In Antrim There Walketh Giants

County Antrim is in the North East of Northern Ireland.  It is the land of the Giant's Causeway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, created by ancient volcanic activity. Much of the Causeway is managed by the National Trust (founded by Octavia Hill in 1895). The Glens of Antrim known locally as The Glens are a set of valleys which form a major tourist attraction in North Antrim.

When did the Chalky Cretaceous Start?

The Cretaceous Period was very important in the story of the dinosaurs. It began 145 million years ago. Its  name derives from the Latin creta meaning chalk. It is often abbreviated to K. It is the final chapter in the so-called Mesozoic ("Middle Life") Era, the era of the dinosaurs. Birds, crocodiles and the coelacanth are the closest living relatives of the dinosaurs.

India Technology in 2023

India achieved some technology milestones in 2023.

• Asia's largest helicopter manufacturing facility inaugurated in Karnataka
• Asia's largest international liquid mirror telescope inaugurated in Uttarakhand
• National Quantum Mission launched

Henri Ardel

Henri Ardel was the pen-name of French author Berthe Abraham. She won the Prix Botta (a literature and philosophy prize of the Academie Francaise) in 1894 for her novel Heart of the Sceptic.

Insufficiency of Mathematics and Role of Monadology

Leibnitz (or Leibniz as he himself spelled his name) was a mathematician who found mathematics at times insufficient, for example, in explicating the underlying causes of mechanical motion. Hence he sought answers in metaphysics. He wrote up his thoughts in Monadology (1909).

What does WLTP mean in car terms?

WLTP is a chassis dynamometer ("chasdo") test cycle to determine emissions and fuel consumption on light vehicles. It stands for Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Testing Procedure.

Ferrari - The Prancing Horse

Ferrari is known by its emblem, the Prancing Horse. 

Among its newer models, the Purosangue is the first four-door four-seater in the company's history. Its name is Italian for thoroughbred. It boasts a V12 engine (twelve-cylinder piston engine).

Twelve cylinder engines were first used in racing boats, built in London in 1904 at Putney Motor Works.