Category: Time
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And?
It’s very strange the information that you come across when looking for something completely unrelated. One thing that I learned tonight, which seems so obvious I don’t know how I hadn’t realised it before, came to me while I was researching something to do with sleep for my post today. I think I must have…
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The First of the ‘Bers
The final third of the year has begun today. The First of the ‘Ber’ months as I call them. I know that winter is just around the corner now. The days are starting to get lighter later, and don’t stay light as long in the evening. The days are still warm at present, with forecasts…
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The Meteorite of 1642
An earth-shattering event – well, not exactly earth-shattering in the true sense of the word – occurred on 4th August 1642. The town of Aldeburgh in Suffolk, England, or Alborow as it was spelled back then, played host to this astronomical escapade. A 4lb meteorite fell from the sky at 5 O’clock – five of…
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So much to do… so little time…
This is a bit of a rushed post today… a very rushed post in fact! Due to all of the times that I have tried to hold back time, and consequently found myself with ample time to get things done, lately things seem to have backfired. This may be due to the hay fever, of…
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Literae Antiquitas
A bit of a random post this evening… even more so than usual! To the left is an image of a part of an ancient document discovered sometime around 1930. It is written in Latin, but it is very easy to translate into English what is actually being said. The ancient text that it is…