That’s a family photo, laying on the surface of the moon, left there by astronaut Charles Duke in 1972.
It’s probably still there, not much happens on the moon that can really make much of a fuss. /via Laughing Squid.
Archives For history
A cross-section of wall paints from an 18th century theatre. Each band represents a different coat of paint, visualised with reflected light microscopy at 100-times magnification.
The next time you’re debating whether to strip that wall or just paint over the old layer, consider what our descendants could be missing out on… via biocanvas.net.
I loved the BBC’s Rome. Is Vikings the new Rome? It’s The History Channel’s first scripted drama, and by the looks of it, they’ve at least got the gore and violence sorted out.
The only thing I’ve seen from writer Michael Hurst however is The Tudors, and I found that to be a damn average bit of tripe. Gabriel Byrne is in it, though, so… we’ll see.
Airs in the US on March 3. Click through for the synopsis and another video clip. Continue Reading…
Hemingway: Before and Later.
Ernest Hemingway as a younger man, and then again later in life. | via Yelpar.
Thought-provoking new advertising campaign by The History Channel merges present-day scenes with important moments in history, separated only by time. Continue Reading…
