Word: marse
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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With whimsical and bogus tenderness, U. S. newspapers last week kissed their old favorite, the Man from Mars, goodby. Reason: Walter Sydney Adams, astute director of Mt. Wilson Observatory in California, said he had observed the Martian atmosphere for water-vapor content, found none or almost none-in any case...
A spectroscope splits light into patterns in which the "signatures" of various elements and compounds can be identified. Light from Mars comes through the earth's air blanket, which contains water vapor, so Dr. Adams had to separate the terrestrial vapor pattern from the Martian (if any). This he...
> There is no basis in physical science for astrology. Example: When a person is born, "only under the most favorable conditions can the gravitational attraction of the planet Mars equal that produced by the doctor in charge of the delivery."
"Hullabaloo" is a mildly amusing show with plenty of Frank Morgan, but the gal who steals the show is an incredible-looking harpy who sings "Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair" like it ain't never been sung before! The story is one of those back-mike jobs about auditions...
"Their Finest Hour." Great history makes great literature. Seven years after the Spanish Armada an Englishman wrote: This royal throne of kings, this scept'red isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and...