Midday Blue Apples

In 1492, Martin Behaim constructed the oldest, still existing today, terrestrial globe.  Although full of mistakes, it does depict the Earth as it was envisioned by many people in Europe before the open discovery of the New World.  He called his creation Eradapfel or Earth Apple. Behaim was born in …

The Mirror of Nicolas Flamel

“Books are mirrors; you only see in them what you already have inside you,” is a quote by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. I believe those words describe exactly what Nicolas Flamel discovered in the mysterious book of which he gazed upon. The story of Nicolas Flamel dates back to the 1300’s …