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Reading Between the
Lines, C. Renee James
Science advances human knowledge, yet sometimes
that advance is slowed by the compulsion not to contradict "understanding." |
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OBAFGKMLT,
Fred Ringwald
The stellar spectral sequence is of considerable importance
to astronomy, and for a century students and astronomers have
tried to keep straight the types of stars. |
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Lagrangian
Point or Bust!, Thomas J. Sherrill
Placing satellites in space involves more than powerful rockets
to get them off Earth—it also takes great care in finding
points where competing gravitational forces are balanced. |
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Departments
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Editorial, James C. White II
Stars From a Wand |
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Armchair
Astrophysics, Christopher Wanjek
The Hunt for Brand New Black Holes |
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Planetary
Perspectives, Daniel D. Durda
Lonely Planets |
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Echoes
of the Past, Katherine Bracher
40 Years Ago: Measuring the Astronomical Unit |
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Astronomer's
Notebook, Jennifer Birriel
The Milky Way's Age |
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Celestial
Wonderings, Lou Mayo
The Skies of 2005 |
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Annals
of Astronomy, Clifford J. Cunningham
Cliff’s Top 10 |
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Education
Matters, Laura K. Kraft
Bringing Science to the Classroom |
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Works
of Note |
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Sky Events, Richard
Talcott
January Sky Map | February
Sky Map | March Sky Map |
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Society
Scope |
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Last
Word, Suzanne Chippindale
Mentoring:
A High-Impact Endeavor |
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