Sea and the City
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Nick Crane pays tribute to the mega port of Immingham. He discovers how this east coast energy importer has been specially engineered to import the vast quantities of coal needed to generate electricity for our lifestyles,woolrich outlet parka. He also meets the foreign crew of a supertanker who spend months at sea,nfl jerseys.
Tessa Dunlop uncovers the story of how Hitler's bombers could have drowned London,louboutin soldes, and possibly won the Second World War,cheap moncler jackets, by destroying the embankments that contain the River Thames. Tessa reveals the secret wartime defensive schemes,hogan outlet online, devised to prevent the Thames flooding the capital city during air raids. To protect those sheltering in the tube,Borse Burberry, a chain of underwater microphones and steel floodgates was installed in top secret,louboutin pas cher, with the evidence still visible today.
Ruth Goodman investigates the clandestine coastal sex trade in Victorian Britain. The Royal Navy was in crisis as sailors fell prey to sexually transmitted diseases. The government brought in laws to detain and forcibly treat women suspected of being prostitutes,scarpe hogan outlet, but social campaigner, Josephine Butler,christian louboutin shoes, was determined to take on the establishment.
Mark Horton reveals how determining a ship's exact position at sea meant that Greenwich became the epicentre of global sea navigation. The British government offered a prize to any member of the public who could crack longitude. James Harrison and his sea clock are credited with solving the conundrum,outlet woolrich, but the full story is even more remarkable. It was Britain's astronomers who provided a practical solution to longitude.相关的主题文章：
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