discovery
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The Universe: A Timeline of Discovery
Aaaaand she’s back! Sorry for the delay — school had me burnt out! Consider this: humanity has existed for just a few thousand years, and for most of that time, our existence has been constrained to one little blue mote…
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Discovery of the Milky Way
Ever seen this before? It’s not a sight that most of the developed world gets to see — at least not all the time. Light pollution from major cities completely obscures this view. Even in the suburbs where I live,…
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Star Stuff & Cecilia Payne
If this quote really is from Cecilia Payne, then she had the right idea — at least for a female astronomer in the 1920s. Women in science back then faced an uphill battle to get recognized for any discoveries they…
