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Kites have dared the heavens for thousands of years, pacifying the gods, protecting souls, relaying lovers' messages, celebrating the seasons. Frorn the Chinese Han dynasty through the space age, kites made of leaves, paper, silk and now plastic have also been used to catch fish, spy on enemies, send signals...
A while later, Astronomer Carl Sagan (The Dragons of Eden) found himself lugging his slide box into the Vice President's big new house and, after coffee, taking the Mondale and Carter families on a journey through the heavens. Carter asked most of the questions, his eyes bright with...
The event gave the public a rare glimpse, fascinating and fearsome, of the two superpowers tiptoeing through a two-step diplomatic dance. It also offered a shocking reminder of the masses of hazardous hardware now orbiting through our heavens.
The boat sails on, buffeted by the winds, tossed by the waters, drenched by the heavens-its inhabitants subject not only to the physical effects of the weather but to its metaphysical sway as well. People everywhere, including the U.S., confront the weather with marvelously confused feelings and attitudes. They...
But things run in cycles, and soon war will visit us here again; southern Africa has compelled just a skirmish. War will come because the old roles don't change; the University cares only for learning. Harvard grudgingly permits political activity only so long as there is no interference with...