Great stuff. To people saying it's not a good find: in video 43 they mention that the frozen urine drawing is the only known surviving drawing from those that ended up in Micrographia (the rest only exist in book form now, after being turned into etchings).
As a fluid mechanist, getting a letter by Stokes was exciting enough for me! Brady should recall that particular scientist from all the Navier-Stokes videos on numberphile.
The science museum actually has the apparatus used by Ramsay and Young. They were trying to confirm all solids have 'volitisation points' under high pressure, that is to say sublimation.
The only thing is miss from university time is going to these sort of archives and doing research on stuff that was long time forgotten. I always liked to see when someone 20 years prior to me was also there and taking notes as I did. _Also we need mr. Keith to teach AI to be able to read that sort of handwriting for future generations_
Exceptionally important observation! When slowly cooled, things dissolved in water can be removed leaving pure water. To get that excellent crystal, the urine must have been cooled slowly.
William Ramsay won the fourth ever Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering Argon, and was later knighted, so the first card wasn't without notability.
Yeah! I was surprised that wasn't remarked on! And besides that, it was refereed by George Stokes! Stokes of the "stokes shift" fame (well... "fame", anyway). He is the person to coin the word fluorescence, naming it after the phenomenon he observed in fluorite.
Absolutely amazing! Urine, though unpleasant, has long been a subject of human curiosity and various alchemical experiments in the past led to real chemistry-based discoveries! I find this fascinating and am grateful for your content!
You know, I was thinking the other day. What did the Society do during WW2 and all their wonderful artifacts, books, notes, and collections? I mean, they are in London and it was bombed during the Blitz. Did they just keep it all there and hope? Did it all get moved to shelters? Anything get lost in the war that they now regret not saving?
It would be interesting to see a map with the distribution of picks, because they seem to be very non-random. For example, it's very rare to see people pick a drawer along one of the edges, or pick cards near the beginning or end of each stack.
Having received by first review comments earlier this week... I can say that they aren't boring. But they are also difficult. Since you definitely feel like the reviewers don't know what they are talking about. So you have to take it as an indication that your writing should be clearer.
I think that’s the fire suppression system. I heard this a long time ago, so I may be thinking of something different, but I’m pretty sure it operates by flooding the archives with nitrogen to smother the fires and not harm the documents.
James picked a Robert Hooke and it's about pissicles. One of the best picks, really.
Great stuff. To people saying it's not a good find: in video 43 they mention that the frozen urine drawing is the only known surviving drawing from those that ended up in Micrographia (the rest only exist in book form now, after being turned into etchings).
As a fluid mechanist, getting a letter by Stokes was exciting enough for me! Brady should recall that particular scientist from all the Navier-Stokes videos on numberphile.
I love how they build the camera man up "No, frozen urine is one of the most important things in our collection!"
The science museum actually has the apparatus used by Ramsay and Young. They were trying to confirm all solids have 'volitisation points' under high pressure, that is to say sublimation.
The only thing is miss from university time is going to these sort of archives and doing research on stuff that was long time forgotten.
I always liked to see when someone 20 years prior to me was also there and taking notes as I did.
_Also we need mr. Keith to teach AI to be able to read that sort of handwriting for future generations_
Merry Christmas Brady, Keith, and James!
Exceptionally important observation! When slowly cooled, things dissolved in water can be removed leaving pure water. To get that excellent crystal, the urine must have been cooled slowly.
William Ramsay won the fourth ever Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering Argon, and was later knighted, so the first card wasn't without notability.
Yeah! I was surprised that wasn't remarked on! And besides that, it was refereed by George Stokes! Stokes of the "stokes shift" fame (well... "fame", anyway). He is the person to coin the word fluorescence, naming it after the phenomenon he observed in fluorite.
The Royal Archives are just so exciting that even the most boring artifacts feature A-listers.
As a mathematics student, i found the appearance of Stokes very exciting in the first pick!
Well done James, nailed it!
We get to see James, Happy Christmas guys.
Love your videos
Awesome!
Have a great Christmas!
Probably the only time in history frozen urine has been called "a bit Christmassy"
Absolutely amazing! Urine, though unpleasant, has long been a subject of human curiosity and various alchemical experiments in the past led to real chemistry-based discoveries! I find this fascinating and am grateful for your content!
James is really taking the piss in this one.
Yay JAMES!
Merry Pissmas!
Keith really, really knows this library.
Hooke is observing a water crystal and doesn’t realize it. That’s how early in science this is.
A lovely video , followed I wish, by a merry Christmas! 🎄❤️🎄❤️🌟🤗
Digging that rolly explorer Brady
basically yellow snow
So he drew yellow snow? 😂
Trully a Christmas miracle
and tasted it! 🤣
Yellow snow certainly is a not unusual phenomenon at Christmastime.
For Science!
Recasting.... a paper about metals. No pun intended?
You know, I was thinking the other day. What did the Society do during WW2 and all their wonderful artifacts, books, notes, and collections? I mean, they are in London and it was bombed during the Blitz. Did they just keep it all there and hope? Did it all get moved to shelters? Anything get lost in the war that they now regret not saving?
It would be interesting to see a map with the distribution of picks, because they seem to be very non-random. For example, it's very rare to see people pick a drawer along one of the edges, or pick cards near the beginning or end of each stack.
Having received by first review comments earlier this week... I can say that they aren't boring. But they are also difficult. Since you definitely feel like the reviewers don't know what they are talking about. So you have to take it as an indication that your writing should be clearer.
Wondering about those big red bottles at 3:02, anyone have any information on what those are?
I think that’s the fire suppression system. I heard this a long time ago, so I may be thinking of something different, but I’m pretty sure it operates by flooding the archives with nitrogen to smother the fires and not harm the documents.
CO2 fire extinguishing system
There is such a thing as too much tennis and Fititron, Brady. Don't be afraid to down Minties like Shane Warne sometimes!
A Pissmas miracle!
Screw toy reviewer two!
Slava Urine
The voice-over parts were we get slowed down footage are at the very least confusing and at worst slightly nauseating. Please do not do that again.