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Because the corona is only one-billionth as bright as the sun's visible disc, scientists have been able to observe only a very limited portion of the corona when the sun is not eclipsed. An extensive observation of the corona has occurred just once, during the 1970 total solar eclipse, by an expedition force led by Donald H. Menzel, former director of the Harvard Observatory...

Author: By Harry Litman, | Title: Scientists Construct New Device for Sun Research | 2/4/1978 | See Source »

Hollywood people do nothing in twos or even fours. Studios will be watching the returns on these movies closely because many more musicals are on the way. Hot Wax, the story of a '50s disc jockey, is already in production, as is FM, a film about a rock radio station, and Thank God It's Friday!, about a Los Angeles discotheque. Neil Diamond wants to do a remake of The Jazz Singer, and Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin will star in a musical version of Popeye. Annie, the Broadway hit, was just bought by Columbia Pictures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: The Yellow Brick Road to Profit | 1/23/1978 | See Source »

...simple by a chamberistic use of the orchestra and frequent resort to medieval modes and other archaic devices. Yet how fresh, urgent and devoted the result, notably in the central section-The Flight into Egypt. Continuing his pioneering Berlioz cycle, Colin Davis achieves one of his grandest accomplishments on disc...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Turning to the Classical Side | 12/12/1977 | See Source »

...long will Martin be around? Will it be possible for him to maintain the same type of absurd humor for the rest of his career? Hopefully his career will last long enough for him to make more albums that should improve as he learns what is effective in disc form...

Author: By Marc M. Sadowsky, | Title: A Crazy Kind Of Guy | 12/3/1977 | See Source »

...Changes" follows; unfortunately, this is not David Bowie's classic song, but an Olivia original about divorce. Fortunately, it's the only song on the disc written by Olivia. Even though her P.R. hype refers to her intellectual background (her grandfather was Max Born, a Nobel Laureate in physics), the lyrics of "Changes" have an inane quality...

Author: By Marc M. Sadowsky, | Title: For Boys Only | 10/28/1977 | See Source »

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