Felicity Henderson

Literary scholar, historian of science, manuscript editor. Working on a new edition of the diary of Robert Hooke. Tweeting it at @HookesLondon.

[Felicity Henderson @felicityhen]

@Qantas I've spent five and a half hours on the phone trying to get my flight credit accepted for a new booking. Just got cut off again. Is there anyone who can help?

[Felicity Henderson @felicityhen]

28 Sep 1676 - Hooke records London smog: 'ye cloud of Smoke over London 1/2 mile high & above 20 miles Long'

[ReadingEuclid @ReadingEuclid]

WE WANT YOUR EUCLIDS! Tell us about your pre-1700 annotated copies of Euclid with British or Irish provenance https://t.co/aWF91Z0rdX

[Felicity Henderson @felicityhen]

Fab archival-themed Advent calendar from Sheffield Uni Special Collections https://t.co/Ak31kaj2UJ

[Felicity Henderson @felicityhen]

@_drsang Hmm... Do people in other countries not do this kind of thing, or is it only funny when it happens Down Under?

[The London Archives @TheLdnArchives]

To allow ink to dry faster on paper historically sand, powdered cuttlefish bone or glass powder was carefully poured on. Some bits remain ..

[Felicity Henderson @felicityhen]

whoo.. who-ooo... CLANK! @_drsang's stories of early-modern ghosts getting disruptive https://t.co/Mkmuf1OjIp

[London Museum @LDN_Museum]

Medieval devotional badge of St Dorothy said to protect wearer from storms, fire and sudden death. More: https://t.co/hbBhKMglf3 #AppleDay

[Felicity Henderson @felicityhen]

And people ask me why I live in the UK...! https://t.co/BBjGqH8oLT

[Ed Yong is not here @edyong209]

AMAZING! ❤️spiders https://t.co/Oj722O7TKv

[Felicity Henderson @felicityhen]

@_drsang Excellent! Looking forward to it. I hope you mention the phantom drummer of Tedworth or Pebworth or whatever it was :)

[Felicity Henderson @felicityhen]

@_drsang Did ghosts actually go whoo whoo in the 17th century, or is that a Victorian invention? :)

[Felicity Henderson @felicityhen]

whoo... whoo-ooo... @_drsang shares stories of horrid ghosts in early-modern England https://t.co/uCf2mEY3k7

[Andrew Janes @cartivist]

Thanks to @LdnMetArchives for hosting #AflConf2016 & to @felicityhen, @BlitzHistory & the other excellent speakers.

[Felicity Henderson @felicityhen]

The @Royalsociety celebrates Open Access week - read all their journal content free until 6 November. https://t.co/150VbNKuRw

[Felicity Henderson @felicityhen]

@robjlloyd where did he live? Not sure; also not sure this is Harry Hunt - all other refs to him in this period seem to be 'Hunt'

[Felicity Henderson @felicityhen]

@antonhowes Not that I can see immediately, but I'll keep an eye out

[Felicity Henderson @felicityhen]

Fancy a walk into London's bibliophilic past? This tour of libraries c. 1708 sounds fantastic! https://t.co/CXZKsU3kZ0

[Andrea Wulf @andrea_wulf]

"Buch an Board" - I love that Germans get 1kg of extra luggage on flights for books on holidays.

[Felicity Henderson @felicityhen]

@rmathematicus Australia thanks you :)