Nautical Miles and Knots

A nautical mile is 1.852 kilometres. 

A regular mile is 1.6km. So a nautical mile is greater than a mile, by around 200m.

The knot is defined as one nautical mile per hour.

What is Gaia?

Gaia is a satellite engaged in astrometry - mapping the locations of celestial objects. It was launched from French Guiana in 2013. It is a French overseas territory, north of Brazil and east of Suriname.

Gyroscope

A gyroscope is used for measuring and maintaining angular velocity.

Combining Carbohydrates and Proteins

Glycoproteins are combinations of carbohydrate and protein. A protein as you know is a chain of amino acids.

Much of the terminology surrounding these special molecules is defined by IUPAC, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, registered in Zurich, Switzerland.

The Meaning of Peninsula and a Journey to the Nordic Iron Age

A peninsula is a piece of land surrounded almost entirely by water. Its name derives from the Latin paene (almost) and insula (island), so literally it means "almost an island". Large peninsulas include the Italian peninsula, Iberia and Jutland in Northern Europe, named after the Jutes, a Germanic people, one of the three most powerful Germanic peoples in the Nordic Iron Age, according to the Venerable Bede.

What is a Model Village?

Model villages were developed by landowners and industrialists in the late 18th Century onwards to house their workers and designed to form a self-contained community. An example is Port Sunlight on the Wirral Peninsula in Merseyside.

Knights, Dames and Grand Cross Holders

The GBE, KBE and DBE confer the use of Sir and Dame.  G stands for Grand Cross, and K stands for Knight Commander; D for Dame Commander.