it can reach up through its nasal cavity and touch its pharynx.
Nice to meet you, too!
https://www.livescience.com/aye-ayes-primates-nosepickers
Bizarre aye-ayes use spooky, bony finger for nose picking
A new study in aye-ayes is the first to review nose picking in primates and reports the first evidence of the habit in lemurs.Mindy Weisberger (Live Science)
I decided a year ago that I must read books again. I unsubscribed from a slew of things and unfollowed many more, and now I find myself once more immersed in books.
First there is the Jishin Itsumo kit. It includes a book note which illustrates the testimony of 167 survivors of Great Hanshin earthquake in Kobe in 1995. What a work !
The kit includes also two leaflets, one explaining how to set up an emergency contact and one explaining what you need to prepare at home.
The last item is a handkerchief with multipurpose ideas printed on it : it can be a mask, a bandage, a flag, etc. Bought it for 12 euros in mint condition.
#design #books #japan #pictogram
โฌ let's continue this exploration thread above.
My Jishin Itsumo project collection is growing !
ๅฐ้ (jishin = earthquake) ใใคใ (itsumo = always) is a project made by the wonderful Japanese illustrator Yorifuji Bunpei ๅฏ่คๆๅนณ.
The main goal is risk prevention and help people getting ready for earthquake disaster.
If you like it, there are PDF available on the official website !
http://jishin-itsumo.com/category/kit/
#design #books #japan #pictogram
โฌ let's dig into it !
Second book is the Jishin Itsumo Manual.
It explains everything you need to know to be prepared for an earthquake : how and why it happens in Japan, what you need to prepare at home, what furniture you need to fix on the wall, how and what you can cook, how you can poop and clean you up without functional sewers, etc. It's really well made and you can find it around 4 euros on second hand marketplaces.
#design #books #japan #pictogram
Some of my best friends are books!
Latest: #The MinistryForTheFuture by #KimStanleyRobinson
A favorite: #TheSacredBalance by #DavidSuzuki
็งๅฏๅบๅฐใฎไฝใๆน is a wonderful book analyzing how to make a secret base. A deep dive into children cabins, shacks, huts, tree houses... what make a good secret base ?
Written in 2012 by Takahiro Ogata ๅฐพๆนๅญๅผ and illustrated by Noritake, the book gives you all the keys to chose wisely what is your secret base.
Each type of secret base has a radar diagram to choose from those criteria : ้ข็ฝใ (fun), ่ไน
ๆง (durability), ็งๅฏๅบฆ(secrecy), ๅฑ้บๅบฆ(degree of risk),้ฃๆๅบฆ(difficulty level).
I was looking for this artbook for a long time. Published in 2020, this 400 pages book contains all the works of the Japanese illustrator Noritake. Ads, posters, publication, magazine covers... his minimalistic style is everywhere and I love it. It also contains an interview at the end of the book. Got this version at 10 euros, great quality overall.
#japan #books #design #illustration
Let's ding into it ! This Typographics ti: magazine is from November 1982.
This issue is a calendar. Each month is designed by an artist. The print quality is incredible.
Cover is designed by Toshihiko Kitagawa ๅๆพคๆๅฝฆ. First month is designed by Mitsuo Katsui ๅไบไธ้
#books #design #japan #symbol #typography #logodesign
Typographics ti: is the quarterly magazine of the Japan Typography Association. First published in 1980, the publication is still going on today.
Found a set of 10 magazines for 40 euros. I was curious but didn't find any PDF or sample online, so I've decided to give it a try. The content is really different from one another but what a discovery ! If I find a scanner solution, I will try to make them available for everybody.
#books #design #japan #symbol #typography #logodesign
็ฎใงใฟใใใจใฐใฎไธ็
(The world of words seen with your eyes) is more a method for creating pictograms than an encyclopedia. Printed in 1983, the cover is a little bit old but the book inside is in a really good condition. 10 euros. The editor is the Japanese Standards Association. I wanted it because it was co-authored by Yukio Ota ๅคช็ฐๅนธๅคซ.
#books #design #japan #symbol #pictogram
ใใ้ (Iron Characters) is written by a real ้ใชใฟ(an Iron Ota', a railway otaku) Yuki Ishikawa ็ณๅท็ฅๅบ.
This book is a beautiful encyclopedia of railway station signs around Japan. What font is used, where can you find it, history behind some... A great work of documenting wayfinding signage design.
Found this copy in mint condition for 5 euros.
#design #books #japan #typography
่จๅทใฎไบๅ ธ ( symbols encyclopedia) from 1985. One of the most expensive book, found it on yahoo auction for around 15 euros. The cardboard cover is a little bit damaged around the corner but the book inside is in MINT condition, it still smells fresh from the press. We have almost the same age and I'm not as fresh as this book. I will take care of it Japan, I promise.
#books #design #japan #symbol #pictogram
Yen is low, my appetite is high, and company like #Buyee are awesome. You can order from Japanese second hands websites, shops and auction website, they put everything in a box and send it to you. Each item doesn't cost much, in between 1 and 10 euros.
