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If you're not familiar with the Bounty or the Pitcairn Islands, this is a fascinating (and horrific) article on them: http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features
by jere 13y ago
If you're not familiar with the Bounty or the Pitcairn Islands, this is a fascinating (and horrific) article on them: http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/01/pitcairn200801 http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/01/pitcairn2...
- NelsonMinar 13y agoHere's a good summary of what happened to K2, the chronometer on the Bounty. It turned out to be essential to the mutiny's settlement on Pitcairn. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/bounty-mutiny-halted-to-pilfer-timepiece/story-fnb64oi6-1226681298191 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/bounty-mutiny-hal...
- jere 13y agoThat sounds really interesting! Thanks. Unfortunately, that article appears to be behind a paywall. [I did find this article: http://www.winthrop.dk/chrono.html http://www.winthrop.dk/chrono.html I can't believe how interesting this stuff is and how I never managed to learn about it until recently.]