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Venus-Pleaides conjunction on the 3rd April, 2020.
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World Autism Awareness Day
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Veneralia
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The Veneralia (April 1) was the Ancient Roman festival of Venus Verticordia ("Venus the changer of hearts"), an aspect of the Roman goddess Venus. The worship of the goddess Fortuna Virilis ("Bold fortune") was also part of this festival. Read more
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Jovian-Plutonian gravitational effect
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On April 1, 1976, Patrick Moore stated to radio listeners that an astronomical event would take place at 9:47 a.m. that day, a conjunction of Jupiter and Pluto, which was expected to have an effect observable everywhere. As Pluto passed behind Jupiter, it would briefly cause a powerful combination...
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Edinburgh International Science Festival
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The man who provided the scientific detail behind Danny Boyle's sci-fi hit movie Sunshine is to give a talk on an experiment to recreate conditions a billionth of a second after the Big Bang. Dr Brian Cox, who is based at the University of Manchester, will present a talk about the Large Hadron Collider...
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Geologists Day
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Geologists Day - a professional holiday of geologists, hydrogeologists, engineering geologists, geophysicists and geochemists. It is traditionally celebrated on the first Sunday of April. The establishment of this holiday was initiated by a group of prominent Soviet geologists headed by ac...
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Festival of Salus
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Salus (Latin: salus, "salvation") was a Roman goddess. She was the personification of well-being (health and prosperity) of both the individual and the state. She is sometimes equated with the Greek goddess Hygieia, though her functions differ considerably. There was a statue to Sal...
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Mercury: at magnitude -0.8, starts the month in the constellation of Pisces. Mercury is at Perihelion (distance to sun: 0.3075 AU) at 5:50 UT, 2nd March. Mercury is at dichotomy (Half phase) at 15:30 UT, 4th March. Mercury is in conjunction on the 21st March, 2012. (On March 1st, RA=23h54m17s Dec=...
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Lecture: Michael Turner
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Astrophysicist Michael Turner speaks April 16 on what came 'Before the Big Bang' Eminent cosmologist Michael Turner will discuss the origins of the universe in a free public lecture on Monday, April 16, at 7 p.m. Turner's talk, "Before the Big Bang," will take place at the Rio Theatre, 12...
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Prince Kūhio Day
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Prince Khio Day is an official holiday in the state of Hawaii in the United States. Read more
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Waffle Day
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Waffle Day is a tradition that is celebrated in Sweden, and to a lesser extent elsewhere, on March 25. Waffles are typically eaten on this day. Read more
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Hilaria festival
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Hilaria, in Roman religion, day of merriment and rejoicing in the Cybele-Attis cult and in the Isis-Osiris cult, March 25 and November 3, respectively. It was one of several days in the festival of Cybele that honoured Attis, her son and lover: March 15, his finding by Cybele among the reeds on the ba...
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Tolkien Reading Day
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Interview with JRR Tolkien in 1968 and Adam Tolkien in 2007 Tolkien Reading Day is an annual event, launched by The Tolkien Society in 2003, that takes place on March 25th. Read more
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World Meteorological Day
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World Meteorological Day is held annually on March 23. Read more
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Tubilustrium ceremony
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In Ancient Rome the month of March was the traditional start of the campaign season, and the Tubilustrium was a ceremony to make the army fit for war. The ceremony involved sacred trumpets called tubae. The festival was held on March 23, the last day of the Quinquatria festival held in tribute to the Ro...
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