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In the 18th century, it was fashionable for men of an intellectual bent to have their portraits painted while wearing banyans and turban-like caps.
They believed "loose dresses contribute to the easy and vigorous exercise of the faculties of the mind". Here's Euler's portrait. pic.twitter.com/uaG5TiEkLq
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Kerthorok
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I always wondered that about this portrait. Here's another example with English mathematician Brook Taylor: pic.twitter.com/WPQ73u0t0m
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Roger Sauer
@rsauer3473
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Nevertheless, men of a non-intellectual bent such as this young man of Cossack heritage prefer a tighter headpiece to reflect refinement and style. The man on the right has adopted a similar hat which can actually improve cogitation. pic.twitter.com/6TnCEcJFQp
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Neal
@CharlayMurphayy
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And man on the left.... pic.twitter.com/9ejKRxtsOR
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AnnaSokol
@AnnaSokolll
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Amorosso Cantú
@amorossocantu
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A real "like"!
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Chris Segroves
@ScrawnyBeast
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Euler's defense against the "freethinkers" of his day was awesome. It should be widely read.
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Germano Matias
@GermanoMatias
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Hi, can you please point me to it?
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Aaron Hollander
@ahollander314
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Is it just me? pic.twitter.com/DQE3ukke8c
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Valued Customer 🚂🌍🌏🌎🚃
@the_valued
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yes, Euler wouldn't wear a tie
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Bethankit Hums
@tangibullah
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For some reason this reminds me of a guy in the UK who wrote about his experience with self-trepanation, and talked about it in an open & alarmingly cheerful way. "I started by taking 200mg of LSD..."
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Gunther Porchman
@GuntherPorchman
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It opened his mind.
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