Crossing the harbour bar
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October 23, 2018
A safe harbour offers a place of refuge. Those in peril (or evading taxes), running
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Bluebottle entanglements; or how to ruin your day at the beach
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September 17, 2018
The southern hemisphere is coming into summer; it’s done this every year for as long
The Pink and White Terraces, Magic Lanterns, and 19th Century Narratives
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July 21, 2018
Preamble A collection of late 19th century lantern slides made by Arthur Whinfield, a native
Crème brûlée, jelly sandwich, and banana split; the manger a trois of layered earth models
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July 9, 2018
Some things in science are just too difficult to comprehend: the temperature at the center
A chance encounter with James Ussher, circa 1650
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July 8, 2018
A chance encounter of a different kind. The 9th century Book of Kells is exhibited
Bishop James Ussher, and the beginning of everything
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June 3, 2018
[I had the opportunity to browse some of Ussher’s notes and scribblings during a visit
Archeomagnetic Jerks; our decaying magnetic field
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March 26, 2018
“Archeomagnetic Jerks”. This interesting phrase refers, not to people, but to our global magnetic field;
Coral reefs and waves: degradation of the first might lead to increased damage by the second
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March 17, 2018
Anyone who has swum, snorkeled, or dived among coral reefs, will breach the sea surface a
Visualizing Mars landscapes in 3 dimensions; stunning images from HiRISE
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February 2, 2018
For my 10th birthday my grandparents gave me a massive Collins encyclopedia – a 1960
In the field: Mountain storms and surprise encounters, northern British Columbia
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January 29, 2018
The interior of northern British Columbia is rugged, mountainous country. Roads, that tend to be
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