The view stretched beyond the point o’ Smithaquoy across the azure sea to Papay, while in the...
Tag - OISF 2013
Georges Lemaître – The Father of the Big Bang
In the 1920s, astronomers knew that the universe was not static, but expanding. Most, including...
A piece of Mars is coming to Orkney
A piece of Mars is coming to Orkney for this year’s Orkney International Science Festival. It is a...
Making waves
Scotland is at the forefront of research and technological development in the field of wave and...
The last of the Great Auks – a poignant anniversary
Two hundred years ago in May a Great Auk was killed at Fowl Craig on Papa Westray. By this stage...
Images from Canada for the John Rae bicentenary
Here in Toronto, where I live, a great many artists have adopted an abstract style. I tried that...
A year of events to honour John Rae
A rich mix of events took place across Orkney in 2013 to mark the bicentenary of one of the...
John Rae’s favourite places – the story of an exhibition
I’ve always known about John Rae, there is a memorial in St Magnus Cathedral which shows the...
Sanday Soulka
Intrigued by the name? You’ll have to look it up on the website – www.sandaysoulka.org 2013 is the...