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George, came about from a typo made by a 19th-century reporter who misspelled Electroscope, a device used to measure electrostatic charges - as Telectroscope. George said. The Telectroscope captured St. George's imagination five years ago, when he began pondering how to do a project on the childhood fantasy of digging a hole to the opposite side of the Earth.

And because the artist also happens to have an expertise in Victorian chronophotography -- a precursor to cinematography -- he had a slight idea of where to look for the proper equipment. George was crazy enough to actually try and do it, but he realized he could not do the digging alone.

So about two years ago, he pitched the idea to Artichoke, the British arts group responsible for taking the Sultan's Elephant -- a ton mechanical creature -- for a stroll through central London in The company was immediately taken by St. George's idea. According to his obituary — published in the Granville Sentinel on May 26, — in addition to being the founder and chairman of the board of directors of Telescope, Vanderminden was a member of the Granville Lodge No.

He also was an active member and generous supporter of the Granville Methodist Church. Vanderminden was an expert fisherman, and on one of his fishing trips he caught a tarpon weighing pounds. Vanderminden Sr. Needless to say — thankfully — he was rescued! One of Henry J. He just kind of did his own thing. They are everywhere. Want to blend in with the locals on your next trip to the Big Apple? Be the first to discover secret destinations, trave…. Things to Do in New York City.

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