Thony Christie (he/his/him)

Aging freak who fell in love with the history of science and now resides mostly in the 16th century.

[Thony Christie (he/his/him) @rmathematicus]

Culture is part of the unholy trinity—culture, chaos, and cock-up—which roam through our versions of history, substituting for traditional theories of causation. – Filipe Fernández–Armesto "Pathfinders: A Global History of Exploration"

[CSMBR @csmbr_pisa]

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[Paul Halpern @phalpern]

Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger as a dapper high school student in 1905, shortly before he studied physics at the University of Vienna.

[Laurence's Walks @LWalksLondon]

I call Archimedes the first modern engineer. He was not only ingenious, but applied mathematics to his engineering problems. The next part of my Substack on engineering history is here:
https://t.co/lvNTCPYIE3
Image: wikimedia.commons

[Paul Halpern @phalpern]

'Paul Halpern’s The Great Atom Debate is a dual biography that should be of interest even to people who don’t care a whit about physics but love a good story, especially one showcasing two fascinating, driven characters.'
-Forbes

Preorder now:

https://t.co/anHYkWhHqX

https://t.co/plde1PjPb3

[Thony Christie (he/his/him) @rmathematicus]

Must you really tell the world so blatantly that you are pig ignorant?

[Thony Christie (he/his/him) @rmathematicus]

@fl1xton Probably not, it has an excellent list of authors

[Thony Christie (he/his/him) @rmathematicus]

New bedtime reading

[Thony Christie (he/his/him) @rmathematicus]

He's not just a rapist but a blatant liar as well

[The Texas Longhorn @DannyMintys]

This is the real reason why they took him down.

[Thony Christie (he/his/him) @rmathematicus]

@MichalYouDoing I have two other books to finish first

[Thony Christie (he/his/him) @rmathematicus]

@Ayatollah_Pies Stop trying to defend an obnoxious rapist that just makes you as bog an arsehole as he is

[Thony Christie (he/his/him) @rmathematicus]

@ThirdEyeTroub @sciam Archimedes did not invent the concept of infinitesimals

[AngryAmphibian @Angry_Amphibian]

@sciam Newton and Leibniz were two giant egos engaged in a bitter pissing match. They both claimed too much credit.
https://t.co/CKjv5LUjEl
Calculus was the collaborative effort of many people over many years.

[SECTION 128 @BradYNWA6]

Richard Osman has nailed Russell Brand here all ends up

Explaining Brands spin of playing a victim trying to be silenced by the establishment who don’t like him speaking the truth

The real truth was he knew he was a sexual abuser and the walls were closing in on him

[Thony Christie (he/his/him) @rmathematicus]

@namthanhtran That is simply not true
https://t.co/LhsnBt8pDH

[Michal J A Paszkiewicz @MichalYouDoing]

Many people would be surprised to learn that Ptolemy and a variety of medieval Arabic astronomers thought that the Sun couldn't be at the centre, since it was in the middle of the universe.

[Thony Christie (he/his/him) @rmathematicus]

@sergioa94679493 Your brain is the size of a shrunken peanut and is somewhere up your rectum

[History of Science in CESEE @hpscesee]

The Environmental History Today Series continues in November with the Baltic states
Presentation of Methis 37 (Spring 2026), Special Issue on Blue Humanities
Date: November 25, 2026, 14:00-17:00 (CET)
Details: https://t.co/DeOwkIMMYM

[Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunt]

Excellent new research all about how filthy medieval people were... or weren't ;)

https://t.co/a7qUwBWyeY

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

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[Thony Christie (he/his/him) @rmathematicus]

@1goodtern Once an arsehole, always an arsehole