In September I traveled to Paris and London. See part 1 of my travelogue here. I went to see two plays in The Globe theatre in London. The first was a one night only performance of Midsummer Night&…| Writing at Large
Hercules A is a bright radio source located over 2 billion light-years away in the constellation Hercules. It is one of the brightest radio galaxies in the sky.| www.constellation-guide.com
The Turtle Nebula (NGC 6210) is a planetary nebula located approximately 5,400 light-years away in the northern constellation Hercules. It has an apparent magnitude of 9.30.| www.constellation-guide.com
Quite early on in the writing of my book, Italy Before Rome: A Sourcebook (which now has a cover image!), I decided that I wanted to avoid Romanising or Hellenising the names of people, places and gods if I could help it. This seemed like a simple enough decision – if someone called himself Lúvkis... Continue Reading →| Katherine McDonald