Richard Holmes paints a different picture of the Romantic Age, one in which scientific discovery and artistic creation shared close company.
Where Galileo spotted four tiny dots orbiting Jupiter, some 484 million miles away, the Very Large Telescope in Chile is picking out individual star clusters in a galaxy 12.9 million light years away.
Sunday breakfast at a Providence, R.I., church is more than a free meal. Half the volunteers are homeless themselves: 'It's their [own] breakfast that they're putting on.'
Doing Good
What happens when ordinary people decide to pay it forward? Extraordinary change...
Scott Budnick works in the dining room as customers arrive for a free meal at the Mathewson Street Friendship Breakfast in Providence, R.I.
Scott Budnick serves breakfast – with a side order of respect – to the homeless
Sunday breakfast at a Providence, R.I., church is more than a free meal. Half the volunteers are homeless themselves: 'It's their [own] breakfast that they're putting on.'
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