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How The Netherlands Simulated The Sea Before Computers: The Waterloopbos

2019-11-04

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"Build some models" seems obvious: but this is a story of ingenuity, of using natural resources well, and of a country that humans dragged from the sea.

More about Waterloopbos:

in English: https://www.holland.com/global/tourism/destinations/provinces/flevoland/deltawerk-at-the-waterloopbos.htm

in Dutch: https://www.natuurmonumenten.nl/natuurgebieden/waterloopbos

Thanks to Dr Van Rijn and all the team at Waterloopbos, and to Lennert and Sander who both suggested this!

Edited by Michelle Martin (@mrsmmartin)

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