Word: canon
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Stars From An Egg. Chandrasekhar's inspiration was the "expanding universe'' theory of Belgium's Canon Georges Lemaitre, who eleven years ago suggested that all the matter in the universe was once condensed into a single primordial atom-"Lemaitre's egg," as genial scientists call...
Lemaitre's own calculations were rather inconclusive. So now Chandrasekhar's figures are the first impressive support-"in a general way"-for the expanding universe theory. "I believe Canon Lemaitre would be pleased with what I have found," said Chandrasekhar last week. He has not heard from his good friend since the Nazis swept over Louvain University, where the devout theoretical physicist holds the Chair of Relativity...
Presented on the program were "To Three Alone, O Lord," by Bach, choruses from the "Yeomen of the Guard," by Sullivan, songs from the "Beggars Opera," by Gay and Pepusch, and also a Mozart canon. After the presentation of these pieces and a medley of Harvard tunes by the band, students mounted the steps beside the Glee Club and joined them in singing Harvard songs. The concert ended with the singing of "Fair Harvard...
Outstanding on the program is "The Defense of Corinth" by Eliot Carter '30, which was first presented this year. Other selections include the "Prisoners' Chorus From Fidelio" by Beethoven, a Bach Chorale, a Mozart canon, a Czechoslovakian folk song by Dvorak, and songs by Lotti, Brahms, Gay and Pepusch, Offenbach and Sullivan...
When the Abbey was hit in the blitz last May, Canon Barry's house in the adjoining cloister was completely burned and he lost all he owned except what he had on. Up all night putting out other fires, he had to go to Oxford next morning to deliver a lecture with nothing but a cassock to hide the battered pair of flannel trousers ("Oxford bags") he had worn firefighting. Afterwards he went into an Oxford shop to buy a more respectable pair of pants. The proprietor looked at him disdainfully: "Don't you realize there...