diff --git a/book/history/sourdough-history.tex b/book/history/sourdough-history.tex index 373315b..f23b928 100644 --- a/book/history/sourdough-history.tex +++ b/book/history/sourdough-history.tex @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ waters, another single-celled life form, \emph{archaea}, also thrived. These organisms inhabit extreme environments, from boiling vents to icy waters. \begin{figure}[!htb] -\centering + \centering \input{figures/fig-life-planet-sourdough-timeline.tex} \caption[Sourdough microbiology timeline]{Timeline of significant events starting from the first day of Earth's existence, @@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ Another 25~million years later, or our timeline's 2~days after the dinosaur extinction, humans appeared. A few hours later after the arrival of humans, a more subtle culinary -revolution was unfolding. By \num{12000}~BC, just 5 seconds before our metaphorical -midnight, the first sourdough breads were being baked in ancient Jordan. A blink of -an eye later, or 4~seconds in our time compression, Pasteur's groundbreaking work -with yeasts set the stage for modern bread-making. From the moment this book -began to take shape to your current reading, only milliseconds have ticked -by~\cite{Yong+2017}. +revolution was unfolding. By \num{12000}~BC, just 5~seconds before our +metaphorical midnight, the first sourdough breads were being baked in ancient +Jordan. A blink of an eye later, or 4~seconds in our time compression, +Pasteur's groundbreaking work with yeasts set the stage for modern +bread-making. From the moment this book began to take shape to your current +reading, only milliseconds have ticked by~\cite{Yong+2017}. Now delving deeper into the realm of sourdough, it can likely be traced to aforementioned Ancient Jordan~\cite{jordan+bread}. Looking at the earth's timeline sourdough @@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ reason, none of the supermarket flour you buy today is single origin. It is always blended to achieve exactly the same product throughout the years. Modern wheat, specifically the high-yielding and disease-resistant varieties -commonly grown today, began to be developed in the mid-20th century. This -period is often referred to as the \emph{Green Revolution.} +commonly grown today, began to be developed in the mid-20\textsuperscript{th} +century. This period is often referred to as the \emph{Green Revolution.} One of the key figures in this development was American scientist Norman Borlaug, who is credited with breeding high-yield wheat varieties,