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	Scarp, Scotland -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Scarp, Scotland -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		The island, which has not been permanently inhabited since 1970, is over 300 metres high.
		In 1934, the island was the site of an experiment by (A person of German nationality) German inventor (Click link for more info and facts about Gerhard Zucker) Gerhard Zucker to deliver the island's mail by (A jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion) rocket, but it was a failure.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sc/scarp,_scotland.htm (136 words)

	Zucker Rocket
		Zucker Launch near Scapa, Scotland, 31 July 1934
		Zucker announced a demonstration firing of his rocket over 1600 m of water between the town of Harris and the Isle of Scarp.
		This smaller model airframe was 1.07 m long with a diameter of 18 cm.
	www.astronautix.com /lvs/zucocket.htm (1465 words)

	Duncan and Duncan (1995) Hebridean island: Memories of Scarp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Duncan and Duncan (1995) Hebridean island: Memories of Scarp
		Duncan, A. Tuckwell Press (East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland)
		Scarp (Scotland); Social life and customs; Islands; Scotland; Hebrides; Duncan, Angus; Homes and haunts; Scarp
	www.getcited.org /pub/100182731 (33 words)

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