The Dailies

Word of the Day

Demur (v., dee-MURR)

To raise objections or hesitate out of reluctance. There are examples here, but we're not sure we should shame the innocent (or guilty, depending on your point of view).

Gif of the Day

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Link of the Day

Digitizing the Klencke Atlas

Colossal has a cool story (and video) about how the British Library digitized the Klencke Atlas. Before we get to the video, here's a sense of the size of the atlas:

No small feat. Here's how they did it:

What's really cool is that the British Library has made the atlas available online. There's a full set of images and some background on the atlas at their site.. For a taste, here's a few more photos:

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