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Explore Girton in United Kingdom
Girton in the region of England with its 3,836 inhabitants is a place in United Kingdom - some 51 mi or ( 82 km ) North of London , the country's capital city .
Time in Girton is now 04:43 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wendy, Reading, Peterborough, Nottingham, and Norwich. Since you are here already, consider visiting Wendy . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Girton ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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A Visit to Cambridge (1080p)
In June 2009 we visited the beautiful University city of Cambridge. ..
Route B. Cambridge Guided Busway. (fast version)
See the Cambridgeshire Busway, Route B in action. On normal roads from Drummer Street Bus Station, Cambridge, then to St Ives Bus Station. Via Orchard Park, on the world's longest guided busway. The B ..
Meet the Romans with Mary Beard
This week on Classics Confidential Professor Mary Beard tells us about her new three-part BBC series MEET THE ROMANS, the first episode of which will be shown in the UK next Tuesday (April 17th) at 9p ..
Bus Rising Bollards (Cambridge UK)
See the rising bollards, used to only allow buses and taxis in and out of Cambridge city centre. There are several locations around the city centre, where these rising bollards control the traffic. Th ..
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Girton College, Cambridge
Girton College is one of the 31 constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge. It was England's first residential college for women, established in 1869 by Emily Davies, Barbara Bodichon and Lady Stanley of Alderley. The full college status was only received in 1948 and marked the official admittance of women to the university. In 1976, it was Cambridge's first women's college to become coeducational.
Located at 52.23 0.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
G. E. Moore
George Edward Moore OM, FBA (4 November 1873 – 24 October 1958) was an English philosopher. He was, with Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and (before them) Gottlob Frege, one of the founders of the analytic tradition in philosophy. Along with Russell, he led the turn away from idealism in British philosophy, and became well known for his advocacy of common sense concepts, his contributions to ethics, epistemology, and metaphysics, and "his exceptional personality and moral character.
Located at 52.22 0.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Ascension Parish Burial Ground
The Ascension Parish Burial Ground, formerly St Giles and St Peter's Parish, is a cemetery in Cambridge, England. It includes the graves and memorials of many University of Cambridge academics and non-conformists of the 19th and early 20th century. Contents History Graves and memorials of notable individuals </ul> A B C D E F G H J K L M N P R S T V W </ul> References External links </div> </table>
Located at 52.22 0.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian-British philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language. He was professor in philosophy at the University of Cambridge from 1939 until 1947. In his lifetime, he published just one book review, one article, a children's dictionary, and the 75-page Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (1921).
Located at 52.22 0.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
The Institute of Astronomy (IoA) is the largest of the three astronomy departments in the University of Cambridge, and one of the largest astronomy sites in the UK. Around 180 academics, postdocs, visitors and assistant staff work at the department. Research at the department is made in a number of scientific areas, including stars, star clusters, cosmology, gravitational-wave astronomy, the high-redshift universe, AGN, galaxies and galaxy clusters.
Located at 52.21 0.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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