# \#london

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## [This Week’s Book Review - The Physician of Nineveh](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/this-week-s-book-review-the-physician-of-nineveh/6109)

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**Author:** [@Seawriter](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Seawriter)\
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**Last updated:** [5 October 2025 22:23 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/this-week-s-book-review-the-physician-of-nineveh/6109 "2025-10-05T22:23:18Z")

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Looking for a good read? Here is a recommendation. I have an unusual approach to reviewing books. I review books I feel merit a review. Each review is an opportunity to recommend a book. If I do not think a book is wo…

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## [A Rolling Bridge—And It's Square!](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/a-rolling-bridge-and-its-square/3685)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [1 September 2023 13:58 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/a-rolling-bridge-and-its-square/3685 "2023-09-01T13:58:27Z")

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Well, almost square, and the rounded corners makes it even more complicated geometrically. The trick is keeping the centre of mass at the same height throughout the rotation.

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## [London's Millennium Tower—When Ambition Collided with Reality](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/londons-millennium-tower-when-ambition-collided-with-reality/3246)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [31 May 2023 15:17 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/londons-millennium-tower-when-ambition-collided-with-reality/3246 "2023-05-31T15:17:34Z")

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The London Millennium Tower, which was never built, should not be confused with the Leaning Tower of San Francisco, (see “Faulty Foundation—The Leaning Tower of San Francisco”, posted here on 2021-11-17), w…

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## [The Thames Tunnel—Beneath the River with Brunel Father and Son](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-thames-tunnel-beneath-the-river-with-brunel-father-and-son/2258)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [6 November 2022 13:36 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-thames-tunnel-beneath-the-river-with-brunel-father-and-son/2258 "2022-11-06T13:36:45Z")

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Here is more on the Thames Tunnel, built between 1825 and 1843 by Marc Brunel and his son Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the first tunnel beneath a navigable river in the world. In 1869, the pedestrian tunnel wa…

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## [The Roof of London's Royal Albert Hall](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-roof-of-londons-royal-albert-hall/1963)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [7 September 2022 12:31 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-roof-of-londons-royal-albert-hall/1963 "2022-09-07T12:31:50Z")

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The 600 ton iron and glass dome of the building is not attached to it in any way—it just sits on top. Here is more on the Royal Albert Hall, which opened in 1871.

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## [Joseph Bazalgette, the Great Stink, and the Sewers of London](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/joseph-bazalgette-the-great-stink-and-the-sewers-of-london/1100)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [26 March 2022 14:28 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/joseph-bazalgette-the-great-stink-and-the-sewers-of-london/1100 "2022-03-26T14:28:51Z")

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Here is more on the Great Stink of 1858 and Joseph Bazalgette’s rôle in designing and building the London sewer system. The original sewer system did not treat the sewage, but routed it downstream where it…