Known as Mary Beale’s ‘Portrait of a Mathematician,’ could the circa 1680 painting depict Hooke? Mary Beale, CC BY Groundbreaking discoveries in science often come with two iconic images, one representing the breakthrough and the other, the discoverer. For example, the page from Darwin’s notebook sketching the branching pattern of […]
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Robert Mercer and his daughter, Rebekah. Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Robert Mercer and his daughter, Rebekah, were amongst the most prominent conservative megadonors in 2016, extending unwavering support to President Trump. So far, Mercer has only made one six-figure donation to Trump’s reelection campaign. An influential figure in the […]