Old Endnotes

History Carnival XCIII goes up at Jaipreet Virdi's From the Hands of Quacks on Wednesday 1 December. Send nominations of the best of November's history blogging to her at jaipreetvirdi*@* gmail*.*com or use the form.

Edward Rothstein,"Masters of Math: Babylonian Tablets That Survived Millenniums," NYT, 26 November, reviews"Before Pythagoras," an exhibit at NYU's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World in Manhattan.

Richard Thaler,"Thaler's Question," Edge: The Third Culture, 23 November, says:

The flat earth and geocentric world are examples of wrong scientific beliefs that were held for long periods. Can you name your favorite example and for extra credit why it was believed to be true?

So far, 61 experts nominate their choice examples. More at: Maggie Koerth-Baker,"The best scientific theories (that later turned out to be wrong)," boingboing, 24 November. Can you add to the list?

Robert Draper,"David and Solomon: Kings of Controversy," National Geographic, December 2010, asks"Was the Kingdom of David and Solomon a Glorious Empire—or Just a Little Cow Town?" Hat tip.

Toby Barnard,"The long, tangled story of Ireland - and England," TLS, 24 November, reviews Thomas Bartlett's Ireland: A History.

David P. Powell,"Early Medieval Detroit: The Motor City as a Mirror for Illuminating 5th and 6th Century Urban Shrinkage in Western Europe," academia.edu, March 2010, takes a broadly comparative historical approach.