Nicholson's Journal

Polymath (1753-1815), Chemist, Patent agent, Engineer, Editor of the Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts (1797-1813) and many other books.

[Nicholson's Journal @Wm_Nicholson]

I was fascinated with timekeeping, and you might have come across one of my clock designs in the @britishmuseum. Now @JonathanBetts11 has written about another one in Antiquarian Horology, the Journal of @thestoryoftime https://t.co/yZoSA5m1BG

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Loved this podcast about Mary Wollstonecraft, written by Written by Linda Marshall Griffiths -
https://t.co/az6QIP5pju

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@gea_russell - Interested to read ‘New light’: gas and the elementary affect of early melodrama (https://t.co/SvdoVHT3Rz) and learn that the expression 'Melo-drame' was coined after one of my good friend Holcroft's works - have you seen my articles on lighting?

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@DalrympleWill Are you sure they aren't exercising to keep warm? They look awfully wrapped up in layers for that sort of exercise!

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Maybe here ??

[Guy Walters 🇺🇦 🇻🇪 🇮🇷🇧🇾 @guywalters]

Show me somewhere more idyllic.

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@olivermmarsh If you haven’t read the Authority Gap by @MASieghart - I can recommend it

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@Knorr - please encourage #eccleshall @coopuk to sell your cubes instead of the #plastic tubs - #plasticpollution #plasticfree

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Can you share a pic of the whole page please?

[Davy Notebooks Project @davynotebooks]

On this page, Davy lists the ‘characters’ who have been influential in his life – a few familiar names here: #Coleridge #Wordsworth #Southey, and many more!

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£140 million up for grabs … Zero emission road freight hydrogen fuel cell truck demonstration – UKRI https://t.co/TPsclPEbOF

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@GeorgeSandeman - suggest you look into how many babies born to couples whose marriage is not recognized in the UK - might affect your headline https://t.co/3hmL8w7X1m

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@Dulcie_Lee - it would be helpful if you explained the mechanism to offer housing for afghans - I contacted @Staffordbc and got nowhere https://t.co/rurib2ViUl Why can Brit’s host Ukrainians, but not Afghans?

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Heartfelt wishes to Sir Mo Farah as he shows the emotional toll after being trafficked to the UK as a child https://t.co/HTMkHScIgH

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@charleyad21 - I hope you’ll be doing a more in-depth profile -about her.

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Come on ⁦@BBC - I’d ⁩ like a bit more information on Kemi Badenoch please - https://t.co/z8GrhBcgF4

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Come on ⁦@BBC - I’d ⁩ like a bit more information on Kemi Badenoch please - https://t.co/z8GrhBcgF4

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Plus ca change …

[Oliver Marsh (tech & society) @olivermmarsh]

Thinking of all the civil servants in minister-less departments right now. I'm imagining strong school 'colouring in day' vibes.

[Ann Telnaes @AnnTelnaes]

#WorldPressFreedomDay
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Looks like it might have been useful when I was calculating dimensions for the water supply in Portsmouth in 1809 .. look forward to reading

[Thomas Morel @Thomas__Morel]

🥁That's it, my book finally has a cover☺️... Look at this gorgeous mining map, its sinuous galleries, concession stones, full of #UndegroundMathematics!

Expected in February 2023 at @CambridgeUP , with some more information here ⤵️

https://t.co/zEkvStE1Tj

[Thomas Morel @Thomas__Morel]

🥁That's it, my book finally has a cover☺️... Look at this gorgeous mining map, its sinuous galleries, concession stones, full of #UndegroundMathematics!

Expected in February 2023 at @CambridgeUP , with some more information here ⤵️

https://t.co/zEkvStE1Tj

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I don’t suppose you’ve found my commonplace of 1767 book by any chance .. would love it if it turned up again ..

[MATTHEW DANIEL EDDY 🌻 @bookscribbler.bsky.social @BookScribbler]

My book has a cover!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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@AbiBrown1 thinks this meets public standards of housing - I doubt she would like these critters in her house!