Comments for Turtle Reader » The War in the Air http://www.turtlereader.com Slow and steady, page by page... Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:25:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 Comment on The War in the Air - Day 23 of 115 by ScottS-M http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/h-g-wells/the-war-in-the-air-day-23-of-115/#comment-395 ScottS-M Sat, 11 Aug 2007 23:46:13 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/news/the-war-in-the-air-day-23-of-115/#comment-395 It's about time things started picking up. I was getting a little worried. Bikes and shenanigans are good I suppose but I wanted to see some science fiction and H. G.'s idea of what an air war would be like. It’s about time things started picking up. I was getting a little worried. Bikes and shenanigans are good I suppose but I wanted to see some science fiction and H. G.’s idea of what an air war would be like.

]]> Comment on The War in the Air - Day 22 of 115 by ScottS-M http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/h-g-wells/the-war-in-the-air-day-22-of-115/#comment-389 ScottS-M Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:28:31 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/news/the-war-in-the-air-day-22-of-115/#comment-389 <blockquote>Then he routed about for matches to utilise Mr. Butteridge’s cigars; but here again luck was on his side, and he couldn’t find any wherewith to set light to the gas above him. Or else he would have dropped in a flare, a splendid but transitory pyrotechnic display. </blockquote> I was surprised they weren't using helium but then I remembered the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LZ_129_Hindenburg" rel="nofollow">Hindenberg</a> burning in 1937. It turns out that scientists would have just started investigating <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium#History" rel="nofollow">helium</a> when this book was written.

Then he routed about for matches to utilise Mr. Butteridge’s cigars; but here again luck was on his side, and he couldn’t find any wherewith to set light to the gas above him. Or else he would have dropped in a flare, a splendid but transitory pyrotechnic display.

I was surprised they weren’t using helium but then I remembered the Hindenberg burning in 1937. It turns out that scientists would have just started investigating helium when this book was written.

]]> Comment on The War in the Air - Day 13 of 115 by ScottS-M http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/h-g-wells/the-war-in-the-air-day-13-of-115/#comment-355 ScottS-M Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:24:34 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/news/the-war-in-the-air-day-13-of-115/#comment-355 <blockquote> Germany Denounces The Monroe Doctrine. Ambiguous Attitude Of Japan.</blockquote> Funny he would pick Germany and Japan in 1909 although I guess tensions with Germany would have already been leading towards World War I (starting in 1914) and Japan had already fought the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Sino-Japanese_War" rel="nofollow">Chinese</a> in 1895 and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Japanese_War" rel="nofollow">Russians </a> in 1905.

Germany Denounces The Monroe Doctrine.
Ambiguous Attitude Of Japan.

Funny he would pick Germany and Japan in 1909 although I guess tensions with Germany would have already been leading towards World War I (starting in 1914) and Japan had already fought the Chinese in 1895 and the Russians in 1905.

]]> Comment on The War in the Air - Day 13 of 115 by TurtleReader http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/h-g-wells/the-war-in-the-air-day-13-of-115/#comment-354 TurtleReader Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:56:02 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/news/the-war-in-the-air-day-13-of-115/#comment-354 <dl><dt><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_doctrine" rel="nofollow">Monroe Doctrine</a></dt><dd>A U.S. doctrine which, on December 2, 1823, proclaimed that European powers would no longer colonize or interfere with the affairs of the nations of the Americas.</dd><dt><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Boer_War" rel="nofollow">Boer war</a></dt><dd>A war fought from 1899 until 1902, between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics of the Orange Free State and the South African Republic (Transvaal Republic). After a protracted, hard-fought war, the two independent republics were absorbed into the British Empire.</dd><dt><a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Nineveh" rel="nofollow">Nineveh</a></dt><dd>An ancient city of Assyria on the Tigris River opposite the site of present-day Mosul, Iraq. As capital of the Assyrian Empire, it enjoyed great influence and prosperity.</dd><dt><a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/epigrams" rel="nofollow">epigram</a></dt><dd>A short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation</dd></dl>
Monroe Doctrine
A U.S. doctrine which, on December 2, 1823, proclaimed that European powers would no longer colonize or interfere with the affairs of the nations of the Americas.
Boer war
A war fought from 1899 until 1902, between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics of the Orange Free State and the South African Republic (Transvaal Republic). After a protracted, hard-fought war, the two independent republics were absorbed into the British Empire.
Nineveh
An ancient city of Assyria on the Tigris River opposite the site of present-day Mosul, Iraq. As capital of the Assyrian Empire, it enjoyed great influence and prosperity.
epigram
A short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation
]]> Comment on The War in the Air - Day 12 of 115 by TurtleReader http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/h-g-wells/the-war-in-the-air-day-12-of-115/#comment-349 TurtleReader Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:43:19 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/news/the-war-in-the-air-day-12-of-115/#comment-349 <dl><dt><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whit_Sunday" rel="nofollow">Whit Sunday</a></dt><dd>The holiday, also known as Pentecost, celebrated 50 days after Easter.</dd></dl>
Whit Sunday
The holiday, also known as Pentecost, celebrated 50 days after Easter.
]]> Comment on The War in the Air - Day 11 of 115 by TurtleReader http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/h-g-wells/the-war-in-the-air-day-11-of-115/#comment-342 TurtleReader Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:49:46 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/news/the-war-in-the-air-day-11-of-115/#comment-342 <dl><dt><a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/spatchcocked" rel="nofollow">spatch-cocked</a></dt><dd>To prepare (a dressed chicken) for grilling by splitting open</dd></dl>
spatch-cocked
To prepare (a dressed chicken) for grilling by splitting open
]]> Comment on The War in the Air - Day 8 of 115 by TurtleReader http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/h-g-wells/the-war-in-the-air-day-8-of-115/#comment-316 TurtleReader Fri, 27 Jul 2007 05:29:09 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/news/the-war-in-the-air-day-8-of-115/#comment-316 <dl><dt><a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pantechnicons" rel="nofollow">pantechnicon</a></dt><dd>a van used for moving home or office furniture (but <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantechnicon" rel="nofollow">Wiki</a> says it originally referred to the buildings they store things in)</dd></dl>
pantechnicon
a van used for moving home or office furniture (but Wiki says it originally referred to the buildings they store things in)
]]> Comment on The War in the Air - Day 3 of 115 by TurtleReader http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/h-g-wells/the-war-in-the-air-day-3-of-115/#comment-303 TurtleReader Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:37:07 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/news/the-war-in-the-air-day-3-of-115/#comment-303 <blockquote>Go-ahead Times!</blockquote> I'm not sure if that is a section heading or some sort of random interjection.

Go-ahead Times!

I’m not sure if that is a section heading or some sort of random interjection.

]]> Comment on The War in the Air - Day 1 of 115 by TurtleReader http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/h-g-wells/the-war-in-the-air-day-1-of-115/#comment-295 TurtleReader Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:31:25 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/news/the-war-in-the-air-day-1-of-115/#comment-295 <dl><dt><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasworks" rel="nofollow">gasworks</a></dt><dd>a factory for the manufacture of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminating_gas" rel="nofollow">illuminating gas</a> from coal</dd><dt><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasometers" rel="nofollow">gasometer</a></dt><dd>a large container where natural gas or town gas is stored near atmospheric pressure at ambient temperatures</dd><dt><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crystal_Palace" rel="nofollow">Crystal Palace</a></dt><dd>an iron and glass building displaying the marvels of the Victorian Age originally erected to house the Great Exhibition of 1851</dd></dl>
gasworks
a factory for the manufacture of illuminating gas from coal
gasometer
a large container where natural gas or town gas is stored near atmospheric pressure at ambient temperatures
Crystal Palace
an iron and glass building displaying the marvels of the Victorian Age originally erected to house the Great Exhibition of 1851
]]> Comment on The War in the Air - Day 1 of 115 by TurtleReader http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/h-g-wells/the-war-in-the-air-day-1-of-115/#comment-294 TurtleReader Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:24:29 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/news/the-war-in-the-air-day-1-of-115/#comment-294 <blockquote>district flooded by new and prbaa things</blockquote> I'm not sure what a prbaa thing is. Maybe a typo? I can't figure out what the correct word would be though.

district flooded by new and prbaa things

I’m not sure what a prbaa thing is. Maybe a typo? I can’t figure out what the correct word would be though.

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