Eisinga’s solar system is reduced by a factor of one trillion, with every 1mm representing one million km (Credit: Mike Maceacheran) Dutch amateur astronomer Eise Eisinga might have left school at 12 years old, but he built an inch-perfect model of the solar system in his living room. There was a beat of silence as the room’s atmosphere shifted from inward reflection to jittery disbelief. “How is
Krista Fransman: “Being Finnish means I appreciate quietness, the space and the nature around us” (Credit: Gonzalo Azumendi/Getty Images) Finns refer to their country as ‘Suomi’, but no-one knows where that name came from, or why, even after centuries of being called Finland, Suomi still survives. Ice hockey is not usually my thing. However, while at a bar in central Helsinki watching Finland play
Bahasa Indonesia was adopted to make communication easier across the vast Indonesian archipelago, but its simplicity has only created new barriers. The woman stood in her roadside stall in a quiet neighbourhood in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta, chopping tomatoes, beans and spinach, plus one red chilli. Mixing everything in a peanut sauce, she handed the salad, called lotek, to customers who pu
Over centuries, Polynesian explorers braved the Pacific Ocean in search of new worlds. By 1200 AD, settlers had reached Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, bringing crops, customs and language with them. The stunning isolation of the island, which is more than 3,600km west of the South American mainland, has long captured the imagination of archaeologists, academics and artists. Clues to the co
Martin Luther was the father of the Reformation (Credit: Hans-Peter Merten/Getty Images) The 95 Theses rocked the foundations of politics and power across Europe, and continue to affect our lives today – from language, art and music to our concept of freedom. The main attraction of Castle Church in the German town of Wittenberg are the doors where Martin Luther is said to have nailed his 95 Theses
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