Category Archives: Through History

Observations about and from history: the world at war, the making of nations, the changes in cultures.

Avocado’s Number

Posted on 12 September 2020 by Isabel Gibson

It’s never too late to embark on a scientific career. I mean, how hard can it be? Continue reading →

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Anything You Can Do

Posted on 12 July 2020 by Isabel Gibson

Why Annie was wrong. Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Through History, You are Here | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

Good as the Best

Posted on 26 June 2020 by Isabel Gibson

And now here’s the civil engineers heard from. Continue reading →

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More Than Meets the Eye

Posted on 13 June 2020 by Isabel Gibson

What I learned from a 19th-century polymath. Continue reading →

Posted in New Perspectives, Thinking Broadly, Through History | Tagged , | 9 Comments

Back In the Year

Posted on 11 June 2020 by Isabel Gibson

History repeats itself. Continue reading →

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Route Six Six

Posted on 06 June 2020 by Isabel Gibson

It’s almost enough to make you want to cut your hair. Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Mortality, Through History | Tagged , , | 12 Comments

The Drop That Fell; The Corn That Did Not Pop

Posted on 22 May 2020 by Isabel Gibson

More food surprises. Continue reading →

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That Pesky Fourth Dimension

Posted on 08 December 2019 by Isabel Gibson

Adrift in time, this time. Continue reading →

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They

Posted on 14 November 2019 by Isabel Gibson

New historical insights. Continue reading →

Posted in Laughing Frequently, Photos of Fauna, Through History | Tagged , | 14 Comments