Vermeer's Hat: The Seventeenth Century and the Dawn of the Global World

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Jun. 21, The Peace of Breda ends the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1664–1667) and sees the Dutch cede New Amsterdam (on Manhattan Island) to the English in exchange for the island os Surinam.

There are two essential cultural conditions for continuous school improvement. These are the learning architecture and learning culture and I can confidently state that Mac.Rob understands and is committed to providing both. Parts of Baruch de Spinoza's "Tractatus Theologico-Politicus" are published anonymously. Spinoza shows that the Bible, if properly understood, gives no support to the intolerance of religious authorities and their interference in civil and political affairs. The book creates a furor. It will provoke widespread denunciations as it goes through five editions in the next 5 years. Spinoza moves to The Hague to gain the protection of influential friends. Now 37, he suffers from tuberculosis after years of inhaling glass dust produced by his lens-grinding. Laws of gravity established by Cambridge University mathematics professor Isaac Newton, 23, state that the attraction exerted by gravity between any two bodies is directly proportional to their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. Newton has returned to his native Woolsthorpe because the plague at Cambridge has closed Trinity College, where he is a fellow; he has observed the fall of an apple in an orchard at Woolsthorpe and calculates that at a distance of one foot the attraction between two objects is 100 times stronger than at 10 feet (see Galileo, 1592). Although he does not fully comprehend the nature of gravity, he concludes that the force exerted on the apple is the same as that exerted on Earth by the moon.Nonetheless, in the cultural landscape of the 17th century, the flute held a multifaceted role that extended beyond its superficial portrayal as a decorative attribute. It was a musical instrument that transcended its humble origins and became an integral part of the social fabric, reflecting the evolving tastes, aspirations and values of the time.

Overall, exploring the various opportunities in Germany, the importance and usefulness of learning German and just enjoying the sunny warm day with our friends and peers at the German Careers Day at Melbourne University made it an exciting and entertaining opportunity. - Ayanna A, Khushi A and Thy MMathematician Pierre de Fermat dies at Castres January 12 at age 63, having (with the late Blaise Pascal) founded the probability theory (his remains will be reburied in the family vault at Toulouse). Robert Hooke's Micrographia, with illustrations of objects viewed through a microscope, appears. The book greatly influences both scientists and educated laypeople. In it, Hooke describes cells (viewed in sections of cork) for the first time. Fundamentally, it is the first book dealing with observations through a microscope, comparing light to waves in water.

Because almost all European paper is made from recycled cloth rags, which are becoming increasingly scarce as more and more books and other materials are printed, the English Parliament bans burial in cotton or linen cloth so as to preserve the cloth for paper manufacture.He’s not really saying anything drastically new, he’s trying to tell global history in an engaging way. Historians of the early modern period have become slightly obsessed with global history recently. I think that’s right, it’s very important, but it’s often hard to tell that story to a wider audience. The genius of Vermeer’s Hat is that he finds a clever and engaging way to do it.

The plague decimated London and Isaac Newton moved to the country. He had already discovered the binomial theorem at Cambridge and was offered the post of professor of mathematics. Newton formulated his law of universal gravitation. During the 17th century, wood panels were more readily available and cost-effective compared to canvases. Panels provided a smooth, hard surface texture compared to canvases, which allowed for different painting techniques. This surface enabled intricate details and fine brushwork, which were characteristic of the Dutch Leiden school of painting. Also in The Guardian, Jerry Brotton describes Vermeer's Hat as "the finest book on Vermeer I've read in years." He states that "by deftly unravelling their stories, he gives us a picture of Vermeer unwittingly sitting in at the birth of the modern global world" and concludes that "This is a fabulous book that drags Vermeer away from our complacent Eurocentric assumptions of his insular domesticity." The learning architecture is evident through the established and successful Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) that support teachers to collaborate, grow professionally and analyse evidence of learning and growth: A strong commitment to continuous professional learning that is expertly led and delivered and enables deep learning and insights about practice; the introduction of the Connect Program; and creation of innovative learning spaces. A learning culture is evidenced through an aligned vision, whole school commitment to the Mac.Rob values, time for professional learning being prioritised and effectively used, strong internal accountability, inquiry skills being nurtured, and resources provided and shared.Jacqueline Le, “In time” | For the bold use of line and confidence of scale to weave “a beautiful memory”. Effortless and compelling, Brooks is a wonderful storyteller. I doubt I will read a better book this year.' Sunday Telegraph Sept. 27, The island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea falls to the Ottoman Turks after a 21-year siege. In The Independent, T. H. Barrett states that "[Brook] is too good a scholar to treat Vermeer's paintings as straightforward windows into the past, but he does show us how pictorial sources can open "doors" into "corridors" linking up diverse regions of the globe."