He was a bit of a lad by all accounts, not your typical Quaker, and never married. He enjoyed socialising and carousing and was actually expelled from the Quakers for his drinking and keeping loose company. At the age of 28 he was taken on by the Royal Observatory in Greenwich as an assistant. Mason and Dixon arrived in Philadelphia on 15 November Although the war in America had concluded some two years earlier, there remained considerable tension between the settlers and their native neighbours.
The line was not called the Mason-Dixon Line when it was first drawn. Instead, it got this name during the Missouri Compromise , which was agreed to in It was used to reference the boundary between states where slavery was legal and states where it was not.
After this, both the name and its understood meaning became more widespread, and it eventually became part of the border between the seceded Confederate States of America and Union Territories.
In the early days of British colonialism in North America, land was granted to individuals or corporations via charters, which were given by the king himself. However, even kings can make mistakes, and when Charles II granted William Penn a charter for land in America, he gave him territory that he had already granted to both Maryland and Delaware!
What an idiot!? He was an early advocate of democracy and religious freedom, notable for his good relations and successful treaties with the Lenape Native Americans.
Under his direction, the city of Philadelphia was planned and developed. Philadelphia was planned out to be grid-like with its streets and be very easy to navigate, unlike London where Penn was from. The streets are named with numbers and tree names. But in his defense, the map he was using was inaccurate, and this threw everything out of whack. But as all the colonies grew in population and sought to expand westward , the matter of the unresolved border became a much more prominent in mid-Atlantic politics.
In colonial times, as in modern times, too, borders and boundaries were critical. Lord Baltimore was an English nobleman who was the first Proprietor of the Province of Maryland, ninth Proprietary Governor of the Colony of Newfoundland and second of the colony of Province of Avalon to its southeast. A problem arose when Charles II granted a charter for Pennsylvania in Negotiations ensued after the problem was discovered in As a result, solving this border dispute became a major issue, and it became an even bigger deal when violent conflict broke out in the mids over land claimed by both people from Pennsylvania and Maryland.
To stop this madness, the Penns, who controlled Pennsylvania, and the Calverts, who were in charge of Maryland, hired Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon to survey the territory and draw a boundary line to which everyone could agree. But Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon only did this because the Maryland governor had agreed to a border with Delaware.
He later argued the terms he signed to were not the ones he had agreed to in person, but the courts made him stick to what was on paper. Always read the fine print! This agreement made it easier to settle the dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland because they could use the now established boundary between Maryland and Delaware as a reference. In addition, The planet, moons, and rings of interest or comet, nucleus, and tail , stars, the sun, and the spacecraft are all accurately drawn with wireframe representations Callahan to assist in the analysis of science and optical navigation data..
Space Games Some space adventure games of note:. Space Tourism Market Simulation STMS is an interactive simulation covering various disciplines such as rocket engineering, economics, design, laws, ethics, art, etc. Participants can choose one out of eight specific groups such as passenger, manufacturer, organization, space travel agency, investor, government, opposition or own created group. They can either cooperate or compete with other groups. Instead of controlling a spacecraft or running a game, these simulations try to immerse you in a 3D environment and let you move around and interact within it.
The environment might be a space station, a lunar colony or the surface of Mars. Some of the Space Station Simulations listed above use 3D modeling. Massively multiplayer on line MMO games with near future space scenarios are in development, some sponsored by space agencies.
ActiveWorld's Mars Sites ActiveWorld is an online virtual reality universe that has grown to involve hundreds of thousands of users with over unique worlds. Included in this VR universe is a whole Mars world with spaceports and colonies. The independent site Elysium Mars [Last update: No Date] gives overview of the Mars world, including a map , description of the spaceports , and recommended sites.
Second Life This on line virtual world includes Spaceport Alpha , which has sites like the International Spaceflight Museum shown below. Wright aims to create a. As parts of the city are completed and tested, they will be added to the virtual city. Likewise, data bases available to visitors will be added as they are compiled. The pace of development will be determined by the level of success in raising the necessary development capital.
Space City is being developed by a group of astronautical engineers with many years of industry experience. They are determined to make Space City One as accurate and detailed as practical to provide a high-fidelity environment for visitors It is described as follows:.
Colony - ET puts you on an alien planet in full survival mode. The current state of the simulator allows one person to set up a server and invite their friends to join in the colony. We can have as many as 32 players but most people would be comfortable with 4 to 8 close friends. These include space related features.
See articles and video below:. Download demo. Players can build and manage their own 3-D lunar colony, controlling all aspects of colony life - from building colonies and creating industries, to trading with Earth and alien races. Players can manage 4 customizable industries mining, manufacturing, research and tourism to create their own unique playing experience. Britton Unfortunately, this site disappeared from the net. The ambitious project used VRML to provide a simulated experience of lunar exploration:.
As an historical source document and as an artistic interpretation of cultural context, the MOON project is made to connect viewers in our collective global culture. Vision Videogames This company. This game will create in millions of young people a sense of ownership in the worldwide effort to explore space and improve life on Earth DigitalSpace Commons This company develops sophisticated 3D modelling and simulation tools and applications.
Many of their projects are space related. HobbySpace is a part of Space-H Services. Site Info. Simulator Sections. Simulator News from Space-for-All. See the archive for older articles Space Simulation Projects. A selection of collaborative simulation projects intended primarily for educational and entertainment purposes. Mission Control is also equipped to teleconference with cadets piloting the Orion flight simulator at a third school.
It really is rocket science: Space shuttle simulator so fun, kids don't know they're learning - Recordnet. Orbital Laboratory The Right Students: School shuttle simulation offers a glimpse of an astronaut's experience - reviewjournal. The interactive real time simulation of a shuttle mission allowed one to " Now you can - Orlando Sentinel - Apr. Local company planning space-based theme park - AbcActionNews.
RPE - "setting out to build, market, and license the world's first Mars-themed adventure resort that will authentically simulate what it will be like to be on an expedition on Mars in the year Space Simulation Software.
Apollo Apollo Simulator by SpaceDreamStudios Features include: fly complete missions from lift-off to splash-down walk on the moon like a real astronaut! The AIM site has long disappeared but the game can still be obtained from some software retailers. Includes realistic command and lunar module controls, multiple landing sites, mission control radio transmissions, page technical manual, etc.
Now available in the US. The Wings of Mercury is a realistic simulation of the Mercury spacecraft. It features 3D graphics, fully functional control panels, networked simulations, and a complete manual. Version 3. WoM is so realistic, you will use the actual checklists used by the astronauts.
Orbital and Sub-Orbital missions can be simulated. Orbital missions and a Mission Control Center simulator are available to registered users. The Wings of Mercury 3. Klingon, offers a basic simulator of the Mercury rocket for Windows.
Unfortunately, the programs are intended for museums and arcades settings and so are extremely expensive. MS3 - Mission Simulation Software intended for large installations such as at museum or space camp situation.
Celestia: A 3D Space Simulator "Celestia is real-time 3D space simulation which lets you travel through our solar system and to over , stars in our neighborhood. The architecture allows for on going expansion and add-ons See, for example, the spectacular planetary surfaces in the Celestia Gallery.
Built around the concept of asteroid mining, this simulator employs 3-D graphics to display vehicles traveling and landing on asteroids" " Realistic Orbital Mechanics Modular Spacecraft - can develop ones own custom vehicles. Kerbal Space Program This is a multi-genre game where the players create their own space program. In KSP, you must build a space-worthy craft, capable of flying its crew out into space, without killing them.
At your disposal is a collection of parts, which must be assembled to create a functional ship. Each part has its own function and will affect the way a ship flies or doesn't. So strap yourself in, and get ready to try some Rocket Science! Some features include: The Vehicle Assembly Building and the Space Plane Hangar allows players to build spacecraft out of any imaginable combination of parts. Fully-fledged, Physics-based Flight Simulation ensures everything will fly and crash as it should.
Take your Kerbal crew out of the ship and do Extra Vehicular Activities Fly out to Moons and other Planets Procedural Terrain delivers detailed terrain at a vast scale. The Kerbal Planet is km in radius!
Mod-enabled, allows players to create new content and modify the game. Ship systems. Keep an eye out for engine temperatures and fuel levels, and try not to explode. Build ships with multiple stages, and jettison parts away as they burn out. Full control over the staging sequence allows for complex ships and advanced functionality. Easylander 2D - on line sim from SpaceDreamStudios. It is "compatible with iPhone and iPod touch ". Lunar Contact - Apollo 17 lander simulator - Apollo 17 lander simulator priced for museums and exhibitions.
MoonBaseOne Federation of Galaxy Explorers FOGE organization has sponsored development of this educational game in which adventures are based around the building of a lunar base. MoonBaseOne blog where you can get news on the game development and download the latest version. John Donohue's Lunar Lander - includes the Java source code.
Also available at ExploreSpace. Mars Simulations Maestro Headquaters - download special viewer for Mars rover data. Home version of program used at JPL Drive on Mars - rover simulations, on line and offline GeoPlayer Mars Demo - "Navigate the whole planet of Mars, fly from location to location, explore the terrain, view the landing sites. We've analyzed Techmeme's news crawl data to find out. Who's Hiring In Tech? AWS : Be curious. Take risks. Learn a lot. SpotOn : Better tech to run your business.
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Excited to support them. European Parliament : Digital Markets Act: ending unfair practices of big online platforms. Regulators Are at It Again. Here's our reaction to this morning's committee vote on a set of rules to increase fairness and openness in digital markets DMA.
The last step before the plenary vote. It is not a protectionist or an anti-American piece of legislation. Draft law blacklists certain practices by large platforms, enables Commission to carry out market investigations and sanction non-compliant behaviours.
That's the dilemma officials are grappling with as they're finalizing the bill. It would have been greater to see them for all platform services. It doesn't host secret groups of unlimited size.
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