On the 2nd of July 1980 the film Airplane premiered.
Airplane #OnThisDay
What Makes Scottish Architecture Scottish?
Mousa to Mackintosh is a chronological history of Scottish architecture, from brochs and classical country houses to baronial tower-houses and modernist New Towns.
From the Vikings to the 21st C: Scotland’s #Linen Industry
In 1978, an excavation of the remains of a Horizontal Mill at The Earl’s Bu, Orphir, uncovered flax which it was suggested had been locally grown.
Orkney Pupils Rise to #STEM Innovation Challenge
Around 70 young people gathered to compete in a variety of Science Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) challenges set by industry who provided an insight of the different career paths available in the STEM sector.
The Sky Above You – July 2023
The Moon will be Full on July 3rd, a Supermoon when it is at its closest to Earth as well as Full. It will be New on July 17th, near Venus and Mercury on the 19th and 20th, with Mars in the background but now very much fainter than the inner planets.
‘The spirit-world around this world of sense’
‘A vital breath of more ethereal air.’ – Longfellow. Images by Mirran Hall
Sgathaich: Street Fighter 2
“What really helps these characters stand out is, as well as different designs, and being from all over the world, mechanically they play differently (except for Ryu Ken and Akuma who play as different versions of their own move pull). “
‘A Modern Dietician’s Nightmare’: 18thC Living Conditions Part 2
“The rich ate a bulky though unbalanced diet. There was a high intake of protein but few vegetables, as these were thought to cause melancholy and flatulence, and little fruit, white meats, milk, whey, butter, eggs, and cheese.”
Stunning Archaeological Find on an Oil Amphora
“At first nothing would have been extraordinary about the find, as countless pieces of pottery from ancient Rome have been found.”
Hoy by Mirran Hall
The layers of red and honey-coloured sandstone that make up the cliffs are between 380 and 370 million years old and date from the Devonian Period, when Scotland lay south of the equator and was part of a huge desert continent. – Scottish Geology Trust
