Recent content by Neil McL

The other Advert for Pears Soap I remember used an image of "Bubbles" by John Everett Millais - you can see it HERE. I suppose the original had a deeper intention - anyway it circuitously brings to mind that the lifetime of a planetary nebula as a fraction of a star's life is about the same as...

Yes I agree with you about that Viv. When Wordsworth literally walked over the Alps into the Revolution the idea seemed heady to him but in later years when the reality of the violence that was unleashed became clear he seemed to back off! I suppose there were many who found themselves in a...

Thanks for being so encouraging Viv! However I think you might be being a bit harsh on those who saw merit and applicability in Tom Paine's ideas. The Birmingham Constitutional Society seems to have been one supported by the owners of actual working companies. Yes they were less sophisticated...

Ah - I think I meant twice! I am excoriated with newbie embarrassment but I don't find the site as user friendly as some! I hope I shall learn....

Sorry _ as a newbie I seem to have entered this more than once.....

Well I'm glad to hear it Carolina. I do hope you have a weedram to complement the haggis, tatties and neaps! If you would like anillustrated version of the Burns-Blair story - do let me know....

Thank you Vivienne. The David Blair link with Robert Burns certainly turns out to be an interesting story - I've unearthed a bit more detail and summarised it, along with references, here: https://docdro.id/O1gsxcy