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Post by clusium on Apr 28, 2017 14:59:18 GMT
The Museum (or Library) of Alexandria was the hub of education in the ancient world. The Lighthouse of Alexandria was counted as one of the 7 Wonders of the world back in the day. They learned astronomy, mathematics, philosophy, and history. Some of the greatest thinkers in the ancient world were educated in Alexandria.
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Post by Morgana on Apr 28, 2017 15:42:41 GMT
The Museum (or Library) of Alexandria was the hub of education in the ancient world. The Lighthouse of Alexandria was counted as one of the 7 Wonders of the world back in the day. They learned astronomy, mathematics, philosophy, and history. Some of the greatest thinkers in the ancient world were educated in Alexandria. Have you seen the TV series about Hypatia? It's excellent.
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Post by clusium on Apr 28, 2017 17:51:58 GMT
The Museum (or Library) of Alexandria was the hub of education in the ancient world. The Lighthouse of Alexandria was counted as one of the 7 Wonders of the world back in the day. They learned astronomy, mathematics, philosophy, and history. Some of the greatest thinkers in the ancient world were educated in Alexandria. Have you seen the TV series about Hypatia? It's excellent. Yes, I've seen it as well as the movie. I also saw Decline of an Empire, which was about St. Katherine. Also, on Youtube, there is a documentary about the Museum of Alexandria, & it was hosted by the late Leonard Nimoy.
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Post by clusium on Apr 28, 2017 23:45:46 GMT
Documentary of the Museum of Alexandria, hosted by Leonard Nimoy.
Enjoy:
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Post by baj2 on Jun 6, 2017 10:05:33 GMT
Sadly, the people in the world we know now probably go to a library infrequently The internet takes care of many of our needs now... but there is no magic turning the pages of a tablet/laptop these days -- unlike when one found a book of one's choice and once reverently looked through it in a library or in the quietness of one's home. That's progress.
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Post by clusium on Jun 7, 2017 13:19:24 GMT
Sadly, the people in the world we know now probably go to a library infrequently The internet takes care of many of our needs now... but there is no magic turning the pages of a tablet/laptop these days -- unlike when one found a book of one's choice and once reverently looked through it in a library or in the quietness of one's home. That's progress. No, I've seen people still frequent the library and/or museum. Libraries include computers, so that people can browse the internet, so I'm pretty sure that's an added advantage.
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Post by koskiewicz on Jun 7, 2017 21:30:58 GMT
...my home library contains about 2,000 books, mostly hard cover...
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Post by clusium on Jun 7, 2017 23:03:35 GMT
...my home library contains about 2,000 books, mostly hard cover... Cool.
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Jun 7, 2017 23:08:18 GMT
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Post by baj2 on Jun 8, 2017 1:50:23 GMT
I once asked a young relative why she would bother reading the books even if she had already seen the entire Harry Potter movie series. She was around 12 at that time. Her reply: " Because with books, as I read and turn the pages, I spend a little time working with my imagination !"
She's just a little older now -- but she still reads books very often even if her attention is also on what preoccupies teenagers these days. I do give her books for presents...but it is hard to keep up with what kind of literature the young minds are interested in these days. She did have a real thrill receiving two books last Christmas ( a keepsake hundred-year-old book of English poetry from a relative long gone who used it for high school...and a collection of Emily Dickinson poems).
I guess even with the age of computers, there are still young minds fascinated by paper-printed literature.
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Post by clusium on Jun 8, 2017 2:59:10 GMT
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