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Lucy is the common name of AL 288-1, several hundred pieces of bone representing about 40% of the skeleton of an individual Australopithecus afarensis. The specimen was discovered on the 24th November, 1974, at Hadar in the Awash Valley of Ethiopia's Afar Depression. Read more [spoiler] [vid...

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Pierre Neirinck (16 August 1926 - 3 January 2016) was an amateur Astronomer who headed the Satellite Orbits Group at Appleton Laboratory in the U.K. during the 1970s. Read more The asteroid (142014) Neirinck (2002 PA168) was named after him in November 2008.

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Timothy Nigel Peake (born April 7, 1972 in Chichester, Sussex) is a former British Army Air Corps officer and a current European Space Agency astronaut. He is the first British citizen to be selected as an astronaut by ESA. Read more

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George Clayton Johnson (July 10, 1929 - December 25, 2015) was an American science fiction writer, most famous for co-writing the novel Logan's Run with William F. Nolan, the basis for the hit MGM 1976 film. Read more

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Thérèse Peltier (1873 - 1926) was a French sculptor and aviator. Popularly believed to have been the first ever woman passenger in an airplane she should perhaps instead be recognised as the first woman to pilot a heavier-than-air craft. Read more On 8 July 1908 Thérèse Peltier became the second wom...

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Title: Young astronomer in Denmark 1946 to 1958 Author: Erik Høg This is a personal account of how I became an astronomer. Fascinated by the stars and planets in the dark sky over Lolland, an island 100 km south of Copenhagen, the interest in astronomy was growing. Encouraged by my teachers, I polishe...

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Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel (December 4, 1821 - March 16, 1889), normally known as Wilhelm Tempel, was a German astronomer who worked in Marseille until the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, then later moved to Italy. Read more

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Charles Green (baptised 26 December 1734 - January 29, 1771) was a British astronomer Read more

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Captain James Cook, FRS, RN (27 October [7 November old style] 1728 - 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, during which he achieved the first Euro...

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Prof. Rod Davies CBE is a Professor of Radio Astronomy at Jodrell Bank Observatory. Although retired he still works there regularly. He is the former director of the observatory. His main research interests include the Cosmic Microwave Background and the galactic foreground. He is also a Methodi...

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S. Barry Cooper (9 October 1943 - 26 October 2015) was a British mathematician and computability theorist. He was a Professor of Pure Mathematics at the University of Leeds. Read more

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Robert W. Farquhar (October 12, 1932 - October 18, 2015) was an American former mission design specialist who worked for NASA. Read more

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Russia reopens Tsar Nicholas family murder case Russian investigators have reopened a notorious murder case dating back to 1918 - that of the last tsar and his family, the Romanovs. Read more The Russian Imperial Romanov family were shot in Yekaterinburg on 17 July 1918. The Tsar and his family were...

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This inscription dated 'Regnal Year 16, month 3 of Akhet, day 15' of Akhenaten's reign was discovered in 2012 in a limestone quarry at Dayr Abu Hinnis, just north of Dayr al-Barsh, north of Amarna. The inscription mentions the presence of the "Great Royal Wife, His Beloved, Mistress of the Two...

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	Lucy Australopithecus (Preview) Lucy is the common name of AL 288-1, several hundred pieces of bone representing about 40% of the skeleton of an individual Australopithecus afarensis. The specimen was discovered on the 24th November, 1974, at Hadar in the Awash Valley of Ethiopia's Afar Depression. Read more [spoiler] [vid...	Blobrana	2	Feb 2 18:34 2016 by Blobrana
	Thomas David Anderson (1853 - 1932) (Preview) [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_David_Anderson...	Blobrana	1	Jan 14 08:56 2016 by Blobrana
	Pierre Neirinck (1925 - 2016) (Preview) Pierre Neirinck (16 August 1926 - 3 January 2016) was an amateur Astronomer who headed the Satellite Orbits Group at Appleton Laboratory in the U.K. during the 1970s. Read more The asteroid (142014) Neirinck (2002 PA168) was named after him in November 2008.	Blobrana	0	Jan 6 16:38 2016 by Blobrana
	Timothy Peake (Preview) Timothy Nigel Peake (born April 7, 1972 in Chichester, Sussex) is a former British Army Air Corps officer and a current European Space Agency astronaut. He is the first British citizen to be selected as an astronaut by ESA. Read more	Blobrana	4	Jan 1 10:13 2016 by Blobrana
	George Clayton Johnson (1929 - 2015) (Preview) George Clayton Johnson (July 10, 1929 - December 25, 2015) was an American science fiction writer, most famous for co-writing the novel Logan's Run with William F. Nolan, the basis for the hit MGM 1976 film. Read more	Blobrana	1	Dec 27 11:34 2015 by Blobrana
	Thérèse Peltier (1873 – 1926) (Preview) Thérèse Peltier (1873 - 1926) was a French sculptor and aviator. Popularly believed to have been the first ever woman passenger in an airplane she should perhaps instead be recognised as the first woman to pilot a heavier-than-air craft. Read more On 8 July 1908 Thérèse Peltier became the second wom...	Blobrana	0	Dec 18 20:15 2015 by Blobrana
	Erik Høg (Preview) Title: Young astronomer in Denmark 1946 to 1958 Author: Erik Høg This is a personal account of how I became an astronomer. Fascinated by the stars and planets in the dark sky over Lolland, an island 100 km south of Copenhagen, the interest in astronomy was growing. Encouraged by my teachers, I polishe...	Blobrana	0	Dec 18 17:44 2015 by Blobrana
	Wilhelm Tempel (1821 - 1889) (Preview) Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel (December 4, 1821 - March 16, 1889), normally known as Wilhelm Tempel, was a German astronomer who worked in Marseille until the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, then later moved to Italy. Read more	Blobrana	1	Dec 18 16:49 2015 by Blobrana
	Charles Green (1734 - 1771) (Preview) Charles Green (baptised 26 December 1734 - January 29, 1771) was a British astronomer Read more	Blobrana	1	Dec 16 11:13 2015 by Blobrana
	James Cook (1728 - 1779) (Preview) Captain James Cook, FRS, RN (27 October [7 November old style] 1728 - 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, during which he achieved the first Euro...	Blobrana	2	Dec 3 16:01 2015 by Blobrana
	Prof. Rod Davies (Preview) Prof. Rod Davies CBE is a Professor of Radio Astronomy at Jodrell Bank Observatory. Although retired he still works there regularly. He is the former director of the observatory. His main research interests include the Cosmic Microwave Background and the galactic foreground. He is also a Methodi...	Blobrana	1	Nov 19 08:46 2015 by Blobrana
	S. Barry Cooper (1943-2015) (Preview) S. Barry Cooper (9 October 1943 - 26 October 2015) was a British mathematician and computability theorist. He was a Professor of Pure Mathematics at the University of Leeds. Read more	Blobrana	0	Oct 30 07:56 2015 by Blobrana
	Robert W. Farquhar (1932 - 2015) (Preview) Robert W. Farquhar (October 12, 1932 - October 18, 2015) was an American former mission design specialist who worked for NASA. Read more	Blobrana	0	Oct 18 20:22 2015 by Blobrana
	Romanov family (Preview) Russia reopens Tsar Nicholas family murder case Russian investigators have reopened a notorious murder case dating back to 1918 - that of the last tsar and his family, the Romanovs. Read more The Russian Imperial Romanov family were shot in Yekaterinburg on 17 July 1918. The Tsar and his family were...	Blobrana	0	Sep 23 18:29 2015 by Blobrana
	Neferneferuaten Nefertiti (Preview) This inscription dated 'Regnal Year 16, month 3 of Akhet, day 15' of Akhenaten's reign was discovered in 2012 in a limestone quarry at Dayr Abu Hinnis, just north of Dayr al-Barsh, north of Amarna. The inscription mentions the presence of the "Great Royal Wife, His Beloved, Mistress of the Two...	Blobrana	3	Sep 22 17:48 2015 by Blobrana
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