Category Archives: Science

Jim Lovell

Posted on 8 August 2025 by pws

The death was announced today of American astronaut Jim Lovell. For those of us alive in the 1960s who were even vaguely interested in space exploration, there were two types of astronaut: famous and a part of history, eg John … Continue reading →

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Space Patrol

Posted on 4 December 2024 by pws

One of our favourite tv series from the very early 1960s was Space Patrol. This is the UK puppet (actually marionette) series about Captain Larry Dart and his crew who fly round the galaxy (actually, just the solar system) trying … Continue reading →

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No number

Posted on 9 December 2020 by pws

I get very annoyed by some very simple things. One is when people cannot read simple numbers, especially examples like this: 25.69 How do you say this number? Twenty five point six nine You may want to put a hyphen … Continue reading →

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