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The role of sea navigation in sparking the ancient investigation of the stars cannot be underestimated. Our earliest stories speak of the glories of the master mariner, Odysseus, caught in the powerful vortex of Poseidon's wrath for 10 long and gruelling years. Our first maps of the surroundi...
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John L. Dobson
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The man who revolutionised amateur astronomy with a cheap, easy-to-build telescope is at the Discovery Museum this week, spreading his infectious love for heavenly objects. John L. Dobson's great contribution to science was the rugged Dobsonian telescope that can be built with cast-off constr...
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The British Museum
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The British Museum, in London, is widely considered to be one of the world's greatest museums of human history and culture. The museum first opened to the public on 15 January 1759 in Montagu House in Bloomsbury, on the site of the current museum building. Read more
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About 375 million years ago, Canada’s Ellesmere Island looked very different. It enjoyed a subtropical climate on a massive continent, with big ferns and giant horsetails. Not only did the landscape look different, so did the animals. Rummaging around in the shallow waters, occasionally poking...
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Late Devonian mass extinction
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Appalachian geology professors collect evidence of mass extinction that occurred in Central Asia Members of a U.N.-sponsored research team with members from Appalachian State Universitys Department of Geology have found evidence for catastrophic oceanographic events associated with clim...
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The star of Bethlehem or Christmas star or Jesus star has fascinated people for centuries. Whether the star was a miracle, an astronomical event or just an inspiring and powerful story also has been the subject of disputes throughout the ages. Frederick Larson, a Texas attorney and adjunct profess...
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Scotia Sea Quake
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A major magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred at 03:41:47 (UTC) on Sunday, August 20, 2006, in the Scotia Sea Region, 495 km WSW of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands, at a depth of 10 km
Location 61.023°S, 34.373°W
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Russian Quake
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A magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred at 20:52:15 (UTC) on Wednesday, October 07, 2009, East of the Severnaya Zemlya region, about 1581 km NNE from Noril'sk, at a depth of 20 km. Location 81.627°N, 120.036°E
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A strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred at 09:56:12 (UTC) on Saturday, August 6, 2005, in Tonga at a Depth of 195.8 km.
Location 19.612°S, 175.905°W
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Balleny Islands Quake
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A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred at 18:24:19 (UTC) on Thursday, April 12, 2007, in the Balleny Islands region, 525 km North of Young Island, Balleny Islands, at a depth of 1.3 km. [img]http://farm1.static.flickr.com/195/458039574_680d0b18a3_o...
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OK continent
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Asia's lost continent, known as 'OK' , shaped ancient China, scientist claims An ancient continent collided with East Asia and then, like the legendary island of Atlantis, disappeared into the ocean, according to a Chinese scientist. The collision created a mountain range up to 500 kilometres wi...
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South Sandwich Islands Quake
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A strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake occurred at 04:55:39 (UTC) on Tuesday, January 05, 2010, in the South Sandwich Islands region, 685 km East of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands, at a depth of 10 km. Location 58.101°S, 14.867°W
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Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory
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Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory Open House Saturday, September 27, 2008 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free. The Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO), located near Penticton, BC, Canada, is a world-class facility for science and technology research related to rad...
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Meade Instruments Corp.
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Telescope-maker Meade Instruments Corp.'s CEO Steven Muellner has stepped down and has been replaced by former chief executive Steven Murdock. The company said Thursday afternoon that Muellner is pursuing other interests. Murdock has been a director at Meade since 2006. [url=http://www.biz...
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Venezuela Quake
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A strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred at 13:08:27 (UTC) on Friday, September 29, 2006 in the Sucre region, Venezuela, 40 km Northwest of Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, at a depth of 62.6 km.
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