Writings

500 Words On Eratosthenes and Quasars Two-thousand years ago, Eratosthenes put a rod in the ground and conducted one of the first known investigations in geodesy — the study of the Earth’s shape and orientation.    There were reports that at noon on the summer...

The BEST Value-For-Money Underwater Tough Camera!!I’m going to get straight to the point — the Fujifilm FinePix XPs are the best tough cameras for the money. I’ve owned a Fuji XP130 for over a year now and it has proved to be one of the best pieces of camera equipment...

For All Mankind on Apple TV+ : Out-of-this-world drama or a space-based catastrophe?The COVID-19 lockdown has provided plenty of time to devote to TV Series we've all been meaning to get around to, and one that's been on my mind is Apple TV+'s "For All Mankind". Last...

Thoughts On Books Written February 2020 I’m not an English A-Level student.  But I have always had a deep love for what the subject is fundamentally all about, reading and writing. Until I was about eleven my dream career was to be an author, and from as long as I can...

What To Look Forward To In The Next Decade Of Science Originally published January 2020 In 1965, Gordon Moore, founder of Intel, hypothesised that “the number of transistors that can be placed on an affordable integrated circuit will double approximately every two...

Nikon have a range of D-SLRs, but the two I've seen slung around people's necks most are cameras from the D3000 series and the D5000 series. These cameras are Nikons cheapest and lack many pro features, however for the casual user or...