Barbara Bienias
@bbienias.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Institute for the History of Science (Polish Academy of Sciences)
History of astronomy and astrology in early modern England: the reception of Copernican theory; almanacs; cosmology;
early modern epistemology; history of the book
History of astronomy and astrology in early modern England: the reception of Copernican theory; almanacs; cosmology;
early modern epistemology; history of the book
Z is for ZZZ – bumblebees everywhere; we need them 🐝
July 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Z is for ZZZ – bumblebees everywhere; we need them 🐝
Y is for Yellow – the colour I’ve proudly embraced this Spring/Summer season
July 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Y is for Yellow – the colour I’ve proudly embraced this Spring/Summer season
W is for Wren Library and their window view #WrenLibrary @trincolllibcam.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
W is for Wren Library and their window view #WrenLibrary @trincolllibcam.bsky.social
U is for the University Library in Cambridge - hours spent in its quiet brilliance #CambridgeUL @theul.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
U is for the University Library in Cambridge - hours spent in its quiet brilliance #CambridgeUL @theul.bsky.social
P is for Punting – cliché, yes. But has its charm.
July 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
P is for Punting – cliché, yes. But has its charm.
O is for “Oh, so many flowers!”
July 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
O is for “Oh, so many flowers!”
N is for Newton – Here is his lock from the Wren Library exhibition. Be sure to check the digitised Newton Papers. @trincolllibcam.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
N is for Newton – Here is his lock from the Wren Library exhibition. Be sure to check the digitised Newton Papers. @trincolllibcam.bsky.social
M is for Museums – I already mentioned Whipple, but the Fitzwilliam and the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge are also sublime. #CambridgeMuseums
July 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
M is for Museums – I already mentioned Whipple, but the Fitzwilliam and the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge are also sublime. #CambridgeMuseums
J is for Jigsaw Puzzles – these came in the post, as I had no place in my luggage. #Tudors #earlymodern
July 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
J is for Jigsaw Puzzles – these came in the post, as I had no place in my luggage. #Tudors #earlymodern
H is for the History of Science – no better place than Cambridge if you have a passion for HoS. Whipple Museum, Hawking, Newton (we’ll get to that)…
#HistoryOfScience #WhippleMuseum @whipplemuseum.bsky.social
#HistoryOfScience #WhippleMuseum @whipplemuseum.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
H is for the History of Science – no better place than Cambridge if you have a passion for HoS. Whipple Museum, Hawking, Newton (we’ll get to that)…
#HistoryOfScience #WhippleMuseum @whipplemuseum.bsky.social
#HistoryOfScience #WhippleMuseum @whipplemuseum.bsky.social
F is for Farrow & Ball – I went to the one on Regent Street in Cambridge and chose a new colour scheme for my bathroom remodel. Not many people know I’m a colour master 🎨 @farrowandball.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
F is for Farrow & Ball – I went to the one on Regent Street in Cambridge and chose a new colour scheme for my bathroom remodel. Not many people know I’m a colour master 🎨 @farrowandball.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
C is for Colleges, especially Emmanuel College, where I did some research.
July 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
C is for Colleges, especially Emmanuel College, where I did some research.
B is for Bridges – trying to build new ones, across disciplines, places, and people. (All photos, unless otherwise stated, are mine).
July 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
B is for Bridges – trying to build new ones, across disciplines, places, and people. (All photos, unless otherwise stated, are mine).
A is for Almanacs; Always. Image credit: @wellcomecollection.bsky.social (such a wonderful research and study space)!
July 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A is for Almanacs; Always. Image credit: @wellcomecollection.bsky.social (such a wonderful research and study space)!
Many thanks to @srsrensoc.bsky.social and Bristol Organising Committee for such a wonderful conference. #RenSoc25 I feel inspired and happy to be part of such a thriving community. Special thanks to my Chair, @racheljwillie.bsky.social , and co-panelists - @eprenprof.bsky.social and Matteo Leta.
July 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Many thanks to @srsrensoc.bsky.social and Bristol Organising Committee for such a wonderful conference. #RenSoc25 I feel inspired and happy to be part of such a thriving community. Special thanks to my Chair, @racheljwillie.bsky.social , and co-panelists - @eprenprof.bsky.social and Matteo Leta.
Excited for tomorrow's talk in panel 5.8. (Scientific and Celestial Writing). Do join us! #Rensoc25 #Bristol #SRS #earlymodern #skystorians #bookhistory #historyofscience #culturalastronomy
July 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Excited for tomorrow's talk in panel 5.8. (Scientific and Celestial Writing). Do join us! #Rensoc25 #Bristol #SRS #earlymodern #skystorians #bookhistory #historyofscience #culturalastronomy
And here is another example from a Polish calendar by Jacek Idzi Przybylski, published in Krakow in 1798 (A3r); via Biblioteka Narodowa in Warsaw
June 18, 2025 at 8:53 AM
And here is another example from a Polish calendar by Jacek Idzi Przybylski, published in Krakow in 1798 (A3r); via Biblioteka Narodowa in Warsaw
And, as Neve's 1636 A new almanack and prognostication shows (A2v), these symbols have been rather consistent in printed calendars. As you can see, the authors of these almanacs often included explanations of the symbols for their readers. Image via Folger/LUNA (image 63985; STC 490 (1636))
June 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM
And, as Neve's 1636 A new almanack and prognostication shows (A2v), these symbols have been rather consistent in printed calendars. As you can see, the authors of these almanacs often included explanations of the symbols for their readers. Image via Folger/LUNA (image 63985; STC 490 (1636))
“The Library A Fragile History” by Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen is excellent indeed. #bookhistory #earlymodernprint #earlymodern #library #manuscripts #bookstudies
May 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
“The Library A Fragile History” by Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen is excellent indeed. #bookhistory #earlymodernprint #earlymodern #library #manuscripts #bookstudies
Coffee at Weston Library to finish a superb week of research at Oxford. Thank you and see you soon @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social
February 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Coffee at Weston Library to finish a superb week of research at Oxford. Thank you and see you soon @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It's been a great week of research and rare blue skies in London. Time for Oxford! #research #earlymodern #historyofscience #bookhistory #london #oxford #skyhistorians
February 2, 2025 at 5:50 AM
It's been a great week of research and rare blue skies in London. Time for Oxford! #research #earlymodern #historyofscience #bookhistory #london #oxford #skyhistorians
And Newton seems really busy today @britishlibrary.bsky.social #Newton #britishlibrary #research #earlymodern #bookhistory #historyofscience #books
January 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
And Newton seems really busy today @britishlibrary.bsky.social #Newton #britishlibrary #research #earlymodern #bookhistory #historyofscience #books