M&D - Chapter 19 - Shirburn Castle

[Mark Kohut]

Great research stuff....THANKS!
What a family....

On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 3:34 PM, Elisabeth Romberg <eromberg at mac.com> wrote:
> This is made more sinister when we return to the point of view of the pub,
> that there was something, a frightening Presence, at Shirburn Castle. What
> was it?
>
> The Earl and <<The Presence" required servants who lived in another relation
> to Time - as far east as Stepney Green! *shudder*
>
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> Here is a great article from the Guardian on Macclesfield's main helpers and
> the equipment at the observatory at the castle:
> http://www.theguardian.com/science/the-h-word/2013/apr/23/picture-science-astronomy-history-observatory
>
> Macclesfield was a remarkable individual. He was instructed in mathematics
> by Abraham De Moivre and William Jones, and the sciences became his passion.
> Under Jones's influence he formed an exceptionally important collection of
> 17th-century mathematical manuscripts and books. He erected his observatory
> with the assistance of James Bradley, then Savilian Professor of astronomy
> at Oxford and later Astronomer Royal.
>
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> The castle is empty today and in need of substantial repair. These photos of
> the castle in its current state are haunting and beautiful.
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/truebritishmetal/sets/72157630713571448/
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>
> The current Earl of Macclesfield just made a bomb selling off the library in
> 2004.
> http://www.standard.co.uk/news/whos-laughing-now-7298779.html
> His totally unknown family library, which in November reaches the fourth of
> what will be up to 13 auctions at Sotheby's, has turned out to be one of the
> most important ever sold - comparable, though very different, to the famed
> book collections of the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth, the Duke of
> Roxburghe at St James's Square and Earl Spencer at Althorp.
>
> The trophy of trophies in November, at the auction of science books by
> authors D to H, will be Galileo's Sidereus Nuncius, in which he announced
> his discovery of the moons of Jupiter. It is estimated at £250,000-£350,000.
> Books by Isaac Newton are to come in 2005. Sotheby's is keeping details up
> its sleeve.
>
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>
> 10. apr. 2015 kl. 21.09 skrev Elisabeth Romberg <eromberg at mac.com>:
>
> noblesse oblige (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noblesse_oblige)
>
> Noblesse oblige is a French phrase literally meaning "obligation of
> Nobility". It is the concept that nobility extends beyond mere entitlements
> and requires the person with such status to fulfill social responsibilities,
> particularly in leadership roles.
>
> Macclesfield held the honorary position as vice president at the Foundling
> hospital, but as it turns out on page 194, there is much, much more to being
> part of the ruling elite... This includes, in Macclesfield's words, big lying,
> feelings of Remorse (doubt it), sacrifices... (so we've heard).
>
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