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Seb Falk

Jun 9, 20145 min read

Launch of the Digital Equatorium

I wrote this post for the Peterhouse Perne and Ward Libraries blog. It is cross-posted from there with their kind permission. 28 May saw...

Seb Falk

May 30, 20141 min read

Cambridge in 1945

I’ve just come across this fantastic propaganda film from 1945. It is a detailed picture of life in Cambridge as the second world war...

Seb Falk

Feb 14, 20141 min read

The Scholar as Craftsman: Notes and Records article

Regular readers of this blog (if there are any, I should apologise to them for my long silence) will be familiar with the story of King...

Seb Falk

Oct 7, 20132 min read

Video: Connecting with Collections Symposium

I was pleased to be able to speak at (and help organise) the Connecting with Collections Symposium a few weeks ago. That event showcased...

Seb Falk

Apr 23, 20133 min read

Titbits in the archives: how to make and move an equatorium

This post is cross-posted from the Connecting with Collections blog. At the start of this project I was only hoping to find some ...

Seb Falk

Mar 19, 20134 min read

Why did Derek de Solla Price come to Cambridge?

This post is cross-posted from the Connecting with Collections blog. In a previous post I introduced one of the main subjects of my...

Seb Falk

Feb 27, 20133 min read

Lawrence Bragg and the Cavendish Laboratory

This post is cross-posted (with minor modifications) from the Connecting with Collections blog. This month the Connecting with...

Seb Falk

Jan 29, 20132 min read

Biographical musings

This post is cross-posted from the Connecting with Collections blog. My current project is about King Arthur’s Table. I described this...

Seb Falk

Oct 21, 20123 min read

How I found King Arthur’s Round Table

I’ve just started a research project focusing on a medieval manuscript, The Equatorie of the Planetis. This manuscript describes the...