The clock in Victoria railway station, Bombay.

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Tale of Years

1726

in The Copy Book

There are three posts in The Copy Book assigned to 1726. To see all our posts in chronological order, go to the Tale of Years.

Unfolding the Universe

Sir Isaac Newton told William Stukeley about the day when an apple fell from a tree and set him thinking about the solar system.

The Language of Balnibarbi

Lemuel Gulliver finds that the people of Balnibarbi just don’t appreciate their hardworking academics.

The Peculiar Customs of Lilliput

The people of Lilliput are strangely small, but their ideas are bizarre in a big way.