Interesting and informative pictures

[Punkawallah]

But apparently inventing a steam engine was too complicated. Go figure.

I imagine it started with a skin and a pole in a dug-out canoe. What we see is the apogee of the sailing vessel. A bit like the first steam paddle boat evolving to a nuclear aircraft carrier.

 

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[Gwylan]

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That's worth printing a copy of.

 

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[Sterlo]

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Now been superseded by the Metric Dalek.

 

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[avecReynolds531]

...Another vintage mural...

 

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