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Ruthin’s Most Famous Son
I have been to Wales on only one occasion, and that was a day trip to from Cambridge to St Asaph in my relatively sprightly youth. I feel that this did not really do justice to the Principality, and that … Continue reading
Babbage’s Calculating Engines
I think I’m right in saying that Charles Babbage (1791–1871) is the only author we have reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection whose books have covers in all three colours – red for his work on the printing industry, On … Continue reading
The Transit of Venus
It’s always the same thing – you wait for ages for a once-in-a-lifetime moment, and then three come along at once: the London Olympic Games next month (if you like that sort of thing), the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Queen … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Earth Sciences, History, Life Science, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, The Naval Chronicle, Travel and Exploration
Tagged Captain Cook, Daniel Solander, Kerguelen Islands, Kew Gardens, Rodrigues, Royal Observatory Greenwich, Sir Joseph Banks, Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, transit of Venus
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Chelsea Week
… and it will be fascinating to see how the designers and growers will cope with the UK weather conditions over the last three months.
The Weather Men
Monday 27 June was the hottest day this year in Cambridge (and we know it’s true because it was on the BBC News: man on banks of Cam at the back of Darwin College (former family home of Sir George … Continue reading
Posted in Cambridge, Earth Sciences, Life Science, Physical Sciences, Printing and Publishing History, Travel and Exploration
Tagged 'Royal Charter' shipwreck, BBC, Charles Darwin, Charles Dickens, clouds, Erasmus Darwin, Francis Galton, Luke Howard, Meteorological Office, Robert FitzRoy, weather
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