Self-confident Tennyson wasn’t put off by Babbage
The poem 'Vision of Sin' (1842) by Alfred, Lord Tennyson has the following lines: Every moment dies a man Every...
Month: April 2016
When Galileo measured time by his own pulse beat
It is said that Galileo Galilei determined the time taken by a pendulum to swing and complete one cycle by...
The first Latin American Pope and Jesuit to inherit the pointy hat
Jorge Mario Bergoglio is not only the first Latin American Pope but also the first Jesuit to inherit the pointy hat....
What makes the pink flamingos pink? Their diet!
The colour of a flamingo is determined by its diet. Flamingos feed on microscopic bacteria that are rich in red...
Indians taught Europeans the use of rockets in warfare
In 1792 the weapon suppliers of Tipu Sultan designed and successfully developed the first iron-cased rockets. These were used by...
Discovery of Uranus
Uranus, the third largest planet, was discovered on 13 March 1781 by Sir Frederick William Herschel. Herschel also discovered the...
