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Robert Edmund, CEO of Edmund Optics (EO), shared this morning the sad news of the passing of his father and founder of Edmund Optics, Norman Wilson Edmund. Norman W. Edmund was known throughout the world as the creator and entrepreneurial spirit behind Edmund Scientific, which later evolved into E...

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Physicist Albert Silverman dies at 92 Albert Silverman, professor emeritus of physics and nuclear studies at Cornell who led pioneering experiments in particle physics during his 38 years at the university, died Jan. 17 at age 92. Silverman is credited with making important contributions that l...

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Harold Delos Babcòck (January 24, 1882 - April 8, 1968) was an American astronomer, and the father of Horace W. Babcòck, of English and German ancestry. Educated at the University of California, Berkeley, he worked at the Mount Wilson Observatory from 1907 until 1948. He specialised in solar spect...

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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Albans, KC (22 January 1561 - 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, author and pioneer of the scientific method. Read more

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Back-yard astronomer uses second-hand telescope (to capture stunning images of distant stars Sidcup in Kent is bathed in street lights - and not an ideal place to capture images of nebulae hundreds of thousands of light years away. But a determined amateur astronomer, mathematician Mark Shelley...

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Patricia "Patsy" Edson Tombaugh, community leader, educator, artist, and enthusiastic supporter of her astronomy pioneer husband Clyde, discover of the planet Pluto, died Thursday at the Arbors of Del Rey in Las Cruces. She was 99. She was in Florida for the 2006 launch of the New Horiz...

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Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet FRS FRSE (January 17, 1761 - June 23, 1832) was a Scottish geologist and geophysicist, born at Dunglass, Haddingtonshire. Sir James Hall was President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and author of various works on architecture and the sciences. Read more

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Egyptian tomb holds singer Nehmes Bastet's remains Archaeologists working in Egypt have discovered the tomb of a female singer in the Valley of the Kings. The tomb was found by a team from the University of Basel in Switzerland who came across it by chance. The woman, Nehmes Bastet, was a temple singe...

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Warren De la Rue (18 January 1815 - 19 April 1889) was a British astronomer and chemist, most famous for his pioneering work in astronomical photography. Read more

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Derek Heatly set to become Northern Ireland's first spaceman He has already made it to the very edge of Earth's atmosphere. And now Co Down man Derek Heatly is hoping to be the first Ulsterman in space as he joins the likes of racing champion Lewis Hamilton and scientific legend Stephen Hawking on the V...

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Norfolk astronomer Mark Thompson ready for the return of BBC's Stargazing Live It's been a stellar year for Mark Thompson and it's set to be just as heavenly in 2012. The success of BBC2's Stargazing Live event last January has led to another three-night series this month which Mark will again help to...

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Shannon Matilda Wells Lucid (born January 14, 1943) is an American biochemist and a NASA astronaut. At one time, she held the record for the longest duration stay in space by an American, as well as by a woman. She has flown in space five times including a prolonged mission aboard the Mir space station....

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Oxford University professor Steven Rawlings found dead A man who was found dead in a bungalow was an Oxford University professor, police have revealed. Steven Gregory Rawlings, 50, was found at the home in Oxfordshire on Wednesday night. He was Official Fellow and Tutor in Physics of St Peter's Col...

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UCL scientist goes from Lab Bench to Backbench Dr Nguyen TK Thanh (UCL Physics and Astronomy) has taken part in a scheme where MPs and Civil Servants are paired up with leading scientists for a week at both their respective places of work. Dr Thanh was paired with Caroline Jacobs, Senior Policy advis...

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Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Girault (12 January 1716 - 3 July 1795) was a Spanish general, explorer, author, astronomer, colonial administrator and the first Spanish governor of Louisiana. His name is also recalled as the meteorological term Ulloa's halo (also known as Bouguer's halo), which a...

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	Norman W. Edmund (1916 - 2012) (Preview) Robert Edmund, CEO of Edmund Optics (EO), shared this morning the sad news of the passing of his father and founder of Edmund Optics, Norman Wilson Edmund. Norman W. Edmund was known throughout the world as the creator and entrepreneurial spirit behind Edmund Scientific, which later evolved into E...	Blobrana	0	Jan 25 01:01 2012 by Blobrana
	Albert Silverman (1920 - 2012) (Preview) Physicist Albert Silverman dies at 92 Albert Silverman, professor emeritus of physics and nuclear studies at Cornell who led pioneering experiments in particle physics during his 38 years at the university, died Jan. 17 at age 92. Silverman is credited with making important contributions that l...	Blobrana	0	Jan 24 02:17 2012 by Blobrana
	Harold Babcòck (1882 - 1968) (Preview) Harold Delos Babcòck (January 24, 1882 - April 8, 1968) was an American astronomer, and the father of Horace W. Babcòck, of English and German ancestry. Educated at the University of California, Berkeley, he worked at the Mount Wilson Observatory from 1907 until 1948. He specialised in solar spect...	Blobrana	0	Jan 24 00:01 2012 by Blobrana
	Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626) (Preview) Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Albans, KC (22 January 1561 - 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, author and pioneer of the scientific method. Read more	Blobrana	0	Jan 23 03:05 2012 by Blobrana
	Mark Shelley (Preview) Back-yard astronomer uses second-hand telescope (to capture stunning images of distant stars Sidcup in Kent is bathed in street lights - and not an ideal place to capture images of nebulae hundreds of thousands of light years away. But a determined amateur astronomer, mathematician Mark Shelley...	Blobrana	0	Jan 20 00:46 2012 by Blobrana
	Patricia Tombaugh (1913 - 2012) (Preview) Patricia "Patsy" Edson Tombaugh, community leader, educator, artist, and enthusiastic supporter of her astronomy pioneer husband Clyde, discover of the planet Pluto, died Thursday at the Arbors of Del Rey in Las Cruces. She was 99. She was in Florida for the 2006 launch of the New Horiz...	Blobrana	1	Jan 17 11:44 2012 by Blobrana
	Sir James Hall (1761 - 1832) (Preview) Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet FRS FRSE (January 17, 1761 - June 23, 1832) was a Scottish geologist and geophysicist, born at Dunglass, Haddingtonshire. Sir James Hall was President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and author of various works on architecture and the sciences. Read more	Blobrana	0	Jan 17 00:05 2012 by Blobrana
	Nehmes Bastet (~945 - 712BC) (Preview) Egyptian tomb holds singer Nehmes Bastet's remains Archaeologists working in Egypt have discovered the tomb of a female singer in the Valley of the Kings. The tomb was found by a team from the University of Basel in Switzerland who came across it by chance. The woman, Nehmes Bastet, was a temple singe...	Blobrana	0	Jan 16 15:15 2012 by Blobrana
	Warren De la Rue (1815 - 1889) (Preview) Warren De la Rue (18 January 1815 - 19 April 1889) was a British astronomer and chemist, most famous for his pioneering work in astronomical photography. Read more	Blobrana	0	Jan 15 00:01 2012 by Blobrana
	Derek Heatly (Preview) Derek Heatly set to become Northern Ireland's first spaceman He has already made it to the very edge of Earth's atmosphere. And now Co Down man Derek Heatly is hoping to be the first Ulsterman in space as he joins the likes of racing champion Lewis Hamilton and scientific legend Stephen Hawking on the V...	Blobrana	0	Jan 14 16:41 2012 by Blobrana
	Mark Thompson (Preview) Norfolk astronomer Mark Thompson ready for the return of BBC's Stargazing Live It's been a stellar year for Mark Thompson and it's set to be just as heavenly in 2012. The success of BBC2's Stargazing Live event last January has led to another three-night series this month which Mark will again help to...	Blobrana	0	Jan 14 08:22 2012 by Blobrana
	Shannon Matilda Wells Lucid (Preview) Shannon Matilda Wells Lucid (born January 14, 1943) is an American biochemist and a NASA astronaut. At one time, she held the record for the longest duration stay in space by an American, as well as by a woman. She has flown in space five times including a prolonged mission aboard the Mir space station....	Blobrana	0	Jan 14 00:01 2012 by Blobrana
	Steven Rawlings (1962 - 2012) (Preview) Oxford University professor Steven Rawlings found dead A man who was found dead in a bungalow was an Oxford University professor, police have revealed. Steven Gregory Rawlings, 50, was found at the home in Oxfordshire on Wednesday night. He was Official Fellow and Tutor in Physics of St Peter's Col...	Blobrana	1	Jan 13 17:05 2012 by Blobrana
	Dr Nguyen TK Thanh (Preview) UCL scientist goes from Lab Bench to Backbench Dr Nguyen TK Thanh (UCL Physics and Astronomy) has taken part in a scheme where MPs and Civil Servants are paired up with leading scientists for a week at both their respective places of work. Dr Thanh was paired with Caroline Jacobs, Senior Policy advis...	Blobrana	0	Jan 12 15:06 2012 by Blobrana
	Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Girault (1716 - 1795) (Preview) Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Girault (12 January 1716 - 3 July 1795) was a Spanish general, explorer, author, astronomer, colonial administrator and the first Spanish governor of Louisiana. His name is also recalled as the meteorological term Ulloa's halo (also known as Bouguer's halo), which a...	Blobrana	0	Jan 12 00:19 2012 by Blobrana
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