Day 229: 27-Feb-15 One of the first steam powered road vehicles was designed and constructed by Richard Trevithick in 1803 (3 wheeler)
Day 230: 28-Feb-15 Plant: Coptis; a small evergreen perennial, a good companion plant for ferns, trilliums and other woodland types. Enjoys cool shade, moist, humus rich soil.
Day 231: 1-Mar-15 The first road roller, steam powered was built by Thomas Aveling in 1867.
Day 232: 2-Mar-15 Derivation of Starboard; the side (righthand) of a boat (looking towards the bows) where the 'steering board' was mounted, became known as Starboard. Port being the lefthand side where a boat would be docked in port (on it's Port Side).
Day 233: 3-Mar-15 The first steam powered paddle steamers were made in the early 1800s.
Day 234: 4-Mar-15 Steam museum at Hall Farm, Strumpshaw.
Day 235: 5-Mar-15 A 'Synchroton' is a large accelerator that produces powerful X-rays for research purposes.
Day 236: 6-Mar-15 The Royal Yacht 'Brittania' was launched in 1953.
Day 237: 7-Mar-15 A Leat, is the name, common in the south & west of England for an artificial watercourse supplying water to a watermill or its mill pond.
Day 238: 8-Mar-15 A year ago today the Malaysian flight MH370 disappeared.
Day 239: 9-Mar-15 Trinity House (in Newcastle-upon-Tyne) formerly began in 1505.
Day 240: 10-Mar-15 Phyllis Pearsall created the first A-Z London map in 1936.
Day 241: 11-Mar-15 The BBC are introducing a free, small, programmable computer - the Micro Bit.
Day 242: 12-Mar-15 A new Samsung phone (Galaxy Note Edge) has curved edges to its display.
Day 243: 13-Mar-15 John Tradescant the Elder & his son, were C16 & C17 plant collectors.
Day 244: 14-Mar-15 'Grotto' comes from the word 'crupta' (in Vulgar Latin).
Day 245: 15-Mar-15 I sponsored someone undertaking the 'Rainbow Fun Run' in support of St Richards Hospice Foundation
Day 246: 16-Mar-15 Discovered that YouTube app on my tablet can 'cast' / control my Humax Freesat box YouTube app service.
Day 247: 17-Mar-15 ~ 6000 people commit suicide each year in the UK.
Day 248: 18-Mar-15 EPICORMIC shoot: a shoot growing from an Epicormic bud which lies underneath the bark of a trunk, stem or branch of a plant. Normally dormant, their growth is suppressed by hormones produced from active shoots higher up the plant.
Day 249: 19-Mar-15 Was made aware of the Shuttleworth collection.
Day 250: 20-Mar-15 An eclipse of the sun today at approx 9.30am, viewable from Cheltenham, not quite total.
Day 251: 21-Mar-15 Plant Sage: Salvia officinalis contains a camphoraceous oil, consisting of about 50% thujone, when taken to excess can be halluncinogenic, addictive and toxic.
Day 252: 22-Mar-15 Aptronyms or Nominative Determinism is a noun for having a name that goes with your job/occupation e.g butcher
Day 253: 23-Mar-15 Dover Castle was built over 800 years ago, ordered by King Henry 2nd, King of England & also parts of France.
Day 254: 24-Mar-15 Plant Magnolia stellata:
Day 255: 25-Mar-15 Vexilology is the study of flags.
Day 256: 26-Mar-15 SCS = Sofa Carpet Specialists.
Day 257: 27-Mar-15 Twitter now has a form of live video streaming capability.
Day 258: 28-Mar-15 The Tower of London was built in the 1080's.
Day 259: 29-Mar-15 Lamingtons - a cake
Day 260: 30-Mar-15 Agapanthus - when grown in pots, restricts root run, needs to be well drained, watered once a week, fed once every three weeks.
Day 261: 31-Mar-15 Outernet - provides free Internet based content via geostationary and low earth orbit satellites.
