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Gethin Richards

@gethinrichards.bsky.social

Teacher and author of The Complete History of Science Podcast. Find the podcast here: thecompletehistoryofscience.com Or any podcasting app (Spotify, Apple, Youtube etc.) buymeacoffee.com/completehistoryofs…

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Gethin Richards @gethinrichards.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Has anyone shown him Greenland on a non-Mercator projection?

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Medicinal pig-flavoured fizz with dinner? Joseph Priestley published a way to make carbonated water (copying "medicinal waters" of spa towns) in 1772, bubbling carbon dioxide from a pig bladder through water. Glass vessels later dealt with the hints of pig, then Johan Schweppe scaled up production.

Original cover of Joseph Priestlely's pamphlet on making carbonated water: "Directions for impregnating water with fixed air"

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Gethin Richards @gethinrichards.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Doing a Q and A on the podcast for Xmas. Not sure how many of my listeners see these posts but if you do feel free to drop a question below.

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Gethin Richards @gethinrichards.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

New episode this weekend, start of the Johannes Kepler story! (Posting this so I actually have to finish it).

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Gethin Richards @gethinrichards.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

@bot.astronomy.blue signup

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Fay Thompson, Author/Artist @faythompsonauthor.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Books are not a visual medium. This means your big desire to describe the appearance of your main character is a mistake. You can describe them over time but that description is not critical to your reader aligning with your character. We align through behaviors. #writingcommunity #booksky

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Gethin Richards @gethinrichards.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Was interviewed by Gerry Fialka this weekend. If you want to hear me talk about life, philosophy etc. here it is: www.youtube.com/live/xCWmMAw...

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Gethin Richards @gethinrichards.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Aristotle wasn’t just a philosopher — he was also the world’s first serious zoologist. More than 2,000 years ago, he began observing animals closely, recording their bodies, habits and behaviour. 🧵 Here are a few of his strangest and most impressive discoveries:

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Gethin Richards @gethinrichards.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Working on a video for the Complete History of Science Youtube channel. Hope people enjoy it!

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Gethin Richards @gethinrichards.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Tycho Brahe first episode now live. So much hard work - hope people enjoy.

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Gethin Richards @gethinrichards.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

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Gethin Richards @gethinrichards.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Hope people enjoy the latest episode on the history of the science of magnetism: open.spotify.com/episode/4b9x...

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The Lodestone, the Compass and the Magnetic Earth

The Complete History of Science · Episode

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Gethin Richards @gethinrichards.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

These clay tablets from 700 B.C. contain the world’s oldest set of surviving scientific data. They are called the MUL.APIN tablets and were created in the ancient civilisation of Babylon. Let’s talk about the first stargazers who turned sky-watching into science. 👇

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Gethin Richards @gethinrichards.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

If you are interested in the History of Science let me know and I will follow you. Just hit like on this thread or say 'Hello!' down below.

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Gethin Richards @gethinrichards.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Interested in the History of Science? I am going to start a series of threads giving a brief history of science from the beginning. And where else to start but in Ancient Egypt... 🧵

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