I recently was pointed towards a BBC article on Longitude. Nothing new on the John Harrison front but interesting to note some of the crazy - or do we now call this "thinking outside of the box"? - ideas that were postulated.
I have recently been to Venice and snapped this ship: sort of on the same theme.
And alongside the standard holiday photos of gondolas and canals I found a few maritime treasures.
Nice anchor.
I didn't visit this naval museum. If I'd been by myself I would have wandered in but I couldn't be bothered to suggest it to my holiday companions. Mind you, if I'd known it was only 1-55 EUR entrance fee I might have suggested it. Ah well, something to look forward to for next time.
Piazza San Marco has a wonderful astronomical clock.
You'll note the V and 40 above the clock. And, indeed, it was 1740. I double checked when I went back a couple of days later. At 1020 funnily enough. It only displays to the nearest 5 minutes but that'll do me.
I have recently been to Venice and snapped this ship: sort of on the same theme.
And alongside the standard holiday photos of gondolas and canals I found a few maritime treasures.
Nice anchor.
I didn't visit this naval museum. If I'd been by myself I would have wandered in but I couldn't be bothered to suggest it to my holiday companions. Mind you, if I'd known it was only 1-55 EUR entrance fee I might have suggested it. Ah well, something to look forward to for next time.
Piazza San Marco has a wonderful astronomical clock.
You'll note the V and 40 above the clock. And, indeed, it was 1740. I double checked when I went back a couple of days later. At 1020 funnily enough. It only displays to the nearest 5 minutes but that'll do me.
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