November, 1889
A squadron of Oenotrian screw galleys was dispatched to raid a convoy of
merchant cloudships supplying the Western Column of the...
Friday, July 25, 2014
A View From the Bridge
First things first...I imagine that your initial question will be "what is this web site?" That is a long story that starts back in 1995, when...
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Ætheric Signalling
COLONEL HOZIER gave a lecture to the officers of the Woolwich garrison at the Royal Artillery Institution, Woolwich, last week, 'upon a subject which...
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Fuelless Flyers
Could new technology make the steam engine obsolete? In a scenario to 'GDW's Space 1889' our reporter investigates some daring new concepts in flyer...
Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896)
To invent an airplane is nothing. To build one is something. But to fly is everything. ~Otto Lilienthal
The noted...
Monday, July 14, 2014
USS Eagle, Revised
USS Eagle on patrol over the coast.
The aerial rocket sloop USS Eagle is an unusual class of vessel, easily recognizable by its large outrigger-like...
Sunday, July 13, 2014
The "Hall" Type-Writer
Price £8 8s. - Weight, 8 lb. - Size, 14 by 7 by 2½ in.
THE ONLY PORTABLE AND COMPLETE MACHINE EXTANT. UNIQUE IN ITS SIMPLICITY.
THE "HALL"...
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