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Isaac Newton's sinister heraldry
Alejandro Jenkins
After Isaac Newton was knighted by Queen Anne in 1705 he adopted an unusual coat of arms: a pair of human tibiae crossed on a black background, like a pirate flag without the skull…
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The mechanical career of Councillor Orffyreus, confidence man
Alejandro Jenkins
In the early 18th century, J. E. E. Bessler, known as Orffyreus, constructed several wheels that he claimed could keep turning forever, powered only by gravity. He never revealed t…