Category Archives: Transportation

The Board of Longitude Collections Digitized

Posted on July 18, 2013 by GilPress

The archives of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, held in Cambridge University Library, include the complete run of the surviving papers of the Board of Longitude through the eighteenth century until its abolition in 1828. These papers throw a vivid light … Continue reading →

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How Mobile is Changing Travel

Posted on June 3, 2012 by GilPress

Made by My Destination, locally informed, globally inspired travel guides.

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The Earth Shrunk in the 19th Century

Posted on April 30, 2012 by GilPress

“A critical fact in the world of 1801 was that nothing moved faster than the speed of a horse. No human being, no manufactured item, no bushel of wheat … no letter, no information, no idea, order, or instruction of … Continue reading →

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Race Against the Machine Watch

Posted on March 11, 2012 by GilPress

Today in 1811, the first Luddite attack in which knitting frames were actually smashed occurred in the Nottinghamshire village of Arnold. Kevin Binfield, Writings of the Luddites: “The grievances consisted, first, of the sue of wide stocking frames to produce … Continue reading →

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