From the eighteen-seventies, there’s an ad for Bols gin. A remarkably detailed, beautifully drawn, anonymous charcoal landscape is dated 1904. Space blanket “The space blanket is used to insulate the oxygen and water from the hot daytime temperatures. Temperatures vary widely on the Moon. It can be as cold as -193°C (-315°F) at night at its poles and as hot as 111°C (232°F) during the day at its equator.”

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This isn’t as much of a problem as it sounds; if these pieces are less ambitious than McPhee’s books, they succeed as especially substantial and elegant nonfiction. This collection provides an enticing introduction to a body of work that can be intimidating by virtue of its sheer volume and journalistic rigor. I made that sandwich, and you are going to eat it, Mister Man. You filled yourself up on penny candy on the way home, and now you're not hungry." As did Ianno in 1681, with a word about the quality of his oil. (Ianno was a merchant. To the blokbrekers, he sold linseed oil for their lamps.) Laura McPhee or Virginia Beahan talking about the landscape around Trenton, NJ (I'm not sure who exactly is being quoted, it might be a slight narrative allusion to the title and subject of this essay, and McPhee is playing with the reader a bit) in "Under the Cloth" by John McPhee

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My first complete McPhee, and this was fun. Narrative non-fiction, slowly, meticulously, almost wondrously crafted. You can feel it in the rhythm of the words sometimes. A couple of pieces in Silk Parachute are squibs, but the two long pieces on Lacrosse and Golf more than make up for them. I just love McPhee. I found myself reading a long essay on lacrosse with deep, almost emotional interest. And lacrosse has never appealed to me before. That's what great writing can do. Reading McPhee's lucid descriptions of [lacrosse], with its lightning pace and nuanced skill levels, one wonders why Americans spend so much time watching football . . . We're fortunate McPhee has written as much--and as well--as he has. For readers who have always wanted a more personal glimpse, Silk Parachute should be floating your way.” — Tim McNulty, The Seattle Times

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Warming the Jump Seat" - A short essay about writing about Mr. Boyden, headmaster of Deerfield Academy, profiled in two articles in the New Yorker in 1966, and eventually, put into a book published by FSG titled: The Headmaster: Frank L. Boyden of Deerfield Polish-American Stanley Switlik founded the "Canvas-Leather Speciality Company" on October 9, 1920. The company first manufactured items like leather hampers, golf bags, coal bags, pork roll casings, and postal mailbags. However, Switlik soon switched to making pilot and gunner belts, designing flight clothing, and experimenting with parachutes. The company was soon renamed the Switlik Parachute & Equipment Company. Inaddition to the structural analysis of the cloth, the properties measured areweight, breaking strength, tear resistance, elasticity, and air permeability. Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. Vintage woven silk cigarette card Depose Parachuting D 7 from set of 15 Sporting Tobacco made in Holland original c1930 4.00cm x 3.00cm

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On this day in 1942, in an airfield near Hartford, Connecticut, Adeline Gray fell to earth for the 33rd time. Today, whether a first-time student or a top competitor, the parachute will have been designed specifically for that use within the sport.

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My dad and Grandad Grey said Hitler was not going to get them out of their beds,” said Joan, who was 15 at the time. “All of a sudden a parachute mine sent to cause devastation hit the roof of number 13 next door to us. Everyone waited, expecting the worst, but it never happened. The whole street could have gone up, but an eerie silence was all that happened,” she said. PURE MULBERRY SILK fabric by the yard - White silk fabric - Handmade fabric - Organic fiber - Vintage textile - Dress making If you love John McPhee's writing, add this to your list. If you are just curious, but don't have topic in mind, you can get an idea of why people love McPhee as a writer, irregardless of topic.It has been alleged that on December 24, 1936, when I was five years old, she sent me to my room at or close to 7 P.M. for using four-letter words while trimming the Christmas tree. I do not recall that. When your mother is ninety-nine years old, you have so many memories of her that they tend to overlap, intermingle, and blur. It is extremely difficult to single out one or two, impossible to remember any that exemplify the whole. A typical descent may be from between 4,000ft (1,219 m) and 12,000ft (3,658m), according to weather conditions and the type of jump being made. It will include a period of freefall before the parachute is deployed to slow the descent rate to about 1,000ft (305m) per minute for a safe landing. Two 45.5-kilogram,(100-pound) tanks of oxygen “ With basically no atmosphere on the Moon, oxygen (O2) to breathe is the most pressing survival need. The average person needs about 0.84 kilograms (a little less than 2 pounds) of O2 per day.”