http://www.astrofiammante.net “I have spent a reasonable percentage of my life in libraries – I like the hush.” Robin Ince Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:55:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.astrofiammante.net/daily-photo-30082011-post2694/ http://www.astrofiammante.net/daily-photo-30082011-post2694/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:07:05 +0000 Astrofiammante http://www.astrofiammante.net/?p=2694 Chronophage (n): The locust-like creature atop Cambridge's Corpus Clock, acting as its escapement mechanism.]]> http://www.astrofiammante.net/daily-photo-30082011-post2694/feed/ 0 http://www.astrofiammante.net/daily-photo-28072011-post2528/ http://www.astrofiammante.net/daily-photo-28072011-post2528/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:11:31 +0000 Astrofiammante http://www.astrofiammante.net/?p=2528 Buoyant (adj): Having the ability to keep afloat in liquid or gas.]]> http://www.astrofiammante.net/daily-photo-28072011-post2528/feed/ 0 http://www.astrofiammante.net/daily-photo-19072011-post2476/ http://www.astrofiammante.net/daily-photo-19072011-post2476/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:16:27 +0000 Astrofiammante http://www.astrofiammante.net/?p=2476 Nineteen (n): A number in the range 10-20; a natural number; also a prime number. It is the atomic number for potassium.]]> http://www.astrofiammante.net/daily-photo-19072011-post2476/feed/ 0 http://www.astrofiammante.net/daily-photo-20062011-post2309/ http://www.astrofiammante.net/daily-photo-20062011-post2309/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:39:36 +0000 Astrofiammante http://www.astrofiammante.net/?p=2309 Heavy plant (n): A term for industrial-grade maintenance equipment used for tasks like building and road maintenance.]]> http://www.astrofiammante.net/daily-photo-20062011-post2309/feed/ 0 http://www.astrofiammante.net/daily-photo-11062011-post2256/ http://www.astrofiammante.net/daily-photo-11062011-post2256/#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2011 20:34:46 +0000 Astrofiammante http://www.astrofiammante.net/?p=2256 Dūcan (verb, Old English): To dive, from which we get our modern word for the duck.]]> http://www.astrofiammante.net/daily-photo-11062011-post2256/feed/ 0 http://www.astrofiammante.net/apposite-post472/ http://www.astrofiammante.net/apposite-post472/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:52:04 +0000 Astrofiammante http://www.astrofiammante.net/blog/?p=472 At no time are we ever in such complete possession of a journey, down to its last nook and cranny, as when we are busy with preparations for it. After that, there remains only the journey itself, which is nothing but the process through which we lose our ownership of it - Yukio Mishima]]> http://www.astrofiammante.net/apposite-post472/feed/ 0 http://www.astrofiammante.net/heres-to-august-8-2008-post122/ http://www.astrofiammante.net/heres-to-august-8-2008-post122/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:13:12 +0000 Astrofiammante http://www.astrofiammante.net/blog/?p=122 http://www.astrofiammante.net/heres-to-august-8-2008-post122/feed/ 0