The above photograph of a Superior Mirage near the Isle of Skye in Northwest Scotland, with the Isle of Harris
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The hidden cause of the Titanic disaster
The hidden cause of the Titanic disaster. In this blog post Tim Maltin and Professor Andrew T. Young reveal the real cause of this tragedy, 104 years after the event – abnormal refraction.
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Thermal map of Titanic’s crash site
Thermal map Titanic sinking. For six years from 2006 to 2012 I travelled the world looking for ships which passed
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A Very Deceiving Night: Seeing stars
Titanic passenger Lawrence Beesley noticed very bright stars night night of crash, he gives us the best description of the extraordinary weather that night.
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A Very Deceiving Night: Seeing the inversion
Titanic passengers testified to manifestations of strong thermal inversion on the night the ship sank after it hit the iceberg.
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What caused the Titanic disaster?
What was the cause of the Titanic disaster – why did it collide with a huge, white iceberg on a completely clear, starlit night? Was it abnormal refraction?
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