Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Carlo M. Cipolla

Born: August 15, 1922
Died: September 5, 2000 (aged 78)
Bio: Carlo M. Cipolla was an Italian economic historian. He was born in Pavia, where he got his academic degree in 1944.
Known for:
- Allegro ma non troppo
- Clocks and culture, 1300-1700
- Guns, Sails & Empires