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De Rerum Natura

Posted on June 17, 2018 by raoulpat

In his only surviving work De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things), the philosopher and poet Lucretius expounds on his theory that all matter is composed of tiny particles, making him the world’s second atomic physicist (Democritus, in fact, … Continue reading →

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O Sleep

Posted on May 16, 2017 by raoulpat

I have always sympathized with King Henry IV who desperately laments his inability to go to sleep.

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Happy New Year

Posted on January 27, 2017 by raoulpat

What better way to celebrate the Chinese New Year than with Coq au Vin?

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