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How Geometry Beat Power, Maritime Rivalry and the Fresnel Lens

How Geometry Beat Power, Maritime Rivalry and t...

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The Fresnel lens is an invention of a French physicist that quietly transformed lighthouses around the world during the 19th century. Without changing the light source itself, it radically increased...

How Geometry Beat Power, Maritime Rivalry and t...

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The Fresnel lens is an invention of a French physicist that quietly transformed lighthouses around the world during the 19th century. Without changing the light source itself, it radically increased...

VHF Alphabet, Love Story, and Why William Is Not on the List

VHF Alphabet, Love Story, and Why William Is No...

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There is a quiet irony in the fact that Romeo and Juliett, born from a story of miscommunication, remained in an alphabet designed to prevent it - while William, their...

VHF Alphabet, Love Story, and Why William Is No...

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There is a quiet irony in the fact that Romeo and Juliett, born from a story of miscommunication, remained in an alphabet designed to prevent it - while William, their...

A Radar Reflector, an orchestra and a missing ship

A Radar Reflector, an orchestra and a missing ship

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Why a Warship Can Appear “Invisible” Many sailors report seeing a large military vessel pass nearby - yet it barely appears on radar or remains invisible. This is not a...

A Radar Reflector, an orchestra and a missing ship

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Why a Warship Can Appear “Invisible” Many sailors report seeing a large military vessel pass nearby - yet it barely appears on radar or remains invisible. This is not a...

Rarotonga

Rarotonga

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Its name comes from Polynesian words meaning “toward the south”, marking it as a southern haven for ancient voyaging canoes that crisscrossed the Pacific long before the age of maps.

Rarotonga

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Its name comes from Polynesian words meaning “toward the south”, marking it as a southern haven for ancient voyaging canoes that crisscrossed the Pacific long before the age of maps.

Ambulance, Binary Stars and Saving Lives at Sea

Ambulance, Binary Stars and Saving Lives at Sea

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Doppler Effect There are physical phenomena we experience intuitively, without ever thinking about the fact that they form the foundation of some of the most complex engineering systems in existence. ...

Ambulance, Binary Stars and Saving Lives at Sea

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Doppler Effect There are physical phenomena we experience intuitively, without ever thinking about the fact that they form the foundation of some of the most complex engineering systems in existence. ...

Zig Zag Stitch

Zig Zag Stitch

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In sailmaking, nothing is accidental. Every detail - from panel layout to thread choice - is shaped by centuries of seamanship and the uncompromising demands of the sea. One such...

Zig Zag Stitch

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In sailmaking, nothing is accidental. Every detail - from panel layout to thread choice - is shaped by centuries of seamanship and the uncompromising demands of the sea. One such...