Archive for December, 2011
Steamship Savannah
John Laurence Busch has written the definitive history of the steamship Savannah and its Captain, Moses Rogers, in his latest book, Steam Coffin. The steamship Savannah was the first steam powered vessel to cross the Atlantic ocean. However, this accomplishment is but only a small portion of a very compelling history of steam powered vessels, […]
Posted: December 27th, 2011 under Books.
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A More Perfect Heaven
Dava Sobel has created a most unique biography in her latest book, A More Perfect Heaven, How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos. The core to her approach is a fictional interpretation of the true life visit of Rheticus to an aging Copernicus. The account is contained in a two act play contained in Part Two of […]
Posted: December 24th, 2011 under Books.
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