Category: Science
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“Do not look at stars as bright spots only. Try to take in the vastness of the universe.”
– Maria Mitchell (1818-1889) – attributed 1 October 1847 is the day Maria Mitchell swept the sky with her telescope and discovered the comet of 1847 (comet Mitchell 1847VI). Honoured and recognized internationally for her discovery, Mitchell, who lived from 1818 to 1889, became one of the most famous American scientists of her day. Vassar…
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Atom puns & jokes no.13
Everyone loves a pune (or pun) or joke. Here follows more ‘atom’ puns/jokes – enjoy or groan or meh. More to follow! ____________________________________________________________________ Oxford University researchers have discovered the densest element yet known to science. The new element, Governmentium (symbol=Gv), has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, giving…
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Do you share a birthday with an astronaut? 9 – 15 Oct (no.7)
Follow for a weekly list of forthcoming astronaut* birthdays. Maybe you share a birthday?! If not, perhaps it will be you who adds your name to the list?! If you do share a birthday, what does it mean to you? Do you feel a connection, pride? They take to the skies (on controlled explosions) to…
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“Space isn’t remote at all. It’s only an hour’s drive away, if your car could go straight upwards.”
– Sir Fred Hoyle FRS (24 June 1915 – 20 August 2001) Observer 9 September 1979 ‘Sayings of the Week’ Where does space start? It’s ‘up there’, but where? Most people would say it’s above the atmosphere, but where does the atmosphere stop? There is no sharp boundary line, like the equator, where you can…
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Atom puns & jokes no.12
Everyone loves a pune (or pun) or joke. Here follows more ‘atom’ puns/jokes – enjoy or groan or meh. More to follow! ____________________________________________________________________ Scientists have discovered the sub-atomic particle that confers density. They’ve called it the Moron. ____________________________________________________________________ PS: I love coffee. BuyMeACoffee, leave a message with a date and time and we can share it,…
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Do you share a birthday with an astronaut? 2 – 8 Oct (no.6)
Follow for a weekly list of forthcoming astronaut* birthdays. Maybe you share a birthday?! If not, perhaps it will be you who adds your name to the list?! If you do share a birthday, what does it mean to you? Do you feel a connection, pride? They take to the skies (on controlled explosions) to…
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“Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science.”
– Edwin Hubble (20 November 1889 – 28 September 1953), from “The Exploration of Space“. Harper’s Magazine 158: 732 (the May 1929 issue) An astrophysicist who was, amongst other things, able to determine that there were other galaxies and that they are all receding from us. He was famously named after the Hubble Space telescope,…
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Atom puns & jokes no.11
Everyone loves a pune (or pun) or joke. Here follows more ‘atom’ puns/jokes – enjoy or groan or meh. More to follow! ____________________________________________________________________ Size of matter in descending order.Molecule > Atom > Proton > Quark > x on a mobile ad ____________________________________________________________________ PS: I love coffee. BuyMeACoffee, leave a message with a date and time and…
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Do you share a birthday with an astronaut? 26 Sept-1 Oct (no.5)
Follow for a weekly list of forthcoming astronaut* birthdays. Maybe you share a birthday?! If not, perhaps it will be you who adds your name to the list?! If you do share a birthday, what does it mean to you? Do you feel a connection, pride? They take to the skies (on controlled explosions) to…
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“If the earth were flat from east to west …”
Claudius Ptolemy, c. 100 – c. 170 AD The full quote is here: “If the earth were flat from east to west, the stars would rise as soon for westerners as for Orientals, which is false. Also, if the earth were flat from north to south and vice versa, the stars which were always visible to anyone would continue…
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