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70Palmistry, astrology and astronomy of old times
For ages, mankind is amazed by the sky, the fabulous show of stars, celestial bodies, and small shiny lights at night. Thunderstorms, lightning and tornadoes were also perceived as signs from « Mother Nature...
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67Psychic Prediction and Natural Disasters
One of the applications of astrology that I find interesting is the use of astrological patterns to track and potentially predict earthquakes. I havn't got a huge amount of detailed experience but I do know...
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59George Darwin
Darwin did to his sons what Bach did to his. Even though the composer Carl Philip Emanuel Bach is relatively well known today, he pales in comparison to his father Johann Sebastian Bach. Few books have been...
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53AMATEUR-STUNS-ASTRONOMERS-USTEROID-HAS-HIT-JUPITER
FOUND BY WESLEY IT TOOK HIM 30 MIN TO SEE THE DARK SPOT A LARGE COMET OR ASTEROID HAS SLAMMED INTO JUPITER CREATING AN IMPACT SITE THE SIZE OF EARTH. IT ROTATED INTO VIEW AND THE CONDITIONS IMPROVED...
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71How Does Heat Transfer?
Heat can move from one place to another. There are three ways in which this can happen: by conduction, convection, and radiation. Both conduction and convection can occur only if there is matter...
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45Mercury Retrograde Caused Havoc with Democratic Presidential Primary in Feb 2008
During a Mercury retrograde period there are often erratic occurrences, especially in communications. So far this year Mercury turned "retrograde" in Aquarius January 28th and resumed its' direct motion...
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65Sights of Strasbourg, France
While I was living in southern Germany I was lucky enough to have a short stay over the border in Strasbourg, France as part of a press trip. When somebody else is footing the bill, any town seems just that...
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60Astronomy 2009
Astronomy, one of the oldest academic disciplines of history, characterized the science of observing the stars. It examines their position, their movement, their structure, but also tries to explain their...
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66Tycho Brahe and the Development of Modern Astronomy
Tycho Brahe was a Danish nobleman of the 16th century. Known today for his unprecedented dedication to accurate astronomical observation, Tycho Brahe brought many commendable contributions to the development...
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65Three "Super-Earths" Planets Discovered
After five years of monitoring, astronomers in Europe have discovered a batch of three "super-Earths" orbiting a nearby star, and two other solar systems with small planets as well. Their findings, presented...
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