Henges
3,000-4,000 years ago, henges were all the rage across Britain (and elsewhere too). A henge is an ancient circular or oval ditch […]
Read More3,000-4,000 years ago, henges were all the rage across Britain (and elsewhere too). A henge is an ancient circular or oval ditch […]
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Read MoreBritish engineers and drivers have dominated the world land speed record over the last century. The current record of 763mph, which was […]
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Read MoreProfessor Sir Charles William Oatley (1904-96) from Somerset worked on developing the scanning electron microscope (SEM) for two decades. During WW2 he […]
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