Postures of Transport: Sex, God, and Rocking Chairs
On the British and American fascination with rocking chairs and upholstery springs in the 19th century.
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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.
