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Tag: Heidleberg Tun

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2677: What is a T-U-N?

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 30, 2023 · Episode: 2677 What is a Tun? Reflections on a confusion of weight and volume. Today, what is a T-U-N?

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2335: Life in a Seaport

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on September 25, 2022 · Episode: 2335 Houston’s great port: the engine behind a city. Today, life in a seaport town.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2839: The World’s Largest Ships

Posted on September 15, 2022 · Episode: 2839 The Rise and Fall of Supertankers. Today, a new breed of big.

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Parties In White Oak Music Hall Lawsuit Request New Trial Date, Seeking “Possible Resolution”

Posted on December 11, 2017 · The case is set to go to trial early next week

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Houston Matters

Telling ‘Moby-Dick’ From Inside The Whale

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 23, 2015 · Horse Head Theatre's production of The Whale brings the audience inside the whale -- a portable theater created from a geodesic dome on the banks of Buffalo Bayou.

Tags arts and culture buffalo bayou Horse Head Theatre Jacey Little Michael Hagerty Moby-Dick Philip Hays The Whale theatre

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