Dingbats
Test your knowledge on phrases and sayings with these Dingbat graphics …
Read Moreby Robert | Aug 6, 2013 | General Interest, Technology | 0 |
It’s almost incomprehensible to the modern mind not to know the time and the date. Our world would cease to function in the way it does. So let’s imagine then an average man during the Dark Ages, in say in the 9th century. After a hard days work he decides to meet a friend for a drink. Was there an awkward pause after. ‘Okay, why don’t I meet you at my place at… ?’ …so how dis the world function before clocks ?
Read Moreby Robert | Aug 2, 2013 | Channel Islands, History, Sark | 0 |
In this article we have a whirlwind look at the history of one of the most enigmatic of the Channel Islands, Sark.
Read Moreby Robert | Jul 30, 2013 | History, Technology | 0 |
From prostitution to dealing on the stock exchange, trading has been around for tens of thousands of years. But when did mankind move from a barter system to exchanging goods for bits of metal and paper ?
Read Moreby Robert | Jul 26, 2013 | Technology | 0 |
Rubber is a unique a wonderous material. However processing the raw latex into a durable and useful form proved very difficult. Charles Goodyear was a man obsessed with it. Here’s an account of his struggle.
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