December 5, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the wealthy inventor, the Bard, the first steamboat, the paddle-powered Georgian warship, the Kings of Denmark and Sweden and what any of this has to do with turnips

November 11, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about those magnificent Leith men and their steaming machines; or Leith’s surprising role at the centre of early experiments with steam-powered road transport