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Cape Horn Passage to California

Thanks to Hans Riecke for finding this piece of romantic and salty stuff!

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Perpetual Ocean video brings the oceans and seas to life

This animation from the NASA Goddard Scientific Visualization Studio shows how the currents of the ocean move across the planet – and for me several things fall suddenly into place. It’s as if the world is alive – which some think … Continue reading

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The young Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked in a storm, and rescued

The original title page of the novel Robinson Crusoe, from the Wikipedia A BBC Radio 4 programme reminded me that Daniel Defoe’s novel Robinson Crusoe includes a wonderful storm and shipwreck scene – so I looked up the relevant excerpt … Continue reading

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