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Rabu, 27 Juli 2011
Minggu, 17 Juli 2011
Beamish and Puffing Billy!
In County Durham there is an amazing outdoor museum called Beamish, where various structures have been relocated and restored.
So there is an Edwardian high street, a coal mine of the 1850s, a "home farm" of the late 19th century, a Georgian-era gentleman's country house of the 1820s, and more.
Somehow I managed to miss this amazing place until now.
One of the best parts for me were the vehicles and the steam engines. The high point, a ride on an 1820s train pulled by Puffing Billy!
So there is an Edwardian high street, a coal mine of the 1850s, a "home farm" of the late 19th century, a Georgian-era gentleman's country house of the 1820s, and more.
Somehow I managed to miss this amazing place until now.
One of the best parts for me were the vehicles and the steam engines. The high point, a ride on an 1820s train pulled by Puffing Billy!
Selasa, 24 November 2009
World famous in Scotland
Listening to CBC One's Ideas program on early steam engines last night, I heard a Scots expert say about James Watt, "We all know his story, I guess," and I realized:I know next to no personal anecdotes about Watt, nothing on the level of what I know about Newton; and other people do.
Image: Watt's engine, turning linear motion into circular motion. And don't forget the condensers.
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