Stories
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Navigating in a connected world
Alex Lee ponders the promising ideas, stalled projects and pricey gadgets that aim to help visually impaired people get out and about. But it seems that an actual human could be the essential ingredient.
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A virtual view of history
Step inside Anne Frank’s house or explore the galleries in a museum destroyed by fire. VR brings history and art satisfyingly close when we’re unable to get there in person.
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Life before assistive technology
When an inherited condition caused Alex Lee’s vision to deteriorate, he began to discover the technologies that would help him navigate the world around him. Here he describes how his life began to change.
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The unimprovable white cane
Recent technological additions to the white cane aim to make the world easier for visually impaired people to navigate. Alex Lee explores whether new is really better.
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A vindication of the ancient history of Ireland. Wherein is shewn, I. The descent of its old inhabitants from the Phaeno-Scythians of the East. II. The early skill of the Phaeno-Scythians in navigation, arts and letters. III. Several accounts of the ancient Irish bards, authenticateod from parallel history, sacred and profane, &c ... The whole illustrated by notes and remarks on each chapter / By Col. Charles Vallancey.
Vallancey, Charles, 1721-1812.Date: 1786- Books
Looking for longitude : a cultural history / Katy Barrett.
Barrett, KatyDate: 2022- Books
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Steel's original and correct list of the Royal Navy, hired armed-vessels, gun-boats, revenue and excise cutters, packets, and India ships, with their commanders and stations. To which are added the following lists, &c. Navy-Agents Page 2 Master-Builders at the King's Yards 2 Navy-List, with the Pursers 3 to 16 Statement of the British Nav. Force 17 Terms of purchasing British Vessels taken by the Enemy 17 Advertisements - 17 Admirals 16 Admirals Pay, Pensions, Superannuation, and Secretaries - 19 Greenwich-Hospital 19 Governors & Lieutenants to Royal-Hospitals - 19 Bost-Captains - 20 Captains Pay, Half-Pay, Superannuation, and Pensions - Page 21 Commanders - 22 Lieutenants 23 Lieutenants Pay, Half-Pay, Superannuation, and Pensions - 29 Matters 29 Masters Pay, Half-Pay, and Superannuation 30 Physicians and Surgeons 31 Surgeons Pay, Half-Pay, & Bounty 32 Widows Pensions in general - 33 Agent Victuallers - 33 Packets 33 Marine Forces - 34 Signal Towers - 36 French Ships taken 37 British Ships taken - 42 Dutch and Spanish Ships taken Page 41 Impress-Service - 43 Revenue and Hired Cutters - 44 India Ships - 46 Monthly Calendar of Head and Prize Money - 47 Command, who have lost their Lives 48 Lords of the Admiralty 49 Admiralty Judges - 49 Navy Pay-Office - 49 Commissioners of Navy, Transport, Victualling, Sick and Hurt, and Greenwich-Hospital 49 Agents for Transports 49 Elders of the Trinity 49 Distrib. of Prize-Money & Gratuities 50 Corrected to February, 1797, And to be continued monthly, during War, and quarterly, during Peace, price sixpence.
Great Britain. Royal Navy.Date: [1797]- Books
The culture of flushing : a social and legal history of sewage / Jamie Benidickson; foreword by Graeme Wynn.
Benidickson, Jamie.Date: [2007], ©2007- Books
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Steel's original and correct list of the Royal Navy hired armed-vessels, gun-boats, &c. packets, excise and revenue cutters, &c. With their commanders and stations. To which are Added the Following Lasts, &c. Admirals --- Page 18 Admirals & their Secretaries Pay 19 Admirals Pensions --- 19 Admirals Stations and Secretaries 19 Admiralty, Navy, and other Public Offices ---- 52 Advertisements to Correspondents 17 Agent Victualiers --- 51 Appointment of Officers 2 British Ships lost, taken, &c. - 44 Captains' Pay & Half-Pay - 21 Commanders --- 21 & 22 Compand who have lop their Lives 47 Comparative Rank of Others - 2 Contractions explained 2 Dutch Ships taken, &c. - 42 Establishment of Rates and Men - 2 Establishment of Ships in Ordinary 2 Excise and Revenue Cutters - 50 French Ships taken, &c. - 37 Governors of Royal Hospitals - 51 Gun and Fire Vessels --- 16 Hired Armed Vessels, Cutt. & Lug. 15 Impress Service --- 51 Lieutenants 23 to 28 Lieuts. Pay. Half-Pay, and Pensions 29 Marine Forces 34 to 36 Master Builders at the different Yards 51 Masiers ---- 29 & 30 Masters Pay, Half-Pay, Superannuations, and Pensions 30 Naval Fencibles --- 17 Navy-Agents ---- 2 Navy-List, with the Pursers 3 to 14 Packets ---- 33 Pentioned Captains --- 19 Phyticians and Surgeons - 31 & 32 Poor Knights of Windsor 47 Post Captains ---- 20 & 21 Prize and Head-Money payable 48 & 49 Pursers Superrannuation - 2 Retired Lieutenants 23 Signal Towers --- 30 Spanish Ships taken, &c. - 43 Statement of the British Nav.Force 17 Superannuated Admirals & Captains 19 Surgeons Pay-Half-Pay, & Bounty 32 Total of all Captures - 17 Widows Annual Pensions 2 Corrected to August, 1800, And to be continued Monthly. Price Sixpence.
Great Britain. Royal Navy.Date: [1800]