THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“The public has a distorted view of science because children are taught in school that science is a collection of firmly established truths. In fact, science is not a collection of truths. It is a continuing exploration of mysteries.”

― Freeman Dyson

BIRTHDAYS:

1483 Hans Buchner, composer. Kyrie in summis festis

1645 Aert de Gelder, painter.

1685 Domenico Scarlatti, composer and harpsichordist. Sonata in a minor K 61

1748 Anne Seymour Damer, sculptor.

1843 Vasily Vereshchagin, painter.

MISCELLANEOUS:

ONE OF MY ANCESTORS. Scientists Have Reconstructed The Face of The Oldest Known Homo Sapiens, And It Looks Very Familiar