Restored 18th c. globes back on display in Verona

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The Biblioteca Capitolare in Verona has completed a comprehensive restoration of two globes by 18th century German mathematician, astronomer and cartographer Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr. After four months of meticulous conservation out of public view, the restored terrestrial globe and celestial globe are back on display as part of a new exhibition dedicated to the history of astronomical thought.

Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr was a scientific polymath. He spoke German, French, Italian and English, and translated astronomical treatises by the likes of Newton and Huygens, as well as writing his own works about astronomy and cartography. He was Professor of Mathematics at the Aegidien Gymnasium in Nuremberg from 1704 until his death in 1750, but in the 1710s developed an interest in globes. He quickly became the premier globe-maker in Germany, doing a brisk trade selling low-cost but finely-drawn and well-constructed globes. He developed a reputation for the accuracy of his maps, and for the wealth of information — detailed annotations, color-coded routes of major explorers — he added to them,

The celestial and terrestrial globes at the Capitular Library of Verona date to 1728 and 1730, respectively. The were made out of twelve gores (the pointed football-shaped strips of paper that are used to make flat paper wrap around a sphere), finely engraved and hand-colored on a core of papier-mâché and plaster. One is a map of the earth, the other a map of the celestial sky. They are both encircled by an engraved brass meridian with a stamped brass hour dial and pointer on top.

The [Gazing Toward the Sky: Reading the Universe Through Manuscripts and the Stars] exhibition takes shape through a dialogue between medieval manuscripts, ancient books, and scholarly instruments preserved by the Capitolare, all of which bear witness to a body of knowledge that, over the centuries, has interwoven astronomy, mathematics, religion, and philosophy. Since ancient times, in fact, observing the sky has been essential for navigating space, measuring time, and understanding the order of the universe.

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What Sky buying ITV could mean for your favourite shows

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Sky is set to buy ITV's TV and streaming channels for up to £1.6bn, the companies announced on Monday.

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Harry loses High Court privacy case against Daily Mail publisher

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Judge Mr Justice Nicklin says the claimants had failed to prove the allegations.

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Harry Styles receives Guinness World Record for longest Wembley Stadium run

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The Watermelon Sugar singer is the first artist to perform 12 shows on a single tour at the stadium.

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What Sky buying ITV could mean for your favourite shows

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Sky is set to buy ITV's TV and streaming channels for up to £1.6bn, the companies announced on Monday.

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“Button” turns out to be unique coin of last Viking king

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A worn metal round at first dismissed as an old button has been revealed to be a silver coin minted by Magnus Barefoot, Norway’s last Viking king. It is unique on the archaeological record of Norway.

The coin was discovered by metal detectorist Morten Eek in a field near Utstein monastery. He and his fellow metal detector club members examined it on site and when they saw that one side was made of copper and had a dark dot in the center, they thought it was an old metal button which are common metal detector finds. It was put in a box with other buttons for later review.

A few months later, the contents of the box were reexamined by club members and this time the “button” was found to have a cross engraved on one side with the remnants of an inscription. It matched illustrations of medieval coins in reference works. The back, however, was covered up by a thin copper plate and the edges folded over it.

Archaeologists at the Museum of Archaeology, University of Stavanger confirmed that it was indeed a coin but it had been modified by adding the copper plate. There are two small notches on the rim that may be wear and tear from where it was fitted with a chain or loop.

The visible side of the coin consists of a cross drawn with double lines and with semicircles or bowls at the ends of the cross arms. The bowls contain small dots. In the angles of the cross there are lines towards the middle which give the impression that there is a single cross under the double one.

Known as a criss-cross or cross-over-cross motif, it was used on the reverse of Norwegian coins for about 40 years at the end of the 11th and beginning of the 12th century. Since the other side was covered and removing the copper plate would be too invasive as the alteration is part of the coin’s history, researchers X-rayed the coin. Imaging revealed a griffin engraved on the obverse. That identified it as a coin issued by Magnus Barefoot, king of Norway from 1093 to 1103.

Magnus Barefoot coins are very rare, with about 100 known, and very few of them were found in Norway. Of the 100 or so Magnus Barefoot coins, only four were known with the criss-cross on one side and a griffin on the other. The Utstein coin is the fifth one, and the first ever found in Norway. The die matches one of the ones found in Denmark.

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From 'a beautiful night' to 'world's greatest hangover', guests react to Taylor and Travis's wedding

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Some of the famous guests have been posting on social media about the big day in New York.

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अंशुला कपूर की हुई रोहन ठक्कर से शादी:सौतेली बहनों जान्हवी-खुशी ने निभाईं रस्में, मंडप के पास रखी दिवंगत मां की तस्वीर, अर्जुन कपूर हुए भावुक

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बोनी कपूर की बेटी और अर्जुन कपूर की बहन अंशुला कपूर ने 6 जुलाई को रोहन ठक्कर से शादी कर ली है। शादी में कपूर परिवार के तमाम लोगों के अलावा फिल्म इंडस्ट्री की कई बड़ी हस्तियां शामिल हुईं। शादी ट्रेडिशनल हिंदू रीति-रिवाजों से हुई, जिसमें सौतेली बहनों जान्हवी कपूर और खुशी कपूर ने भी रस्में अदा की हैं। वहीं बड़े भाई अर्जुन कपूर, अंशुला को मंडप तक लेकर आए देखिए शादी की इनसाइड तस्वीरें- शादी की तस्वीरों के साथ अंशुला ने ऑफिशियल सोशल मीडिया अकाउंट से लिखा है, 06.07.2026। इतने सारे लोगों में, इतनी सारी जगहों में और इतने सही-गलत वक्तों के बीच, वो तुम थे। और जिंदगी के हर मोड़, हर उतार-चढ़ाव और हर अनपेक्षित सफर के बाद भी। आज भी तुम ही हो। मेरी सबसे पसंदीदा बातचीत। मेरी सबसे सुकूनभरी जगह। मेरी सबसे आसान और सबसे खूबसूरत पसंद। हमेशा तुम ही रोहन ठक्कर। अर्जुन कपूर ने भी आज सुबह सोशल मीडिया से अंशुला के लिए भावुक पोस्ट शेयर की है। उन्होंने लिखा, मेरी अंश के नाम, तुम हमेशा मेरी रहोगी, लेकिन अब वक्त आ गया है कि मैं तुम्हें नई राह पर जाने दूं। आज तुम रोहन के साथ अपनी नई जिंदगी की शुरुआत कर रही हो। तुम्हें मुस्कुराते हुए देखकर मेरा दिल, मेरा मन और मेरी आत्मा बेहद खुश हैं। मैंने तुम्हें बचपन से बड़ा होते देखा है और आज तुम एक ऐसी शानदार महिला बन गई हो, जो हर कदम पर हमारी मां की छवि को अपने भीतर समेटे हुए है। आगे उन्होंने लिखा, कभी चिंता मत करना, क्योंकि मां हमेशा तुम्हें देख रही हैं और हर पल तुम्हें अपना आशीर्वाद दे रही हैं। मैं हमेशा तुम्हारे साथ हूं, हमेशा तुम्हारा साथ दूँगा और हमेशा यह सुनिश्चित करूंगा कि तुम्हारे चेहरे की मुस्कान कभी फीकी न पड़े। बहुत सारा प्यार, तुम्हारा अर्जुन भैया।

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पंजाब- इंसाफ के लिए 16 साल लड़ी बीबी खालड़ा:पुलिस ने न सुनी तो सुप्रीम कोर्ट गई; इन्हीं के पति पर OTT से हटी दिलजीत की फिल्म

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पंजाबी एक्टर दिलजीत दोसांझ की फिल्म सतलुज (पंजाब 95) रिलीज के 2 ही दिन बाद OTT प्लेटफॉर्म से हटने के बाद मानवाधिकार कार्यकर्ता जसवंत सिंह खालड़ा फिर चर्चा में हैं। जसवंत खालड़ा ने श्मशान घाट, नगर निगम समेत अन्य जगहों से रिकॉर्ड इकट्‌ठा कर दावा किया था कि आतंकवाद के दौर में पंजाब में पुलिस के फर्जी एनकाउंटर में 25 हजार युवकों की हत्या की गई। फिर उन्हें लावारिस की तरह फूंक दिया गया। जसवंत खालड़ा को घर के बाहर से किडनैप कर उनकी हत्या कर दी गई थी। इसके बाद उनकी पत्नी परमजीत कौर खालड़ा ने 16 साल की लंबी लड़ाई लड़ी। जिसके बाद दोषी पुलिस वालों को सजा हुई। वह पति के इंसाफ के लिए ट्रायल कोर्ट से लेकर सुप्रीम कोर्ट तक लड़ीं। हालांकि उन्हें आज भी इस बात का मलाल है कि उन्होंने दोषियों को तो सजा दिला दी लेकिन उनके पति के साथ क्या हुआ, आज तक पता नहीं चला। घर से किडनैपिंग के बाद उनका कत्ल कैसे किया गया, किसी ने इसके बारे में राज नहीं उगला। पति को इंसाफ दिलाने के लिए बीबी खालड़ा ने क्या किया, गवाह न मुकरें, इसके लिए क्या कोशिश की, आखिर कैसे CBI जांच शुरू हुई, ये सब जानने के लिए पढ़िए पूरी रिपोर्ट…. पति को इंसाफ के लिए परमजीत कौर खालड़ा का संघर्ष जानिए:- *************** ये खबर भी पढ़ें… दिलजीत की 2 दिन पहले रिलीज 'सतलुज' OTT से हटाई:फिल्म में दावा- पंजाब में फर्जी मुठभेड़ में 25 हजार मारे; दोसांझ ने पायरेसी की अपील की पंजाब के मानवाधिकार कार्यकर्ता जसवंत सिंह खालड़ा के जीवन पर आधारित दिलजीत दोसांझ की फिल्म को अचानक OTT प्लेटफॉर्म से हटा दिया गया। खालड़ा ने आतंकवाद के दौर में पंजाब में फेक एनकाउंटर में 25 हजार युवाओं को मारने का दावा किया था। यह फिल्म 3 साल की रोक के बाद 2 दिन पहले ही नाम बदलकर रिलीज की गई थी। पहले इसका नाम 'पंजाब 95' था, जिसे 'सतलुज' नाम से OTT प्लेटफॉर्म पर रिलीज किया गया था (पढ़ें पूरी खबर)

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Medieval jewelry hoard found in Saudi Arabia

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A jewelry hoard of more than 100 pieces made of gold, silver and precious gemstones has been discovered at the ancient pre-Islamic site of Dariyah. It was found in the same archaeological layer as the remains of structures from the 9th century A.D., so that it likely when the hoard was buried.

The objects were buried inside a ceramic vessel. Pieces inside the pot include hand-hammered floral ornaments and triangular pendants inlaid with colored semi-precious gemstones, bead bracelets, gold spacers, fragments of oxidized copper and gold sheets. The largest object is a disc-shaped ornament decorated with inlaid stones of different colors.

Located at the center of the Arabian Peninsula, Dariyah was an important stop on the Basran Hajj pilgrimage route between Iraq and Mecca during the Abbasid Caliphate (750-1258 A.D.).The same route used by pilgrims was a trade route as well. The high quality of the objects in the hoard, the raw materials, craftsmanship and goldsmithing, attest to the wealth of the people who and passed through Dariyah, be they pilgrims or merchants.

The discovery of the stone foundations, mud brick walls with plastered interiors, hearths, glass in this season’s excavation are evidence that the site wasn’t just for people passing through. There was a permanent settlement here in the 9th century, so the hoard may have been buried by someone who lived there, not just someone passing through.

A stop along such a route could become a small but active center of exchange. The gold jewelry fits that picture. It suggests a settlement connected to movement, money, and cultural contact during the early Islamic centuries.[…]

That wider archaeological setting matters. Without it, the jewelry would be only a beautiful hoard. With it, the discovery becomes evidence for a lived settlement tied to Abbasid-period trade and pilgrimage. […]

The Dariyah gold collection now adds a vivid new chapter to the archaeology of early Islamic Arabia. It shows that the desert routes of the Abbasid world were not empty passages between cities. They were active corridors where faith, commerce, and luxury craftsmanship could meet.

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