Category Archives: Newton

What have the Romans ever done for us?

Posted on 15/06/2012 by dougaj4

Maybe the Romans can  fairly claim the credit for spreading the aqueduct from Portugal to the Middle East, but the voussoir arch, typical of Roman aqueduct construction, did not originate with them. The first known voussoir arches were constructed by … Continue reading →

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Seven Florence Bridges

Posted on 08/06/2012 by dougaj4

There are seven bridges over the River Arno in the central area of Florence, of which only one (The Ponte Vecchio) is an original old structure, the remainder of the old bridges having been destroyed by the retreating German army at … Continue reading →

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A tour of Venice backstreets

Posted on 02/06/2012 by dougaj4

The great majority of the tourists in Venice are concentrated within a stone’s throw of The Grand Canal and St Mark’s Square, but the real charm of the place is in the back streets and canals, where (apart from the … Continue reading →

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Bridges over the Grand Canal

Posted on 30/05/2012 by dougaj4

This post was planned to be a description of the four bridges over the Grand Canal in Venice, but I discovered that The Happy Pontist has already done this, so I will just provide links to his site, some photos, and comments … Continue reading →

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Leonardo, lenses and the earliest photograph?

Posted on 28/05/2012 by dougaj4

Walking around Venice I had seen a large poster for a Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition, with no details of locations or dates, and on the Internet the only links were to exhibitions from previous years, but arriving in Florence I … Continue reading →

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