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In 1889, Andrew Dickson White's extensive travels found him in Cairo, where he purchased an 8-foot-long papyrus scroll found in an ancient tomb. A museum conservator told White it was Spell 125 from the "Book of the Dead," a traditional Egyptian funeral text. It quotes parts of the "...

10 April 1858To the Editors of the Maitland Mercury. GENTLEMEN - I beg to aquaint you, for the information of the scientific, that on Saturday, the 10th current, about 4 p.m., a Meteorolite fell at the back of a barn on a farm adjoining this property, say about half-a-mile distant, and in the occupati...

25 February 1878 Warialda. Monday, noon. A brilliant meteor passed over here at half-past six o'clock on Sunday. It was visible for thirty-two seconds. Read more

Title: Daylight Meteor, March 18 Author: J. EDMUND CLARK This meteor, reported to NATURE by Dr. Rorie of Dundee, was also seen by Mr. A. G. Linney at Ackworth, near Pontefract. Careful comparison of their records gave a probable (path from just S.E. of Lanark to 30 or 40 miles W. of Mull Notes received l...

A partial solar eclipse occurred on May 18, 1920. The eclipse was visible from Antarctica and eastern Australia. Read more

150-year anniversary of translation of Khayyam's Rubaiyat by Fitz Gerald Many lovers of Persian poetry may recognize these lines as one of the famous Rubâiyâts of Omar Khayyâm, as translated by the 19th century British writer and poet, Edward Fitz Gerald (1809-1883). But few might know that coord...

The Torino (H6) meteorite fell in Piemonte, Italy, on the 18th May, 1988. A total mass of 977 g was recovered. 45° 4'N, 7° 40'E

The Meuselbach (L6) meteorite fell in Thuringen, Germany, on the 19th May, 1897. A total mass of 870 g was recovered. 50° 35'N, 11° 6'E

The Kakowa (L6) meteorite fell in Caras-Severin, Romania, on the 19th May, 1858. A total mass of 577 g was recovered. 45° 8'N, 21° 40'E

The Pavlograd (L6) meteorite fell in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, on the 19th May, 1826. A total mass of 40 kg was recovered. 48° 32'N, 35° 59'E

Orbital elements: C/2012 L3 (LINEAR) T 2012 Jan. 30.88403 TT MPC q 0.2743491 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 327.68063 +0.19561217 +0.80301349 Node 53.51376 +0.98053219 -0.17015998 e 1.0 Incl. 135.55867 +0.01710250 +0.57115227 From 36 observations 2012 June 10-11. MPEC 2012 - L27 Comet C/2012 L3 (...

Comet P/2006 R2 (Christensen) is at Opposition (3.118 AU) on the 8th May, 2013. Ephemeris Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 05 07 15 25 54.5 +03 29 13 3.1213 4.0767 158.4 5.2 19.6 2013 05 08 15 25 17.9 +03 32 16 3.1185 4.0743 158.5 5.2 19.6 2013 05 09 15 24 41.1 +03 35 13 3.1160 4.0720...

Comet P/2007 H1 (McNaught) is at Opposition (2.637 AU) on the 18th May, 2013. EphemerisDate TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 05 17 15 55 33.9 -03 38 30 2.6410 3.6223 163.6 4.5 20.7 2013 05 18 15 54 50.6 -03 35 44 2.6372 3.6189 163.6 4.5 20.7 2013 05 19 15 54 07.2 -03 33 03 2.6336 3.6155 16...

Expand (10kb, 1024 x 768) Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute This image of Methone was taken by the Cassini spaceprobe on the 1st February, 2010. The image was taken using the CL1 and CL3 filters.

Operation Chastise was an attack on German dams carried out on 16-17 May 1943 by Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron, subsequently known as the "Dambusters", using a specially developed "bouncing bomb" invented and developed by Barnes Wallis. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org...