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John Harrison
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The 18th century astronomy community's reluctance to accept the accuracy of John Harrison's clocks is not one of the highs of scientific research. John Harrison (March 24, 1693March 24, 1776) was an English clockmaker who revolutioni...
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The Emerald Buddha
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The Emerald Buddha is the palladium of the Kingdom of Thailand, a figurine of the sitting Buddha, made of green jadeite (rather than emerald), clothed in gold, and about 45 cm tall. It is kept in the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) on the grounds of the Grand Palace in Bangkok. In 1779, the T...
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Caithness cairns
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Survey reveals cluster of ancient cairns Seven massive Neolithic cairns and 300 new Bronze and Iron Age sites have been found in Caithness following the first large-scale survey of its kind to be undertaken in Scotland. The £100,000 archaeological project was funded by the developers of the Baill...
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Breitling Orbiter 3
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Breitling Orbiter 3 was the first balloon to fly around the world non-stop, piloted by Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones. Designed and built by Cameron Balloons, of Bristol, England, Breitling Orbiter 3 stood 55 m tall when fully inflated. Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones took off from the Swiss Alp...
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Middle East settlements
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Satellites expose 8,000 years of civilization Beyond the impressive mounds of earth, known as tells in Arabic, that mark lost cities, researchers have found a way to give archaeologists a broader perspective of the ancient landscape. By combining spy-satellite photos obtained in the 1960s with...
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Freewill Astrology On April 1, 1976, British astronomer Patrick Moore told his radio listeners that a rare configuration of Jupiter and Pluto was occurring. So dramatically would it affect Earth's gravity, he said, that they might feel lighter than usual, and perhaps even be able to float up into t...
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Dutch East India Company
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The Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, VOC, "United East India Company") was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia. Read more
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The two meteorite hunters caught trespassing in Burke County won't be coming back. They've been banished. In state court last Wednesday morning, Las Vegas meteorite hunter Ralph "Sonny" Clary Jr., 49, and Arizona hunter Michael William Miller, 47, both pleaded guilty to two counts of...
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US Standard time
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The history of standard time in the United States began November 18, 1883 when United States and Canadian railroads instituted standard time in time zones. Before then, time of day was a local matter, and most cities and towns used some form of local solar time, maintained by some well-known clock (f...
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Pedaliante
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The Pedaliante (Italian for "Pedal Glider") was a human-powered aircraft designed and built by Enea Bossi and Vittorio Bonomi and disputably credited with, on 18 March 1937, performing the first fully human-powered flight. Read more
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Kanozero Island petroglyphs
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More than 1,000 rock carvings abound on Kanozero Island in Northern Russia. Featured objects are usually displayed in museums. But sometimes there are relics that can't be put on exhibition - as is the case with one that is hidden deep in the Russian forests. Knowing that there were rock carvings on s...
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Battle of Badr
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The Battle of Badr, fought Saturday, March 13, 624 AD (17 Ramadan, 2 AH in the Islamic calendar) in the Hejaz region of western Arabia (present-day Saudi Arabia), was a key battle in the early days of Islam and a turning point in Muhammad's struggle with his opponents among the Quraish in Mecca. Read mo...
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Dorrit Hoffleit
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Dorrit Hoffleit sits near the window of her New Haven apartment, feeling every bit of her 99 years, 10 months, and five days. She is weak. She can no longer make the short walk to the Yale University astronomy department. She can't hear very well, and she now needs a caretaker with her day and night....
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Project-706
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Project-706, also known as Project-726 was a science effort codename of a project conducted during the Cold War and Russo-Afghan War whose objective was to develop Pakistan's first atomic weapon. The mainstream goal of the project was the development of an atomic bomb using Uranium technology. ...
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The Great Sheffield Flood
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The Great Sheffield Flood was a flood that devastated parts of Sheffield, England, on 11 March 1864, when the Dale Dyke Dam broke. Read more
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