Maria Connectionist·Aug 22DAVA SOBEL “Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem…I just finished another little gem I had sitting in my bookcase for more than 25 years, Dava Sobel’s “Longitude: The True Story of a Lone…
Minie & Max·May 19O relógio que venceu o oceano ⌚How John Harrison solved the greatest nautical problem of the 18th century — and why his H4 still challenges our idea of mechanical…
Yawar Othman·Sep 25, 2025Geohashing: Turning the World into Short, Shareable Codes 🌍Have you ever tried to share a precise location with someone, maybe a cool new restaurant or a secret hiking trail entrance? You usually…
Gabriella Bernardi·Jun 8, 2025Je suis né le 8 juin de l’année 1625 — I was born on June 8th of the year 1625This year marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of the Italian-French astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini — and the 350th anniversary…A response icon1A response icon1
Mriga·Oct 27, 2024America’s first state-sponsored scientific researchThe solar eclipse that took place on October 27, 1780 will forever remain special for the Americans. This is because an expedition sent out…
Matthew Crawford·Jul 25, 2024Let’s Discuss a Book: “Longitude” by Dava SobelDoes it shine like the North Star, or is it a shipwreck? Just kidding. It’s pretty good.
Fauzi Fadhlurrohman·Feb 10, 2024Extracting Longitude and Latitude Coordinates from Google Maps URLsGoogle Maps is the most popular online map service in the world, with over 1 billion monthly active users. It allows users to find…
Fauzi Fadhlurrohman·Feb 10, 2024Mengambil koordinat garis bujur dan garis sangkar dari google maps urlGoogle Maps adalah layanan peta online yang paling populer di dunia, dengan lebih dari 1 miliar pengguna aktif bulanan. Layanan ini…
Gotlieb·Oct 27, 2023Filtering objects by coordinates (latitude and longitude)Nowadays, a frequently encountered problem is that there are many points on the map and it is necessary to select a subset of them (filter)…
