Egil at Heterodoxolgy has put together a feast of the truly esoteric in the history of science for Giants’ Shoulders #29 which is now up at his website. Go for a visit and enjoy the complete spectrum of all that is strange, alien and counterintuitive in the history of the sciences.
Giants’ Shoulders #30 A (Scientific) Christmas Carol will be hosted by the Ghost of William Whewell in person at his very own blog on 16th December 2010 and is a celebration of the science of the 19th century. Submission should be made to Rebekah Higgitt or to the Giants’ Shoulders Blog Carnivalby 15th December.
Whewell's Ghost 