Occasional musings on meteorology and other bits of Earth science
I knew while I was on my holiday to Egypt and Jordan earlier in the year that I had visited one location associated with the Greek astronomer and mathematician Eratosthenes of Cyrene, but I found out after I got home that I had actually visited two such places. The obvious location was Aswan (or Syene,Continue reading In the footsteps of Eratosthenes
I have described in the past how I received gravity meter D-154 back from a service and convinced myself that it was working. It has been used on a number of field trips since that time, and has not, until recently, shown any sign of giving the wrong answers. However, until 2021, on all ofContinue reading Gravity: an unfinished historical detective story
The days around the solstice are an all-too-brief time of year when the days go on for ever, the bees buzz, and the hedges are full of the fragrance of roses and elderflower. A time of year when you can have a swift half at the Eagle and Child in the middle of the afternoonContinue reading Ascent of Cwm Hill
