Additional Reading, Authored by Yours Truly: Various Topics

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Other essays are sure to be added in the future!…

  • Disasters in Art. A simple overview and brief sampling of various artwork that has been created in memory of three historic natural disasters: the sinking of the Titanic, the Black Plagues of Europe, and the destruction of Pompeii. (Be sure to explore the fun images toward the back!)
  • Distinguishing Alchemy from Science. A much more scholarly-type essay exploring the life and work of George Starkey and Robert Boyle, while investigating the questions of 1) how distinct is alchemy from science, as they were practiced in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in Europe, 2) how could such a distinction possibly have come about, and 3) why does the modern historian make such a distinction?