Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

7 months ago

#Kreegi (Kreek)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Männiku
#Bullace, wild damson, Prunus domestica ssp. institia. Thought (?) to be after a local homeowner’s name. See also #Nelgi.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Nature #Loodus
#Plants #Taimed
#Fruit #Puuviljad

Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

11 months ago

The book was also one of the prime movers introducing #ArabicNumerals, #algebra, and the ‘number’ #0 (using it became illegal in 13-14th-C Florence) to #Europe. Mathmatophobes, you now have a name to play darts with. See also #Kreegi.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
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