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## Sailing on Stones – ONLINE EVENT
Neolithic mariners in north-west Europe may have employed a fundamental
nautical engineering principle, says Dr Mark Cooper of the University of
Washington, Seattle – sailing with ballast. Hear how ancient technology helped
seafarers achieve speed and cargo-carrying capacity thousands of years ago.
Due to COVID-19, the Orkney International Science Festival 2020 programme has
been moved online. You can watch this free event here, or if you’d like to
join in with questions, you can go direct to the live stream via the Science
Festival’s YouTube channel.
Due to COVID-19, the Orkney International Science Festival 2020 programme has
been moved online. You can watch this free event here, or if you’d like to
join in with questions, you can go direct to the live stream via the Science
Festival’s YouTube channel.
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Science Festival’s YouTube channel
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accurate, we advise that you contact the event organiser before attending the
event to avoid disappointment.
Featured Image by DragonTools from Pixabay
Featured Image by DragonTools from Pixabay

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