Two defining technologies of nineteenth-century America—railroads and photography—developed largely in parallel and brought about drastic changes in...
Day: August 2, 2019
Exploring Britain’s railways from 1812 to 2007. 1812: The First Effective Locomotive-Powered Railway The coal-carrying Middleton Railway,...
A GPS for sixteenth-century travelers. By Mary Alexandra Agner Like many other familiar objects, the road map...
Examining how topographical views were often the result of artists touring in Britain and beyond. The lawyer Sir...
Alexander von Humboldt was one of the most influential scientists of the 19th century. His discoveries have...
Copernicus caused a revolution in contemporary knowledge by stating that science, not religion, explains how the universe...