Tag Archives: Bodleian Library

  1. Covid, Euclid, and the Isle of Demons

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    September 24, 2020 by libroshombre

                A series of unfortunate events crippled my understanding of algebra, but geometry made sense, thanks to Pete Johnson, my …
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    Category: books, Canada, gender, geometry, mathematics, pandemic, public libraries, rare book libraries, rare books, translating, women | Tags: , , , , ,

  2. Swearing, Cursing, and Lying to Librarians

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    August 13, 2017 by libroshombre

      You might not be surprised to learn that the famed Bodleian Library at Oxford University has a Twitter feed …
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    Category: cursing, language, libraries, rules, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , ,

  3. Cheeks, Civility, and Locofocos

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    March 21, 2016 by libroshombre

      Cats and dogs are very different creatures, yet, with some exceptions, they can get along together civilly, as evidenced …
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    Category: animals, civility, libraries, library history, politics, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , ,

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