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Stephen Webb

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Author of "Where is Everybody?", "Measuring the Universe", and various other astro-related books Latest book - "1956: A year of wonder in science fiction and […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodon.social/@stephenxwebb, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Stephen Webb @stephenxwebb.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

My first visit to Liverpool's Walker Art Gallery today. Only had a couple of hours, but would have liked to have stayed all day. This was one of the highlights - Einstein by Epstein.

A bronze of Einstein (head and neck) sculpted by Epstein in 1933. The statue stands on an unadorned block. Plane background.

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Stephen Webb @stephenxwebb.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026

About 10 minutes to go before we get to 96% coverage of the Sun. It's already getting rather creepy. (The image is rubbish because it was made with a pinhole in a piece of card.) #eclipse

The sun in partial eclipse - nothing else in shot except for the clipped disc

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Stephen Webb @stephenxwebb.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/07/2026

A warm evening, and open air Shakespeare - "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Perfect!

An audience settling down in a forest clearing. A few costumed actors are standing beneath an old tree. A thatched building is in the background.

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Stephen Webb @stephenxwebb.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/06/2026

Came across a stone snowman in Varel today. The Wattenmeer is a beautiful place for walking.

Three large stones, one on top of the other, form the body of a snowman. A black hat, a carrot nose, a mouth and a stick (all made of stone) ensure that the formation can be recognised as a snowman. The structure stands on a small, flower-covered mound. It is beside a path that leads down to a stretch of water. In the background are some small boats. A blue sky contains some non-threatening clouds.

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Stephen Webb @stephenxwebb.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/05/2026

Received my author copies of "1956" this morning. Always exciting to see a physical copy of a book. Depressing, though, to think that 70 years on we are still doing the same stupid stuff... #amWriting

A double page spread of a book, with each page containing a photograph of bomb damage

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Stephen Webb @stephenxwebb.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/04/2026

York is such a beautiful city. Spent the afternoon mooching around it's many secondhand bookshops - a lovely way to spend a few spare hours.

The ruins of St Mary's Abbey in York. A wall is still standing, which hints at the size and grandeur that the building would once have possessed. But the roof and other walls were torn down. Behind the wall are trees. In front of the wall, a path winds through a lawn.

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Stephen Webb @stephenxwebb.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/03/2026

Am in Highgate to see "Tom Lehrer is Teaching Math and Doesn't Want to Talk to You" again. Highly recommended!

A lifesize cardboard cutout of a young, suited Tom Lehrer standing in front of a microphone

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Stephen Webb @stephenxwebb.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2025

Spent yesterday at Cliveden. Some beautiful autumn colours on display

Photo of trees, with red, orange and yellow leaves, beside a small pond. A pagoda is in the distance.

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Stephen Webb @stephenxwebb.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2025

Spent yesterday at Greenway, Agatha Christie's summer residence - an interesting place

A large, white, three-storied house with a gravelled path to the front and side. The house overlooks a well-kept lawn, and there are trees to either side.

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Stephen Webb @stephenxwebb.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/07/2025

Gorgeous evening at the 17th century village, and the Villagers are about to play "Much Ado About Nothing". Perfect!

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