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Jupiter is at opposition
The Thousand-Yard Model in a London park
British Science Week is March 11 to 20: Continue reading “The Thousand-Yard Model in a London park”
Wallace and the track of next week’s eclipse
The first of this year’s two total eclipses is drawing near: March 9, to be seen from within a narrow path across the Earth:
Continue reading “Wallace and the track of next week’s eclipse”
We’re at Guantánamo, Which Way to Mecca?
The red curve is the shortest route between them.
Leap babies
Leap day coming on Monday. Here are a “common” year and a leap year side by side. Continue reading “Leap babies”
On the tip of your tongue?
Names such as “Sirius” and “Rigel” are traditional, Continue reading “On the tip of your tongue?”
The most beautiful place in the world
We learned from a recent newspaper item that there is a list of Britain’s “Top Ten Beaches,” calculated Continue reading “The most beautiful place in the world”
Mars dead ahead
It occurred to me to plot the EDOT in both ways and see how much they differ.
The EDOT is Continue reading “Mars dead ahead”
Kous Conquers
A story. You could consider it to be about an alternative planet.