A 'mortsafe' was an 18th Century invention designed to protect graves from disturbance. British authorities, turning a blind eye to grave-robbing, allowed surgeons and students to advance medical knowledge through illicit means. They deliberately minimized publicity to keep the public unaware of these activities. When grave-robbing was exposed, it often led to riots, … [Read more...] about Mortsafes: The 18th Century Grave Protection Against Body Snatchers
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Spacecraft Protection And Hypervelocity Impacts
The consequences of meteoroid and debris impacts on spacecraft can range from small surface pits due to micrometre-size impactors and clear-hole penetrations for millimetreÂ-size objects, to mission-Âcritical damage for projectiles larger than 1 cm. Any impact of a 10 cm catalogue object on a spacecraft or orbital stage will most likely entail a catastrophic disintegration … [Read more...] about Spacecraft Protection And Hypervelocity Impacts