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Museums of Cultural and Natural History. Ongoing. "Birthstones" Explores the cultural and natural history of birthstones, and how perceptions of these precious and semiprecious gems have been influenced by mythology and astronomy...
...precious few minutes this morning, the space shuttle Endeavor became part of the Internet. Since its record 16-day mission began last Thursday, several hundred thousand E-mailed questions have poured into NASA's "Astro-2" site on the World Wide Web, but only three have made it past the space agency's sorters so far. "Why did they schedule the liftoff for 2 a.m.?" asked Thomas Maier, Jr. of Decatur, Ga. "I like to watch and it is past my bedtime. I am 9 years old you see." Crew member Tammy Jernigan, up at 5 a.m. EST, replied that...
Johan Helsingius' personal computer may be the most loathed machine in cyberspace. Cranks routinely E-mail bomb it, trying to level the IBM clone with millions of pages of gibberish. Hot-headed hackers dispatch bit-eating "worm" programs to Helsinki to search for and destroy the computer's precious electronic cargo. A few vengeful folks have even threatened Helsingius himself, for what would the machine be without...
Hundreds of rosaries line the showcases--Austrian crystal with rhodium finish, cubic zirconia or sterling silver and semi-precious stones. Depending on the size of your wallet or the extent of your piety, you can choose a rosary for less than a dollar or more than...
Museums of Cultural and Natural History. Ongoing. "Birthstones." Explores the cultural and natural history of birthstones, and how perceptions of these precious and semiprecious gems have been influenced by mythology and astronomy...