Bücher von Dave Lane

At Clifton Country Park are the industrial remains of Wet Earth Colliery. Established around 1740, the colliery was one of the first deep mines to be sunk in the Irwell Valley. Wet Earth Colliery is of importance for three main reasons. It was the first deep mine to be sunk in the valley, and had the first application of steam winding in the area. Secondly, compared to most other pits, it had a very long working life: from around 1750 through to 1928 - almost 180 years. Finally, it's association with James Brindley and his ingenious hydraulic pumping scheme for the colliery, which was in continuous use from 1756 to 1924, just before the colliery closed. This volume is the complete guide to the history and exploration of part of the mining complex.

In 2003, NASA launched two Mars Exploration Rovers named "Spirit" and "Opportunity" on a voyage of discovery to the Red Planet. Both Rovers had a projected lifetime of just 90 days in which to collect scientific data and photographs. The Rovers excelled in every respect and worked on the Martian surface for many years. This book is the third volume in a series which records the exploration of the Rover "Opportunity". This volume records the period from when Opportunity had arrived at Victoria Crater, it's explorations into the crater and it's departure from Victoria heading for Endeavour Crater. These volumes are created from the sol by sol (day to day) logs provided t us all by the NASA web sites along with the photographs taken by the different cameras on Opportunity.