Tag: Nineteenth Century

• The Lowell Observatory: From Pioneers to Pluto 

  

  Becoming the first internationally recognised “Dark Sky City” due to efforts to reduce light pollution, Flagstaff, Arizona is also home to the Lowell Observatory, famed not least for its discovery of Pluto. Sam Marks discusses the scientific endeavours which led to this astronomical breakthrough.

  Retrospect Journal

  19/02/2023

  Academic

  astronomy, History, Nineteenth Century, Percival Lowell, Pluto, US History

• Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel: The History of an Eponymous Fairground Ride

  

  The Ferris wheel as we know it today was created for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exhibition in Chicago. Verity Limond explores the story of the classic fairground ride’s invention, construction, and its legacy.

  Retrospect Journal

  27/11/2022

  Retroshorts

  History, Nineteenth Century, US History

• A Brief History of the Medieval Revival

  

  As industrialisation swelled in the Western world, societies looked towards the medieval past as a means of legitimising their history. Megan Crutchley explores the forms this took in the US and UK, and the manner in which it was embedded in white elitism.

  Retrospect Journal

  20/11/2022

  Features

  Eighteenth Century, Gothic Architecture, History, Medieval Revival, Nineteenth Century

• Origin of the Graham Cracker

  

  Few biscuits are as iconic as the graham cracker, but how did this treat gain such widespread popularity? Sam Marks explores the history of this humble cracker in our first Retroshort.

  Retrospect Journal

  16/10/2022

  Retroshorts

  History of Food, Nineteenth Century, Temperance movement, US History

• The Brontë Sisters and the Importance of Women’s Education in the Nineteenth Century

  

  In their personal lives as well as through their novels, the Brontë sisters challenged patriarchal norms surrounding a woman’s role in society. Isabelle Shaw examines the impact that their work has had on efforts for equal education in the nineteenth century and beyond.

  Retrospect Journal

  16/10/2022

  Academic

  Anne Brontë, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, History, Literature, Nineteenth Century

• Editing the Jamaica Reader: A Conversation with Professor Diana Paton and Professor Matthew Smith

  

  Professor Diana Paton and Professor Matthew Smith sit down with Retrospect’s EIC, Jamie Gemmell, to discuss their new volume: The Jamaica Reader: History, Culture, Politics.

  Retrospect Journal

  06/06/2021

  Academic, Interviews

  Atlantic Slavery, Caribbean History, Eighteenth Century, History, Interview, Jamaica, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century

• Kellogg v. Kellogg: The Battle for America’s Breakfast

  

  Written by Alden Hill. The foundation of Kelloggs was highly contested. From a fraternal schism to a crusade for better health, the journey to become one of “the Big Three” of US cereals was a bumpy one.

  Retrospect Journal

  02/05/2021

  Academic, Features

  Food History, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, US History

• Historical time and the Enlightenment Re-imaginings of Moses and Solomon

  

  Written by Inge Erdal. The nature of historical time has always been contested. Through the Enlightenment and nineteenth century, as European empires spread across the globe, writers slid between the boundaries of fiction and history, trying to unpack stories from the Bible.

  Retrospect Journal

  11/04/2021

  Features

  Eighteenth Century, Enlightenment, European History, History of Christianity, Nineteenth Century, Religious History