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This paper considers the transmission of magnetic observations from overseas, colonial, observatories and the removal of these data from manuscripts to become the printed results of the so-called magnetic crusade, between 1841 and 1857. The processes adopted by Edward Sabine's magnetic department at Woolwich Arsenal to cope with the accumulation of very literal masses of data are considered, as well as the politicking that attended Sabine's attempts to have this department installed within the space occupied by, and the bureaucracy of, the Board of Ordnance. The magnetic crusade was one of the largest data-collecting enterprises of the nineteenth century, and a history of its data-management processes provides an important contribution to recent attempts to historicize discussions about Big Data and perceptions of information overload.

The importance of bearing witness to what is transpiring in harrowing circumstances is a lynchpin of war and conflict reporting. More often than not in recent years, however, the person first on the scene with a camera has been an ordinary citizen, if not one of the combatants themselves. Accordingly, this article explores a number of pressing questions confronting news photographers — both professionals of the craft and bystanders offering improvised contributions to newsmaking — committed to relaying what they see unfolding before them, however disturbing it may be. More specifically, the discussion focuses on two crisis events recurrently characterised as 'terror attacks' in the US and British press: the bombing of the Boston marathon in April 2013, and the killing of a British soldier in Woolwich, southeast London, the following month. Drawing on a visual analysis of the photo-reportage of these attacks, the author examines diverse forms of citizen witnessing and their potential to reinvigorate photojournalism's social contract to document conflicting truths.

The rise of military music around 1800 offers a suggestive context in which to examine the connections between science, music, and the military. Olinthus Gregory was representative of a community of reform-minded mathematicians and astronomers who sought to introduce greater precision and more mathematics into science, applying mathematical calculation to music and the sciences. His proposal to regulate tempo with a pendulum followed what was no doubt a familiar sight for him at the Woolwich Arsenal—the use of the pendulum by the drum-major to regulate marching music. Indeed, a number of such projects converged on Woolwich, an experimental space where new scientific and musical regimes emerged. The \"calculating eye\" secured authority by presenting science as objective and freed of emotions, but music's ability to evoke emotions was powerful. Thus, while music was a resource for the exact science promoted at the Arsenal, it could also threaten it.

Restitution is the body of law that responds to unjust enrichment. It is a private law doctrine but, like other fields of private law such as the law of torts, it intersects significantly with public law. This article examines the seminal case of Woolwich Equitable Building Society v Inland Revenue Commissioners, in which the House of Lords held that an unlawful demand for a payment of tax which was not due was an unjust factor capable of making out unjust enrichment and enabling the claimant to obtain restitution of the money paid and interest. This was a significant step forward for restitution generally but was of specific interest to public lawyers, since it links an ultra vires demand to a monetary remedy, something which is not available in judicial review. This article will look at the basis of the Woolwich factor and whether and how it might be accepted into Australian law.

Some recent events raise new questions concerning the evolution of global terrorism, especially the Boston Marathon's bombing (15th April, 2013) and the Woolwich killing (22nd May, 2013). Differently from Al Qaeda traditional strategy of random attacks causing mass murders, these two episodes seem to belong to so called “lone wolves” category. The aim of this paper is to explore whether this definition really fits to the brutal episodes. The author takes a critical look at recent attempts to reduce both the events to the responsibility of loners: The author will argue that the Tsarnaev brothers and the killers of the innocent soldier in Woolwich update not only the global terrorism dynamics, but also the category of enemy, in the social media age.

This is the first general selection from the substantial body of surviving documents about Elizabeth’s navy. This collection mainly concentrates on the early years of Elizabeth’s reign when there was no formal war. From 1558-1585 the navy was involved in a number of small-scale campaigns, pursuit of pirates and occasional shows of force. The documents selected emphasize the financial and administrative processes that supported these operations, such as mustering, victualing, demobilisation, and ship maintenance and repair. The fleet varied in size from about 30 to 45 ships during the period and a vast amount of maintenance and repair was required. The documents illustrate just how efficiently the dockyards functioned. They were one of the great early Elizabethan achievements.

The £180 million, 2·5 km extension of London's Docklands Light Railway to Woolwich Arsenal has provided the capital with another much-needed cross-river transport link. Completed in January 2009, the project included the construction of twin 5·3 m diameter running tunnels through chalk containing highly abrasive flints under the Thames using an earth-pressure-balance tunnel-boring machine. It also included cut-and-cover approaches, an underground station and an emergency shaft on the river bank. Major challenges included tunnelling under sensitive infrastructure and the Thames, and working adjacent to an existing operational railway at Woolwich Arsenal. This paper describes the design and construction of the project and how the challenges were overcome.

This is the first general selection from the substantial body of surviving documents about Elizabeth's navy. It is a companion to The Navy of Edward VI and Mary I (Vol.157 in the NRS Series), where the apparatus serving both volumes was printed, and it complements the other NRS volumes that deal specifically with the Spanish Armada. This collection concentrates (though not exclusively so) on the early years of Elizabeth's reign when there was no formal war. From 1558-1585 the navy was involved in a number of small-scale campaigns, pursuit of pirates and occasional shows of force. The documents selected emphasize the financial and administrative processes that supported these operations, such as mustering, victualing, demobilisation, and ship maintenance and repair. The fleet varied in size from about 30 to 45 ships during the period and a vast amount of maintenance and repair was required. The main component of the volume is the massively detailed Navy Treasurer's account for 1562-3 which is followed by and collated with the corresponding Exchequer Account. The documents illustrate just how efficiently the dockyards functioned. They were one of the great early Elizabethan achievements.

\"Taking away their only public community space and plunking a school onto it ... I don't think it's in the best interests of the community,\" said Woolwich Coun. Patrick Merlihan. That's because if the new school goes in the park, it would be built right next to the Breslau community centre. The school would use the community centre's gym. With the funds saved by not building the school's own gym, the Catholic board can build the library. Somehow, that didn't happen in this situation. A decision was made to close St. Boniface Catholic elementary school in Maryhill (to which many students from Breslau are bused) and open the new school in Breslau - without a clear plan in place for the site of that new school.

\"Essentially the problem has been put back on ourselves to solve,\" [Patrick Merlihan] said. \"Our issue now is that we are not in the waste management field ... we have zero expertise.\" The four waste transfer stations in Woolwich, Wilmot, Wellesley and North Dumfries are scheduled to close at year's end after debate and a vote a week ago that was confirmed by politicians Wednesday. The motion to close the station included a stipulation that townships could come back with alternative proposals. [Woolwich Coun] resident Eric Schwindt, backed the township's position. \"Woolwich has been clear, Elmira transfer station is a service that's valued, utilized and necessary,\" he said. \"The region needs to provide service for all its residents.