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- Two hundred years ago, on 11th May 1820, the British Royal Navy sloop HMS Beagle was launched. It was the ship that took Charles Darwin on the voyage around the world between 1831 and 1836 that led to his putting forward the theory of Evolution. HMS Beagle was one of 100 ships of its class,...The voyage of HMS Beagle
- All in the month of APRIL The spread of Coronavirus The great Raphael William Wordsworth – the ‘Church of England pantheist’ The Hubble Space Telescope Gen Z ** Editor: We continue our column that looks at memorable dates in the month (this time, APRIL) down the years. Here is a range from which to pick...Looking at your Community (all articles) for April 2020
- It was: 500 years ago, on 6th April 1520 that Raphael, Italian Renaissance artist and architect, died, aged 37. (Unknown illness.) 250 years ago, on 7th April 1770 that William Wordsworth, British Romantic poet, was born. He was Poet Laureatte 1843-50. 200 years ago, on 8th April 1820 that the famous Ancient Greek statue of...All in the month of APRIL
- Thorough and frequent hand washing with soap and water is recommended by the World Health Organisation as the first step to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. I don’t know who first said, “Cleanliness is next to Godliness”, but you won’t find that phrase in the Bible. Ritual washings are practised by many religions, but...The spread of Coronavirus
- Five hundred years ago, on 6th April 1520, Italian Renaissance artist and architect Raphael died in Rome of an unknown illness. He was 37. Born Raffaello Sanzio at Urbino, he was orphaned at the age of 11 and led something of a nomadic life. He was immersed in neoplatonic philosophy, as was the pre-Reformation Church of...The great Raphael
- William Wordsworth, the Romantic poet always associated with the Lake District, was born 250 years ago, on 7th April 1770. He was Poet Laureate from 1843 to 1850, though he produced no new poetry during that period. In his youth Wordsworth travelled in France and came to share the radical politics of the French Revolution. He also...William Wordsworth – the ‘Church of England pantheist’
- The Hubble Space Telescope was launched 30 years ago, on 24th April 1990. It was named after Edwin Hubble, an outstanding expert on extragalactic astronomy in the 1920s and 1930s. The launch, originally scheduled for 1983, had been delayed by technical and budget problems and by the Challenger disaster. Ironically the NASA error that caused the...The Hubble Space Telescope
- If there was a prize to be given for the number of key people you’ve influenced before you are 18, Greta Thunberg would probably win. She has had an extraordinary time of it, speaking at major conferences, going to key venues and meeting many important world leaders. Yet she is only 17. She is part of the...Gen Z
- All in the month of MARCH Volunteers needed now for Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal 200 years of astronomy Gandhi’s salt march against the British Remembering the martyrdom of Oscar Romero The man who invented self-raising flour World Water Day 22nd March Eating Disorders Awareness Week – 2nd – 8th March ** Editor: We continue...Looking at your Community (all) for March 2020
- It was: 200 years ago, on 10th March 1820 that the Royal Astronomical Society was founded in Britain. 175 years ago, on 17th March 1845 that one Henry Jones, a baker from Bristol, was granted a patent for his invention of self-raising flour. 100 years ago, on 25th March 1920 that the British special constables...All in the month of MARCH
- Marie Curie, the UK’s leading charity for people living with a terminal illness and their families, will shortly launch their annual Great Daffodil Appeal, held across the UK every March. As part of the Great Daffodil Appeal, Marie Curie needs volunteers who will give two hours of their time to help hand out their iconic...Volunteers needed now for Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal
- The Royal Astronomical Society was founded 200 years ago, on 10th March 1820. Originally called the Astronomical Society of London, it had been opposed by Sir Joseph Banks, president of the Royal Society, who persuaded the Duke of Somerset to withdraw his agreement to be the first president. But it survived with William Herschel as...200 years of astronomy