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Free public lecture presented by the Australian Institute of Physics (SA branch): Exploring the Fundamental Laws of the Universe by Professor Anthony Thomas, Australian Laureate Fellow and Elder Professor of Physics, University of Adelaide Napier 102, Napier Building, North Terrace Campus,...

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Towel Day is celebrated every 25 May as a tribute by fans of the late author Douglas Adams. On this day, fans carry a towel with them to demonstrate their love for the books and the author, as referenced in Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towel_Day]...

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Geek Pride Day is an initiative which claims the right of every person to be a nerd or a geek. It has been celebrated on May 25 since 2006, celebrating the premiere of the first Star Wars film in 1977. Read more

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NASA Donates Equipment for Pine Brook School "Star and Space Week" Students "learn with their hands" through telescopes, sun spotters, lunar rocks, meteorites and a blow-up planetarium! Sixth grade centre Pine Brook School hosted Star and Space Week from Monday, May 16 th...

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison, host for the 27th annual Science Olympiad National Tournament, which runs May 18-21, will offer a live web videocast of the Friday, May 20 tournament opening ceremony and Saturday, May 21 closing ceremony. More than 6,000 middle- and high-school participan...

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Dinner with the Stars - an SKA Event Join Dr Phil Diamond, leader of CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science, for dinner at the Victorian Space Science Education Centre (VSSEC). Discover the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) and why it is important for Australia. Enjoy a fully catered three course meal and dis...

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Mercuralia is a Roman celebration known also as the "Festival of Mercury". Mercury was thought to be the god of merchants and commerce. On May 15 merchants would sprinkle their heads, their ships and merchandise, and their businesses with water taken from the well at Porta Capena. Read m...

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Rotuma Day is an annual celebration on the island of Rotuma, a Fijian dependency. It falls on May 13, the anniversary of the island's cession to the United Kingdom in 1881 Read more Atumatu Helava - Rotuma Spoiler tiap hi1 Rotu...

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UA astronomer Chris Impey to repeat 'Big Bang' talk Acclaimed Steward Observatory astronomer Chris Impey will repeat his popular talk, "The Big Bang," describing the origin of the universe and the astronomical evidence underlying current theories of its birth, Wednesday afternoo...

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The Lemuralia or Lemuria was a feast in the religion of ancient Rome during which the Romans performed rites to exorcise the malevolent and fearful ghosts of the dead from their homes. In the Julian calendar the three days of the feast were 9, 11, and 13 May. Read more

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Don’t miss the spectacular binary star event of the century: the now-imminent periastron passage of Gamma Virginis . Gamma Virginis was named Porrima by the Romans, after two different goddesses o...

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Swinburne celebrates Vaisakhi festival To mark the beginning of a new solar year, the Swinburne Punjabi Club is hosting Vaisakhi festival celebrations at the Hawthorn campus. The Swinburne Punjabi Club has been running for nearly four years and during that time has celebrated numerous cultural...

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Rising above the Acropolis - Constellation "Draco" signalled beginning of Athenian athletic festival new research shows When the dragon rose the games began! About 2,500 years ago, at a time when Athens was in its prime, the people of the city celebrated the birth of Athena, their patro...

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	Exploring the Fundamental Laws of the Universe (Preview) Free public lecture presented by the Australian Institute of Physics (SA branch): Exploring the Fundamental Laws of the Universe by Professor Anthony Thomas, Australian Laureate Fellow and Elder Professor of Physics, University of Adelaide Napier 102, Napier Building, North Terrace Campus,...	Blobrana	0	May 25 16:01 2011 by Blobrana
	Towel Day (Preview) Towel Day is celebrated every 25 May as a tribute by fans of the late author Douglas Adams. On this day, fans carry a towel with them to demonstrate their love for the books and the author, as referenced in Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towel_Day]...	Blobrana	1	May 25 10:55 2011 by Blobrana
	Geek Pride Day (Preview) Geek Pride Day is an initiative which claims the right of every person to be a nerd or a geek. It has been celebrated on May 25 since 2006, celebrating the premiere of the first Star Wars film in 1977. Read more	Blobrana	0	May 24 23:17 2011 by Blobrana
	Pine Brook School (Preview) NASA Donates Equipment for Pine Brook School "Star and Space Week" Students "learn with their hands" through telescopes, sun spotters, lunar rocks, meteorites and a blow-up planetarium! Sixth grade centre Pine Brook School hosted Star and Space Week from Monday, May 16 th...	Blobrana	0	May 23 12:28 2011 by Blobrana
	27th annual Science Olympiad National Tournament (Preview) The University of Wisconsin-Madison, host for the 27th annual Science Olympiad National Tournament, which runs May 18-21, will offer a live web videocast of the Friday, May 20 tournament opening ceremony and Saturday, May 21 closing ceremony. More than 6,000 middle- and high-school participan...	Blobrana	0	May 18 21:43 2011 by Blobrana
	Dinner with the Stars - an SKA Event (Preview) Dinner with the Stars - an SKA Event Join Dr Phil Diamond, leader of CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science, for dinner at the Victorian Space Science Education Centre (VSSEC). Discover the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) and why it is important for Australia. Enjoy a fully catered three course meal and dis...	Blobrana	1	May 18 13:43 2011 by Blobrana
	Mercuralia (Preview) Mercuralia is a Roman celebration known also as the "Festival of Mercury". Mercury was thought to be the god of merchants and commerce. On May 15 merchants would sprinkle their heads, their ships and merchandise, and their businesses with water taken from the well at Porta Capena. Read m...	Blobrana	0	May 14 22:00 2011 by Blobrana
	Rotuma Day (Preview) Rotuma Day is an annual celebration on the island of Rotuma, a Fijian dependency. It falls on May 13, the anniversary of the island's cession to the United Kingdom in 1881 Read more Atumatu Helava - Rotuma Spoiler tiap hi1 Rotu...	Blobrana	0	May 12 22:56 2011 by Blobrana
	Chris Impey talk (Preview) UA astronomer Chris Impey to repeat 'Big Bang' talk Acclaimed Steward Observatory astronomer Chris Impey will repeat his popular talk, "The Big Bang," describing the origin of the universe and the astronomical evidence underlying current theories of its birth, Wednesday afternoo...	Blobrana	0	May 12 14:27 2011 by Blobrana
	Feast of the Lemures (Preview) The Lemuralia or Lemuria was a feast in the religion of ancient Rome during which the Romans performed rites to exorcise the malevolent and fearful ghosts of the dead from their homes. In the Julian calendar the three days of the feast were 9, 11, and 13 May. Read more	Blobrana	0	May 8 22:56 2011 by Blobrana
	Gamma Virginis (Preview) Don’t miss the spectacular binary star event of the century: the now-imminent periastron passage of Gamma Virginis . Gamma Virginis was named Porrima by the Romans, after two different goddesses o...	Blobrana	1	May 3 08:33 2011 by Blobrana
	April 2011 ( 1 2 3 4 ) Calendar (Preview)	Blobrana	35	Apr 29 23:00 2011 by Blobrana
	Vaisakhi festival (Preview) Swinburne celebrates Vaisakhi festival To mark the beginning of a new solar year, the Swinburne Punjabi Club is hosting Vaisakhi festival celebrations at the Hawthorn campus. The Swinburne Punjabi Club has been running for nearly four years and during that time has celebrated numerous cultural...	Blobrana	0	Apr 29 00:00 2011 by Blobrana
	Panathenaic festival Festival (Preview) Rising above the Acropolis - Constellation "Draco" signalled beginning of Athenian athletic festival new research shows When the dragon rose the games began! About 2,500 years ago, at a time when Athens was in its prime, the people of the city celebrated the birth of Athena, their patro...	Blobrana	0	Apr 26 13:29 2011 by Blobrana
	Evansville Museum (Preview) [url=http://www.courierpress.com/news/2011/apr/22/no-headline---23a0xastronmy-brf/]Read...	Blobrana	0	Apr 23 10:20 2011 by Blobrana
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