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Posted on June 26, 2021 by yawnthepost

The Cornish pastiche: Tintagel, a castle on a rocky outcrop, is this Camelot? No, it’s not.

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      William Hershel, professional musician, amateur astronomer, discoverer of Uranus, built a telescope in Slough so huge it remained the biggest in the world for fifty years.
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