Wednesday, July 23, 2003

The streets of London. Wow. The guys down at The British Library must have been really busy. They've put about 670 of 1200 historical London maps of The Crace Collection online, zoomable and searchable. This is fantastic. Found at the Map Room. This is the essential guide to the development of the capital from the 16th to the 19th centuries, brought together by the Victorian designer, Frederick Crace. 6:00:21 PM     |

Ahhh ... London Underground. Sometimes I just love it. Listen to the funny announcements of a tube driver who was clearly either on drugs, or delirously happy, or both (MP3). Courtesy of Fox Travel and via Going Underground. 5:32:28 PM     |

Hot Metal. A museum of old letterpresses at Briar Press. And ornaments to download. Nice. BRIAR PRESS is an educational and practical resource for the letterpress printer, the bibliophile, the enthusiast, and the curious. 9:18:57 AM     |

Automata. A gallery of early 'robots'. Interesting. 9:09:38 AM     |

Flying Machines are at flyingmachines.org. Welcome to the Flying Machines web site. Before the Wright Brothers achieved the first successful heavier-than-air controlled flight on December 17, 1903, hundreds of women and men attempted to fly, in airships, gliders and aeroplanes, and many did go aloft in gas and hot-air balloons. This site documents a number of those pre-Wright attempts at heavier-than-air flight, as well as significant events and thoughts which contributed to the ultimate success of powered, heavier-than-air human flight. 9:02:00 AM     |