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Miss Josephs at (damn forget the name) next to Lily avenue. there was an arrack shop near galle road!

Robert Hutchins Goddard (1882-1945). A native of Worcester, Massachusetts, Goddard's family was staying at the suburban home of friends in Worcester when, on October 19, 1899, he climbed into an old cherry tree to prune its dead branches. Instead, he began daydreaming

De Laval's Nozzle
A rocket is essentially a heat engine, a device for converting the energy of heat (obtained from the chemical energy of the fuel) into mechanical energy--here the kinetic energy mv2/2 of its exhaust jet. Knowing m and v, Goddard could derive the kinetic energy given to the gas, and by burning a measured amount of the fuel, absorbing the heat (e. g. in water) and measuring the rise in temperature, the total amount of chemical energy converted to heat could also be obtained. The conclusion was rather disappointing: only about 2% of the available energy contributed to the speed of the jet.

Could this be improved? Luckily for Goddard, this problem had been solved by Gustav De Laval, a SWEDISH engineer of French descent. In trying to develop a more efficient steam engine, De Laval designed a turbine whose wheel was turned by jets of steam

It was located on the Ground floor of Harendra hotel which is located opposite Vihara Lane. As you walk along Vihara Lane towards Galle Road, from far away you could see the beautiful sign board of Zelllers :)

Thilagam anna/Penn,

I didnt know this so i looked it up. No pic though.

http://www.thedrummerslounge.com/Encyclopedia_J_Instruments_1.htm

Description: Small bowls made from clay and sometimes porcelain, that are filled with water to different levels and struck with soft sticks or mallets.