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The medieval Respryn Bridge in Cornwall was built in the 15th century and stands over the River Fowey and was the site of a fierce conflict in the English Civil War.

At the outbreak of the War in 1642, Parliamentarians initially guarded the bridge. However, in 1644, they were forced to abandon it, allowing Royalist troops to use it as a strategic passage to unite their army.

The Battle of Lostwithiel shortly followed, becoming one of the greatest victories for King Charles I, and a catastrophic loss for the Parliamentarians.

 

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This was the scene in Helsinki, 1969. The morning rush hour, the traffic is going towards the city centre on Itäväylä road, Helsinki.

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On 9/25/2023 at 11:30 AM, MiniMinorMk3 said:

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Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion, one of three built.

I went to one of his lectures a while back, he tackled many topics and it made a great impression on me especially his mathematical reasoning of why it was unlikely Earth is the only planet with life at this stage of evolution. He invented the Geodesic dome and was the first person to use the word synergy which he defined as doing more with less.

OK back to work.

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52 minutes ago, DSdriver said:

Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion, one of three built.

I went to one of his lectures a while back, he tackled many topics and it made a great impression on me especially his mathematical reasoning of why it was unlikely Earth is the only planet with life at this stage of evolution. He invented the Geodesic dome and was the first person to use the word synergy which he defined as doing more with less.

OK back to work.

The term Geodesic dome was coined by Buckminster Fuller in about 1946.

The first Geodesic dome was built in 1926 in Jena , Germany by Walther Bauersfeld - the Zeiss Planetarium.

https://planetarium-jena.de/ueber-uns/geschichte/

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40 minutes ago, Momentary Lapse Of Reason said:

The term Geodesic dome was coined by Buckminster Fuller in about 1946.

The first Geodesic dome was built in 1926 in Jena , Germany by Walther Bauersfeld - the Zeiss Planetarium.

https://planetarium-jena.de/ueber-uns/geschichte/

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Just checking that you were paying attention at the back there 😁

I obviously wasn't, back in 1969!

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On 9/30/2023 at 5:07 PM, Remspoor said:

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Early facelift 2.0XL  new in sept 74 in Cheshire made it to Dec 85.

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