Anaxagoras (c. 500–428 BCE) was one of the first to suggest that the Sun was a massive fiery rock, not a god, and that the Moon reflected its light.

#Otd 1882: Five members of the Joyce family were murdered in their sleep in Maamtrasna, Co. Mayo. Local man Maolra Seoighe (Myles Joyce), dad of 5, wrongfully convicted. Court case in English, which he didn't speak. Hanged. President Michael D. Higgins would pardon him in 2018.

Visual demonstration for one dimensional Gaussian wave packet and Non Relativistic Schrödinger equation. ✍️

Two new $2.99 Kindle deals are now live! Michael Shea's POLYPHEMUS contains some of his best work, incl. the famous novella "The Autopsy", while L.P. Hartley's FACIAL JUSTICE is a classic dystopian tale for fans of 1984 & Brave New World. (The Hartley book not available in UK).

Veteran British actor Terence Stamp dies aged 87 rte.ie/entertainment/… via RTÉ

Our Community Football Teams are on the lookout for committed players to join our 2012 and 2013 Boys Squads⚽️ If you’re interested please get in touch for some FREE taster sessions🕷️ RT’s and shares greatly appreciated🤩

The image shows an 18th-century view of Sackville Street (now O'Connell Street) in Dublin, Ireland, likely from around 1750. The street was originally laid out as a residential square called Sackville Mall by developer Luke Gardiner around 1748.

Hollyhock in the garden this morning & on the pages of Hieronymus Bock's Herbal, printed 473 years ago & coloured by hand.

📷 Match Day Photos - tinyurl.com/5c67xetf Some photos from our game at the weekend against Stirling Carrigans in the Intermediate Championship. 🟡🟢

A great release from last year that a lot of you missed is Bob Randall's THE CALLING, a devilishly fun '80s horror novel in which an ordinary woman's life is turned upside down when she starts receiving freaky phone calls coming straight from Hell! valancourtbooks.com/the-calling-19…

There’s a distance from a black hole where light can orbit one, two, or more times before escaping. We would see this as a thin ring of light around the black hole. #MondayMotivation

Adeleke to miss world championships in Tokyo rte.ie/sport/athletic… via RTÉ

🌚 NASA Webb Telescope spotted something new around Uranus. A previously unknown moon was discovered circling the planet, expanding its orbital family to 29: go.nasa.gov/3JmWGOV

It's open doors tomorrow Thursday and Friday at 18 Ormond Quay Upper. Visit us for Heritage Week with two guided tours each day at 10:00 and 12:00 exploring the history and conservation of this 1840s building. FREE and no booking required. Just gather at the front door!

Seo daoibh smaoineamh soilbhir suairc subhach ó leabhrán dar teideal "Dornán Dán" le hAodh de Blácam a foilsíodh sa bhliain 1917. Níl a fhios againn cé dhein an litreoireacht ná an líníocht.

Remember when we crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid? Scientists studied images from LICIACube, the Italian Space Agency's satellite, and found that 35.3 million pounds of rubble spewed from the asteroid, having a dramatic effect on its trajectory: go.nasa.gov/3JpfEEA

Imagine an object with finite volume but infinite surface area. Gabriel's Horn is so beautiful. 😍

In 1976, a young Irish missionary named Brother Colm O’Connell landed in the small Kenyan town of Iten with a suitcase and a plan to teach geography at the local secondary school. He was only meant to stay a year or two at most. Today, he is known as “the Godfather of Kenyan

Tá leagan 2 de Dhubhchló GC le fáil anois. Tá cruth nua ar na litreacha 'f', 'p', 'r' inseach, agus 's' inseach sa leagan is déanaí. Ach tá na seanfhoirmeacha fós le fáil mar charachtair mhalartacha sa leagan nua. Is féidir an cló a íoslódáil anseo: gaelchlo.com/dubhgc.html

Part of one of Dublin’s most prominent 18th-century buildings still survives out of sight near to its original position. The La Touche bank and mansion on Castle Street, once nestled against the walls of Dublin Castle, was built in the 1750s and survived into the 20th century 🧵