PLUTO'S MOONS, NIX (134340 PII) & HYDRA (134340 PIII)

Last night in Mallorca and last chance to see a much clearer sky than in Barcelona. The Grandma has taken her telescope and has been observing a part of this majestic universe just on the same day that twenty years ago Pluto's newly discovered moons were officially named Nix and Hydra. Tomorrow it will be time to say goodbye to friends and family and return to Barcelona where three new formations await her during these months of June and July. In fact, it is not goodbye but a so far, because Mallorca, like Napoli, Montpelhièr, Lyon or Bergen is home for The Grandma.

Nix, formal designation (134340) Pluto II, is a natural satellite of Pluto, with a diameter of 49.8 km across its longest dimension. It was discovered along with Pluto's outermost moon Hydra on 15 May 2005 by astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope, and was named after Nyx, the Greek goddess of the night.  

Nix is the third moon of Pluto by distance, orbiting between the moons Styx and Kerberos.

Nix was imaged along with Pluto and its other moons by the New Horizons spacecraft as it flew by the Pluto system in July 2015. These images reveal a large reddish area on Nix that is likely an impact crater.

Nix was independently discovered by Max Mutchler and Andrew Steffl, members of the Pluto Companion Search Team, using the Hubble Space Telescope. The New Horizons team had suspected that Pluto and its moon Charon might be accompanied by other moons, hence they used Hubble to search for faint moons around Pluto in 2005. Since Nix's brightness is about 5,000 times fainter than Pluto, long exposure images were taken in order to find it.

The discovery images were taken on 15 May 2005 and 18 May 2005. The discoveries were announced on 31 October 2005, after confirmation by precovering archival Hubble images of Pluto from 2002. The two newly announced moons of Pluto were subsequently provisionally designated S/2005 P 1 for Hydra and S/2005 P 2 for Nix. The moons were informally referred to as "P1" and "P2", respectively by the discovery team.

The name Nix was approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and was announced on 21 June 2006 along with the naming of Hydra in the IAU Circular 8723. 

Nix was named after Nyx, the Greek goddess of darkness and night and mother of Charon, the ferryman of Hades in Greek mythology. The original proposal for the naming of Nix was to use the classical spelling Nyx, but to avoid confusion with the asteroid 3908 Nyx, the spelling was changed to Nix, the Coptic spelling of the name. The adjectival form of the name is Nictian (cf. Russian Никта Nikta).

More information: NASA

Hydra, formal designation (134340) Pluto III, is a natural satellite of Pluto, with a diameter of approximately 51 km across its longest dimension. It is the second-largest moon of Pluto, being slightly larger than Nix. Hydra was discovered along with Nix by astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope on 15 May 2005, and was named after the Hydra, the nine-headed underworld serpent in Greek mythology. By distance, Hydra is the fifth and outermost moon of Pluto, orbiting beyond Pluto's fourth moon Kerberos.

Hydra has a highly reflective surface caused by the presence of water ice, similar to other Plutonian moons. Hydra's reflectivity is intermediate, in between those of Pluto and Charon. The New Horizons spacecraft imaged Pluto and its moons in July 2015 and returned multiple images of Hydra.

Members of the New Horizons team suspected that Pluto and Charon might be accompanied by other small, distant moons, weakly bound to the Pluto system. They used the Hubble Space Telescope to test this hypothesis. This led to the discovery of Nix and Hydra -both surprisingly close to Pluto/Charon- and that no significant moons existed in Pluto's extended sphere of influence.

The discovery images were taken on 15 May 2005 and 18 May 2005. Hydra and Nix were independently discovered by Max J. Mutchler on 15 June 2005 and by Andrew J. Steffl on 15 August 2005. The discoveries were announced on 31 October 2005, after confirmation by precovering archival Hubble images of Pluto from 2002. The two newly discovered moons were subsequently provisionally designated S/2005 P 1 for Hydra and S/2005 P 2 for Nix. The moons were informally referred to as "P1" and "P2" respectively, by the discovery team.

The name Hydra was approved on 21 June 2006 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and was announced along with the naming of Nix in the IAU Circular 8723. 

Hydra was named after the Lernaean Hydra, a multi-headed serpent that battled Heracles/Hercules in Greek and Roman mythology. Particularly, the nine heads of Hydra subtly references Pluto's former ninth planetary status. The two newly named moons were intentionally named that the order of their initials N and H honors the New Horizons mission to Pluto, similarly to how the first two letters of Pluto's name honors Percival Lowell.

The names of features on the bodies in the Pluto system are related to mythology and the literature and history of exploration. In particular, the names of features on Hydra must be related to legendary serpents and dragons from literature, mythology, and history.

More information: NASA

 I tend to think of Pluto and its moons 
as presents sitting under a Christmas tree. 
They're wrapped, and from Earth 
all we can do is look at the boxes
 to see whether they're light or heavy, 
to see if something maybe jiggles a bit inside. 
We're seeing intriguing things, 
but we really don't know what's in there.

Alan Stern

RAMON LLULL, COSMOS & MYSTICISM AT PUIG DE RANDA

One of the most mystical experiences you can have in Mallorca is to climb Puig de Randa at night and contemplate the stars with the same gaze as Ramon Llull did it more than seven centuries ago.

Knowing Llull's works, reading them, analyzing them, delving into his thoughts is to delve into the most elementary of the human condition: asking ourselves where we come from, what we are doing here and what will become of us.

In her last days in Mallorca, The Grandma, who always used to have Joseph de Ca'th Lon as her astronomical advisor, wanted to enjoy this mystical experience of contemplating the sky, which she often did years ago from the Costitx observatory, now dismantled.

On the summit of Puig de Randa, Ramon Llull did not merely contemplate the landscape of Mallorca; he contemplated the hidden order of the universe. Nature became a mirror of the divine attributes, and the cosmos a language leading toward God.

Around 1274, after a profound spiritual conversion, Ramon Llull withdrew to Puig de Randa, in Mallorca, seeking silence, prayer, and contemplation. According to the Lullian tradition, it was there that he received the inspiration that would give rise to his Ars Magna, the intellectual system that would shape the rest of his life.

For Llull, the universe was not simply a collection of physical objects, but a harmonious and interconnected reality reflecting the qualities of its Creator. The cosmos revealed the divine attributes -goodness, greatness, wisdom, power, truth, and glory- which were present throughout creation in different degrees.

From the heights of Randa, Llull perceived nature as a living book written by God. Every creature, every element, and every relationship within the world pointed beyond itself toward a deeper spiritual reality. Humanity occupied a unique place within this cosmic order, standing between the material and the spiritual realms.

Symbolically, the mountain itself became a bridge between earth and heaven. Through contemplation of the visible world, one could ascend toward understanding the invisible. In this sense, Puig de Randa was not merely a geographical location, but a place of revelation where the unity of God, humanity, and the cosmos became profoundly apparent.

More than seven centuries later, Llull's vision continues to inspire. His contemplative experience reminds us that the universe is not only something to be observed, but also something to be understood as a web of meaning, connection, and wonder.

At Puig de Randa, Ramon Llull discovered that the cosmos was more than a physical reality -it was a sacred language through which creation spoke of its Creator.

One of the challenges when studying Ramon Llull is that he never wrote a single treatise devoted exclusively to cosmology. Instead, his vision of the cosmos is woven throughout many of his works. For Llull, the universe, humanity, and God form an intelligible unity that must be understood as a whole.

Llibre de contemplació en Déu (1273–1274) is perhaps the work that best reflects the contemplative spirit of Llull's period at Puig de Randa. Here, Llull contemplates the world as a manifestation of God. The stars, the elements, plants, animals, and human beings become objects of contemplation because they reveal the divine order. His central idea is that creatures are signs that lead to the knowledge of the Creator. The cosmos appears as an immense symbolic book that can be read spiritually.

Ars Magna is developed from the inspiration Llull received at Randa, this work presents a more abstract cosmology. Rather than simply asking What is the cosmos?, Llull proposes that all realities within the universe are connected through universal principles derived from the divine attributes. It is an extraordinarily relational vision of reality, centuries ahead of its time. It is a matter to explain how all things are related to one another

Llibre de meravelles (1287-1289) includes the famous Llibre de les Bèsties, but the entire text is structured as a journey of discovery. Its protagonist, Fèlix, travels through the world in wonder at creation. The contemplatio n of nature becomes both a philosophical and a spiritual path. The cosmos is presented as an ordered reality whose beauty and harmony inspire awe and lead to wisdom.

Arbre de ciència (1295-1296) organizes all knowledge through a series of interconnected trees:

-The Elemental Tree

-The Vegetal Tree

-The Sensual Tree

-The Human Tree

-The Celestial Tree

-The Angelic Tree

-The Divine Tree

This structure reveals a hierarchical yet interconnected universe in which every level of reality is linked to every other. The work represents Llull's grand intellectual map of the cosmos. For Ramon Llull, the universe is a living network of relationships that reflects the divine perfections and enables human beings to ascend from the visible world toward the knowledge of God.

This insight emerges directly from his contemplative experience at Puig de Randa. For Ramon Llull, contemplation of nature was not an escape from the world, but a way of discovering its deepest order and meaning because for him, contemplating the world was learning to read the language with which God had written the universe.

More information: Quis est Lullus?

If understanding followed no rule at all, 
there would be no good in the understanding 
nor in the matter understood, 
and to remain in ignorance would be the greatest good.

Ramon Llull 

HIPERCOR. RECOGNITION, MEMORY, DIGNITY & PEACE

Lluna de pau, germana dels estels,
viatgera tranquil·la dels espais infinits,
tu que has obert la porta dels abismes,
mirall nocturn de la llum fosca del sol.

Lluna de pau, de la casa de cendres
enmig del cel, enmig de l'univers,
que saps parlar el llenguatge dels astres,
que fas el cant del silenci absolut.

Lluna de pau, coloma d'ales negres,
si et crido lluny, acudeixes a mi
enmig de l'ombra, amb les crineres blanques
a cavall sempre de la llum i del vent.

Lluna de pau, vestida d'oliveres,
en quart creixent, enmig dels tarongers,
la que es condorm a l'entrecuix de les dunes
i reneix a la platja, entre pins i xiprers.

Lluna de pau, aparta'ns de la ira,
de la desesperança, que no les trobem mai,
del desamor, de l'última venjança.
Lluna de pau, fes peu a casa nostra,
no ens abandonis mai.

Moon of peace, sister of the stars,
gentle wanderer of endless skies,
you who have opened the gates of the deep,
night's mirror, reflecting the sun's hidden light.

Moon of peace, from the house of ashes,
suspended in the heavens, adrift through the universe,
you who speak the ancient language of the stars,
you who give voice to the song of perfect silence.

Moon of peace, dark-winged dove,
whenever I call from far away, you come,
through the shadows, with flowing white manes,
riding forever on the wind and the light.

Moon of peace, crowned with olive branches,
a crescent rising among the orange trees,
you who sleep in the cradle of the dunes
and awaken again by the shore, among pines and cypresses.

Moon of peace, shield us from anger,
from despair, may it never find us;
from hatred and from the final act of revenge.

Moon of peace, dwell among us,

and never abandon us.

 

Lluna de pau, aparta'ns de la ira,
de la desesperança, que no les trobem mai,
del desamor, de l'última venjança.
Lluna de pau, fes peu a casa nostra,
no ens abandonis mai.

 

Moon of peace, shield us from anger,
from despair, may it never find us;
from hatred and from the final act of revenge.

Moon of peace, dwell among us,

and never abandon us.

 

Maria del Mar Bonet 

EVOKING BLAI BONET, BLAUS I SOL DE ROSES BLANQUES...

On the anniversary of Pere Quart's death, The Grandma, from Santanyí, has been rereading and remembering another great writer, Blai Bonet.

The islanders have a character very marked by the sea. It is normal. Entire generations have lived without ever leaving their island and this marks the local idiosyncrasy. The Mallorcans are no exception and this is because Mallorca is one of the largest islands in the Mediterranean, but like all islands it is finite.

Mallorcan culture is of enormous majesty, rooted in the land, its people and this blue and infinite horizon that can always be seen from any part of the island.

Mallorcan artists have painted the island, sung about it and written about it and it is through art that they have expressed states of mind, illusions and disappointments, dreams, hopes and fears.

One of the best Mallorcan poets of the 20th century was Blai Bonet, born in Santanyí. He was a novelist and poet who captured the colors of the island like few others and who wrote one of the most beautiful poems ever written about the island, a poem that sheds light, not so much because it speaks of light, but because its language seems to illuminate what it describes. It is a poetry that does not argue or explain: it makes a vision appear. It is the union between matter and transcendence. In many religious poets, spirituality tends to distance itself from the physical world; however, Blai Bonet does just the opposite. Faith passes through colors, through animals, through the earth, through the Mediterranean light.

Blai Bonet (1926-1997) was a Mallorcan poet, novelist and art critic.

Bonet released El Mar (The Sea) in 1958. In 1962, his collections of poems L'Evangeli segons un de tants (The Gospel According to One of Many) was awarded the Carles Riba Poetry Prize, but it was not published due to Spanish Francoist censorship, delaying it for more than five years.

In 1990, he was awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi by the Catalan Government.

He was a member of the Association of Catalan Language Writers. He was a participant in the resurgence of Catalan literature in the 1960s.

Blaus i sol de roses blanques.
El pati verd i blanc de primavera,
ple de bels astorats davant la Pasqua.

Blues and sunlight of white roses.
The green-and-white courtyard of spring,
filled with lambs' bewildered bleating before Easter.

More information: GenCat

Blaus i sol de roses blanques.

Blues and sunlight of white roses.

Blai Bonet

I SA XIMBOMBA JA NO SONA, NI SONA, NI SONARÀ...

With the arrival of summer, in a few days, the Mallorcan squares will be filled with ball de bot, glosses, castanets and ximbombes. Enjoying Mallorcan popular culture, so threatened by densification and globalization, is a privilege that we must protect and preserve and that The Grandma loves a lot.

The ximbomba is a musical instrument belonging to the family of friction membranophones, or indirectly rubbed drums, with either a single or multiple rod, fixed or movable.

The instrument consists of three main parts: a vessel that acts as a resonating chamber, a membrane, and a rod, which together produce sound when set into vibration. In the present example, the vessel is made of ceramic, the membrane is of animal hide, and the rod is a reed cane. The membrane is stretched and secured by means of cords and fitted over the mouth of the ceramic vessel. A hole in the membrane allows the cane rod to be inserted. The membrane vibrates when the rod is rubbed rhythmically up and down by hand, preferably with a moistened hand. The sound produced by the ximbomba is of indeterminate pitch, low, and monotonous.

The ximbomba originated in Africa, specifically in the region of present-day Congo. It reached the Iberian Peninsula around the fifteenth century, brought by enslaved people from the Congo area. In the sixteenth century, the Spanish Tercios stationed in Flanders introduced the instrument into the Low Countries. It is believed that the ximbomba was played in rituals associated with the winter solstice. For this reason, throughout the Iberian Peninsula and in other parts of Europe, it became associated with the Christmas season.

In the Balearic Islands, particularly in Mallorca, the instrument has traditionally been used by rural communities to accompany cançons de fadrinalla (popular songs sung by young people), especially during Carnival celebrations.

The instrument is known by different names according to the region: simbomba in Catalonia, ximbomba in Mallorca and Menorca, pandorga in the Valencian Country, etza-gor in the Basque Country, and zambomba in Andalusia.

 

I sa ximbomba ja no sona, ni sona, ni sonarà
i perquè té sa pell de ca

i sa canya qui no és bona.

I jo que volia tocar...

 

I en anar a segar es canyar coiràs una canyeta

i per sa meva ximbombeta 

i pes darrers dies sonar.

 

Sa ximbomba ja és passada, 

i jo que volia ballar
i mumare em fa filar
i cada vespre una fusada.

 

And my ximbomba sings no longer, nor today nor yet again
And or its skin is made of doghide
And its reed is weak and thin.

And I wanted to play...

 

And when you cut the reeds tomorrow, bring a little one to me
And for my tiny ximbomba's music

 And through the last days yet to be.

 

Now the ximbomba is worn and silent,

And though I longed to dance and play

And but my mother has me spinning
And every evening of the day.

More information: Mallorca Incognita

I sa ximbomba ja no sona, ni sona, ni sonarà
i perquè té sa pell de ca
i sa canya qui no és bona.

And my ximbomba sings no longer,
Nor today nor yet again,
And for its skin is made of doghide
And its reed is weak and thin.

Maria del Mar Bonet 

DORM LA NISSAGA D'AUCELLS DE LES ALES MOLT GRANS...

After a few very intense weeks with The Morgans, The Grandma continues with other trainings, but this time online. Online training has its pros and cons like anything, but one of the interesting things is that it allows you geographic mobility because you only need a good internet connection, so The Grandma has decided to escape the big city for a few days and recharge her batteries in one of her most beloved places, Mallorca, before it is invaded by foreigners in need of an easy party and a crazy life.

Enjoying the most wonderful places on this beautiful island in the company of good music and good reading is a pleasure that should never be given up, so The Grandma has chosen the poetry collection of one of her most admired classical poets, Aλκμάν.

Alcman, in Ancient Greek Aλκμάν or Alkmán, (7th century BC) was an Ancient Greek choral lyric poet from Sparta. 

He is the earliest representative of the Alexandrian canon of the Nine Lyric Poets. He wrote six books of choral poetry, most of which is now lost; his poetry survives in quotation from other ancient authors and on fragmentary papyri discovered in Egypt. His poetry was composed in the local Doric dialect with Homeric influences. Based on his surviving fragments, his poetry was mostly hymns, and seems to have been composed in long stanzas made up of lines in several different metres. 

Some fragments of Alcman's poetry reflect early cosmological ideas, where he poetically describes the origins of the universe and natural phenomena. His works blend mythological narratives with reflections on the cosmos, a characteristic feature of early Greek thought before the emergence of formal philosophy. Alcman's hymns suggest an interest in the order of the natural world, the role of primordial forces, and the creation of the cosmos; themes later explored more systematically by Presocratic philosophers like Thales, Anaximander, and Leucippus.

Scholars argue that Alcman's poetic cosmogony represents an important step toward the philosophical inquiry that developed in ancient Greece. While he did not formulate scientific theories, his lyrical exploration of the cosmos contributed to the broader intellectual tradition of early Greek cosmology.

 

Dormen els cims de les muntanyes
I el fons de la mar
I el promontori llunyà
I el precipici

Dorm tota casta de bèsties
Que la terra fosca nodreix
I animals salvatges del món
I la família de les aus
I els monstres d'estances profundes
Del mar violeta

Dorm la nissaga d'aucells de les ales molt grans
I els monstres d'estances profundes
Del mar violeta

Aquesta nit dormiran
Aquesta nit jo també dormiré

Dins els boscos i selves llunyanes
On viuen les flors

Dormen petites abelles
Dins el rusc amagat

Aquesta nit dormiran
Aquesta nit jo també dormiré

 

Asleep are the mountain heights,
And the deep places of the sea;
Asleep the distant promontory,
And the sheer cliff.

Asleep are all the tribes of living things
Whom the dark earth sustains;
The wild creatures that roam the world,
And every brood of birds.

Asleep the creatures of the violet sea,
In their profound abodes;
Asleep the race of mighty-wingèd birds.

This night shall they sleep;
This night shall I also sleep,

In forests and in far-off jungles,
Where flowers have their dwelling.

Small bees lie sleeping
Within the hidden hive.

This night shall they sleep;
This night shall I also sleep.

More information: Tufts Digital Library

Aquesta nit dormiran
Aquesta nit jo també dormiré

This night shall they sleep;
This night shall I also sleep. 

Alcman/Maria del Mar Bonet

'FOREVER', HENRY MORGAN & JO MARTÍNEZ IN ACTION

Today, The Grandma has been enjoying one of her favourite TV Series of all time, Forever, the American fantasy crime drama centered on the characters of Dr. Henry Morgan and Detective Jo Martínez created by Matt Miller.

Forever is an American fantasy crime drama television series that aired on ABC as part of the 2014–15 fall television season.

Created by Matt Miller, it centers on the character of Dr. Henry Morgan, an immortal New York City medical examiner who uses his extensive knowledge to assist the New York City Police Department (NYPD) in solving crimes and to discover a way to end his immortality. Flashbacks within each episode reveal various details of Henry's life.

The series' network aired a sneak preview on September 22, 2014, and resumed the series at 10 p.m. EST on September 23, 2014. Reception of the series was mixed.

In the United States, television critics were divided over the series' similarity to other crime dramas and its premise. In contrast, voters in several online polls ranked the series as one of the best of the television season. Forever's broadcast was well-received in France and Spain.

Although ABC gave the series a full-season episode order on November 7, 2014, it cancelled Forever after one season. ABC cited the show's low ratings as the rationale behind the decision. Television critics believed that other factors explained the network's decision, as the show gained viewers who watched up to seven days later on their DVRs. Fans of the series reacted strongly, creating a social media campaign to save the series; despite these efforts, the series remains canceled.

Dr. Henry Morgan (Ioan Gruffudd) is a New York City medical examiner who studies the dead for criminal cases, and to solve the mystery of his own immortality. His first death was 200 years ago while trying to free slaves as a doctor aboard a ship in the African slave trade. Each time he dies, Henry disappears almost immediately and returns to life naked in a nearby body of water. He has also stopped aging.

Henry's long life has given him broad knowledge and remarkable observation skills which impress most people he encounters, including New York Police Department Detective Jo Martinez (Alana de la Garza). Only antiquarian, Abe (Judd Hirsch), whom Henry and his now-deceased wife Abigail found as a newborn in a German concentration camp during World War II, knows that he is immortal. Henry is stalked by Adam, who is also an immortal, and claims to have been alive for around 2,000 years.

 

As sad and dreadful as death may be,
it forces us to cherish every moment because the truth is...
Life is precious because it's finite.

 Dr. Henry Morgan

 

Ioan Gruffudd as Doctor Henry Morgan.

Born in 1779, Henry is a New York City medical examiner who studies the dead for criminal cases and to solve the mystery of his immortality.

His first death was in 1814 while trying to free slaves as a doctor aboard a ship in the African slave trade. Since that time, Henry disappears each time he dies and returns to life naked in a nearby body of water.

He has been married twice; his first wife Nora, whom he married before he became immortal, had him committed to an asylum, and his second wife, Abigail, whom he met during the Second World War and remained with until 1984, when she left to find somewhere they could be together without being judged for Abigail's apparently greater age.

He abandoned his original career as a doctor in 1956 after he and a butcher were shot; Henry chose to crawl away and die instead of trying to save the other man because he feared others finding out his secret. Although knowledgeable about many topics, Henry demonstrates a general lack of knowledge about modern popular culture. He also dislikes cell phones but will use one if necessary.

Alana de la Garza as Detective Jo Martínez.

Jo is a sharp, no-nonsense, determined detective with the NYPD who is both intrigued and disgusted by Henry's detailed medical knowledge when examining a corpse.

She finds his behavior to be out there, but still relies on his insight for solving homicides. Originating from a rough background with a law-breaking father, she is also a recent widow; her husband was a lawyer who died of an unexpected heart attack while running on a treadmill on a visit to Washington a year before she met Henry. She is stationed at the 11th Precinct.

Joel David Moore as Lucas Wahl.

Henry's assistant in the Medical Examiner's office, who expresses uncertainty about how little he knows about his boss, and an uncanny memory for his daily activities. He studied film in college before working in the medical examiner's office. He makes horror films in his spare time.

Lucas tends to use popular culture references in his speech, many of which Henry does not understand.

 

Donnie Keshawarz as Detective Mike Hanson.

Jo's partner, who is stationed at the 11th Precinct. He was in a band when he was younger. He is married and has two sons. He also has a brother.

 

Judd Hirsch as Abraham "Abe" Morgan.

Henry's adopted son and main confidant. No one knows Dr. Henry Morgan better than his son, Abe. The keeper of Henry's immortality secret, although he has claimed that he worked with Henry's father to explain their association to strangers. At the end of World War II, he was rescued from Belsen, after surviving a death march from Auschwitz.

He currently owns an antique store where Henry uses the basement for his immortality research on himself. Abe fought in the Vietnam War and has a two-time ex-wife named Maureen Delacroix (Jane Seymour). 

Abe's research into his family tree revealed that he is a distant relative of Henry's, as one of his ancestors was the illegitimate son of Henry's womanizing uncle.

 

Lorraine Toussaint as Lieutenant Joanna Reece. 

Jo and Hanson's supervisor at the 11th Precinct.

 

MacKenzie Mauzy as Abigail Morgan.

Henry's second wife and Abe's adoptive mother. 

Henry met her toward the end of World War II when they were working as medical personnel near one of the Nazi concentration camps. Over the years, she worked as a nurse in addition to being a housewife.

The latest time period in which Abigail has been shown is 1982, when she was still married to Henry but looked a generation older than he (Janet Zarish); in 1984, she vanished without a trace despite Henry's best efforts to find her. Henry has acknowledged that the end of his relationship with Abigail caused him a lot of pain that prevents him from dating anyone for whom he has real feelings.

 

Burn Gorman as Lewis Farber/Adam.

A 2,000-year-old immortal who claims that he has been here since the beginning and that he has not found a death for himself. Analysis of his blood revealed that he had contracted several extinct diseases, including the bubonic plague.

Adam was tortured as part of the Nazis' research into his immortality, leaving him with a hatred of the Nazis and a sympathy for other Holocaust survivors, including Abe. Adam first appeared as Henry's appointed psychiatrist and convinced a patient that he could pass on his immortality.

Adam continued to try to find a lost dagger, one that not only caused Adam's first death but also was used to kill Julius Caesar. Adam appears in five episodes.

More information: Nine

 

Yes, some memories are precious...
and we need to hang on to them.
But Emily Dickinson wrote,
'Forever is composed of nows,' and she's right.
If we root ourselves too deeply in the past,
we'll miss what's right in front of us.

Dr. Henry Morgan