Antarctic Expedition to the South Pole Led by Shackleton Nimrod Voyage
The Nimrod, an English oak hulled vessel built at Dundee, sails from Newfoundland under Lieutenant Shackleton and Captain England for Antarctic magnetic surveys and sounding work near King Edward Land. The expedition aims to reach the magnetic and geographical poles, using Siberian ponies and a motorcar, with observers from New Zealand and Australia aboard.
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Devas Lytleton
New Zealand
Shackleton
England
Newfoundland
Antarctic
Dundee
Australia
Nimrod
King Edward Land
King Edward VI
South Pole
Tele stereograph transmits photographs almost instantly
A Lyons scientist M Edouart Belin presented a tele stereograph device to a Paris gathering, using a rotating cylinder camera and a matching receiver to project photographs onto film via a light relay. The system varies current with needle deflection to reproduce images, promising near real time distant viewing. The narrative shifts to a history of famed gems, notably the Koh-i-Noor, tracing its capture and ownership through Mahomet Shah, Nadir Shah, the East India Company and royal hands.
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Paris
M. Edouart Belin
Lyons
Korn
M. Belin
Warien
Diamonds and their tangled royal fates across empires
The article recounts historic gem myths and milestones from the Koh-i-noor to the Orloff diamond. It traces their journeys through India, Afghanistan, Persia, Russia, and Europe, noting thefts, transfers, and fortunes. It mentions Shah Tehan and Shah Jehan and carves a narrative of royal bribes and losses.
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Orient
Gaekwar
Horoda
Orloff
Seringam
Aivaore
Newie Ie
Imperia
Russia
Ledia
Amsterdam
Alwayve
Catherine III of
Russch
Hamed
Shah Tehan
Shah Jehan
Conart
Hinks Proposes Milky Way Nebula Plan With Star Clouds
Arthur Hinks of Cambridge argues against the Sperarian view that stars and nebulae are strictly separate. He envisions the Milky Way hosting independent star clouds and distant nebula clouds beyond the plane, with the Magellanic Clouds as star and nebula clouds, and the Milky Way shows symmetrical condensation toward the plane. Camille Flammarion notes the Magellanic Clouds contain numerous stars and nebulae across several square degrees, while the Clouds remain distinct from loose Milky Way extensions.
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Pickering
Magellan
Arthur Hinks
Cambridge
Mr. Hinks
M. Camille Flammarion
Aodeg
South Pole
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HS Queanbeyan Observer
Newtek
Cabtain
Rends
Aurunggebe
Mahomet Shah
Nadir Shah
Mahomet
Nadir
Rangeet Singh
Punjaab
Fast India Company
Pitt
Partea
Indic
Mir. Pint
Roverner
Madras
Mir. Birt
Jensen
Lee
Louvre
Tes
Vale
Othe Koh-i-noor
India
Afghanistan
Persia
Science & Invention
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