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Or hid in cupboards when the heavens thundered.
Of all the natural sciences, probably the most oblivious to temporal vicissitudes is the ancient study of the heavens. But it is untrue that modern technological developments have gone unnoticed by the enduring astronomer and these developments of recent years have not left the University's observatory facilities untouched. Installation...
Technological development has had another effect on the Observatory through the years. Greater Boston's extensive industrial haze--as well as fogs perhaps as old as the Milky Way--forced removal two decades ago of the serious research equipment to a "purer," rural site. To the Agassiz Station in Harvard...
She performs ably, pouting around and dressing like a billion francs. When it comes to making love, Grace knows how to play kitten on the tease. But the claws come out, elegantly manicured, of course, when Gary pays some attention to a pretty French girl ("You seemed to be conjugating...
What hope is left for the space enthusiasts? Using present fuels and the free-fall orbit, says Porter, they may be able soon to set up a man-made earth satellite. But only a compact atomic-powered rocket could build up enough speed without excessive fuel loads to enable men...