So far in 1066:

• Edward the Confessor has died.
• Harold Godwineson has been named king instead of Edgar Ætheling.
• Edward has been buried.
• Harold has been crowned.

It's still only 6 January.

AJP Taylor - not a referencing guy

One of the unusual items eaten by Michel Lotito (known as "Monsieur Mangetout"), in a list that features 18 bicycles and a pair of skis, is a copy the general relativity textbook "Gravitation" by Misner, Thorne and Wheeler.

I *think* Belfast is the only city with a street named after a fundamental principle of quantum physics - "Bell's Theorem Crescent". Because of The Troubles, the council has a policy of not naming streets after people, but they wanted to honour John Stewart Bell, so came up with this superposition.

Greetings, new followers. Allow me to treat you to the sayings of one of the greatest of all physics lecturers: www.cynic.org.uk/misc/bowler....

The first physical copies of the book have started appearing.

General Relativity for the Gifted Amateur by Steve Blundell and I is out now and available from all of the usual places.

If any mutuals would like a discounted copy, feel free to drop me a DM.

My new book, General Relativity for the Gifted Amateur, will be published on Jan 29th. Preorder a copy here: www.amazon.co.uk/General-Rela...

News for fans of Quantum Field Theory for the Gifted Amateur. We have just submitted the manuscript of its sequel. More details to follow.