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While there is some question whether this and several other of the earliest recorded sightings involved actual exploding stars, there is little doubt about the guest star of A.D. 185. "Second year of the Chung-p'ing reign period," reads an ancient Chinese text, "tenth month, day kuei-hai, a guest star appeared within nanmen. It was as large as half a mat; it was multicolored, and it scintillated. It gradually became smaller and disappeared in the sixth month of the year after next." The description, especially concerning the brightness and slow fade of the star, seems to confirm...
Chairman of the Executive Committee: Ralph P. Davidson...
SENIOR EDITORS: Charles P. Alexander, David Brand, Martha Duffy, William F. Ewald, Jose M. Ferrer III, Russ Hoyle, Walter Isaacson, Stefan Kanfer, James Kelly, Donald Morrison, Christopher Porterfield, George M. Taber, Robert T. Zintl...
...Nigel Holmes (Executive Director); Dorothy D. Chapman, Anthony J. Libardi, Irene Ramp (Deputies); Arthur Hochstein, Leonard S. Levine, Billy Powers, John F. White, Barbara Wilhelm (Assistant Directors); Angel Ackemyer, James Elsis, Carol March (Designers); Nickolas Kalamaras Layout: Steve Conley (Chief); John P. Dowd (Deputy); Stefano Arata, Joseph Aslaender, David Drapkin, Jay Petrow, Nomi Silverman, Kenneth Smith, Eugene Tick Maps and Charts: Paul J. Pugliese (Chief); Joe Lertola, E. Noel McCoy, Nino Telak, Deborah L. Wells...
...John P. Connolly, development advisor to the mayor, said that the MGH proposal would add too much land to the arena project. "That level of development in that site would not be feasible," he said...