by David West | Nov 21, 2025 | News
Ole Rømer On the 21st of November, 1676, Ole Rømer presented the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light. Ole Rømer (1644–1710) was a Danish astronomer whose work in the late seventeenth century provided the first quantitative evidence that light travels...
by David West | Nov 20, 2025 | News
I have some writing progress to report. I have finished the fifth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. As you can tell from the illustration, I have changed the title from The Favourite Murder. That was Claire’s idea, a nod to King Lear. Whatever it’s called,...
by David West | Nov 20, 2025 | News
On the 20th of November, 284 CE, Diocletian was chosen as Roman emperor. I’ve posted about a number of Roman emperors, Commodus seems to have had the most clicks. Let’s see how Diocletian performs. Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus, commonly known as Diocletian,...
by David West | Nov 19, 2025 | News
It was on the 19th of November, 1861, that President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication ceremony of the military cemetary at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The background to the Gettysburg Address was the Battle of Gettysburg, fought from...
by David West | Nov 18, 2025 | News
I have ceased to be suprised by anything Donald Trump says or does. In those early days when he wanted to buy Canada and Greenland, he also wanted to take control of the Panama Canal. Now the 18th of November is a significant date for the Panama Canal because on this...
by David West | Nov 17, 2025 | News
On the 17th of November, 1292, John Balliol became King of Scotland. John Balliol was born circa 1249, the son of John Balliol, Lord of Barnard Castle in England, and Dervorguilla of Galloway, a Scottish noblewoman and descendant of King David I. Through his mother,...
