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Spin Your Thesis
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ESA is offering European students the opportunity to conduct hypergravity experiments, with a call for proposals for the 2010 Spin Your Thesis! programme. This programme will enable university students to carry out experiments in hypergravity by using the Large Diameter Centrifuge (LDC) in ES...
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Darwen pub Astronomy
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Astronomy studies lined up for Darwen pubs Rocket-building and star-gazing sessions could soon be coming to pubs in Darwen thanks to a £24,000 grant. Two venues are already in discussions about hosting the nine-month Stars and Stuff project run by Erica Dobie and Adam Whittaker, of Beauty in the Un...
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St Ivan island
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Excavations on Bulgaria's St Ivan island a success The new archaeological excavations on the island of Saint Ivan close to the seaside town of Sozopol are successful, Tsonya Drazheva, deputy head of the excavations, said. Quoted by local news agency Focus, she said that the team's priority this ye...
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Heinkel He 178
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The Heinkel He 178 was the world's first aircraft to fly under turbojet power, and the first practical jet aircraft. It was a private venture by the German Heinkel company in accordance with director Ernst Heinkel's emphasis on developing technology for high-speed flight and first flew on 27 Augus...
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King's Knot
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Scots site may hold the key to Arthurian mystery It is a mystery that has baffled generations of historians, but the secrets of King Arthur's round table could finally be laid bare thanks to modern technology. A circular earthen mound near Stirling Castle has been linked variously to the legendary k...
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Clonmany souterrain
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Ancient stone chamber unearthed in garden An ancient underground chamber which could date back 2,000 years has been unearthed near Clonmany in Inishowen. Discovered by Clonmany man Sean Devlin, the previously unrecorded structure appears to be an underground tunnel or souterrain. Mr Devlin re...
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Scottish Sea surveys
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Sea surveys to reveal Scotland's marine secrets A series of surveys to increase knowledge of Scotland's marine life is due to be carried out, the Scottish government has said. Eight marine surveys will gather information on the biodiversity of Scotland's seas. The surveys will cover almost 2,200...
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Solar-powered car
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If a solar-powered car can drive 52,000 kilometers around the globe without using a drop of oil, perhaps it can be forgiven for not having a coffee cup holder. Or maybe that makes Swiss adventurer Louis Palmer's journey even more remarkable. Palmer rolled into the U.N. climate conference in his sol...
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Tallest Building
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Burj Dubai: The world's tallest building The newly-opened Burj Dubai, meaning Dubai tower, is a multiple record breaker. As well as becoming the tallest building in the world, the skyscraper is the tallest structure and boasts the most storeys and highest occupied floor. Its 124th floor outdoor o...
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Nomos
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In Greek mythology, Nomos is the daemon of laws, statutes, and ordinances. By one account, Nomos' wife is Eusebia (Piety), and their daughter is Dike (Justice). Read more Ed ~ The word 'astronomy' means 'laws of the stars'.
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Gough Map
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One of the most important and earliest maps ever made in Britain is the subject of a new book just published by the Bodleian Library. The Gough Map: The earliest road map of Britain explores the hidden secrets and baffling detail of one of the greatest medieval cartographic artefacts. Dating from aro...
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The Pantheon
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Title: The role of the sun in the Pantheon's design and meaning Authors: Robert Hannah, Giulio Magli Despite being one of the most recognisable buildings from ancient Rome, the Pantheon is poorly understood. While its architecture has been well studied, its function remains uncertain. This pape...
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Tell Qarqur
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Ancient City That Mysteriously Survived Mideast Collapse Discovered Archaeologists have discovered an ancient city in northwest Syria, which is claimed not only to survive the Middle East civilization collapse, but also to expand after that. While ancient civilizations across the Middle Eas...
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Edinburgh Museum
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Museum opening doors on world of wonder It's taken years of planning, a mountain of money and acre upon acre of bubblewrap. Now, finally, one of the biggest refurbishment projects the city's museums have seen is reaching its dramatic and exciting climax. When the old Royal Museum re-opens on Friday...
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Nuclear test compensation
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Nearly 40 years after the first of its 210 nuclear tests, France is preparing to compensate people affected by the fallout. The move leaves the UK isolated in its policy of rejecting liability for illnesses suffered by test participants. [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/80766...
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