Collectibles

History of Rifle Scopes

Our rifle scopes are most directly related to refracting telescopes of which the first practical versions were seen in about 1608 in the Netherlands. These first refracting telescopes are credited to Hans Lippershey and Zacharias […]

World

How to Avoid Alzheimer’s Disease

In 1906 Dr. Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915) a German psychiatrist and neuropathologist described the first case of the form of dementia during a lecture at the German Psychiatrists conference in Tubingen, which is a traditional university […]

Science

The Science of Santa

It's a sad fact but there are people in this world who don't believe in Father Christmas. I know. I feel sorry for them, too. Imagine a life robbed of the excitement of knowing Santa's […]