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Astronomy Section – Telescopes
Introduction A telescope is an optical instrument used to magnify and enhance the view of faraway objects, be they astronomical or terrestrial. Most telescopes fall into one of two main…
Don’t Be a Cat-and-Mouse Manager
Don’t Be a Cat-and-Mouse Manager Why employees perform better for bosses who care about them by Kenneth A. Tucker and Vandana Allman Authors of Animals, Inc. (Warner Books, 2004) One…
Is mathematics and science teacher-upskilling working?
There is a concerted push throughout South Africa to enhance mathematics and science teachers’ skills. But are these interventions being effective? “With varied success,” according to Charles (Raymond) Smith curriculum…
Ancient Egyptian Chambers Explored
One of the mysteries of Egypt's Great Pyramid deepened early last September when archaeologists penetrated a 4,500-year-old blocked shaft only to find another stone blocking their way. During Pyramids Live:…
The Seven Wonders: The Great Pyramid of Giza
Man fears Time, yet Time fears the Pyramids (Arab proverb) It is the one and only Wonder which does not require a description by early historians and poets. It is…
The Seven Wonders: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The approach to the Garden sloped like a hillside and the several parts of the structure rose from one another tier on On all this, the earth had been and…
The Seven Wonders: The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
But when I saw the sacred house of Artemis that towers to the clouds, the were placed in the shade, for the Sun himself has never looked upon its equal…
The Seven Wonders: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
I have lying, over me in Halicarnassus, a gigantic monument such as no other dead person has, adorned in the finest way with statues of horses and men carved most…
The Seven Wonders: The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
In his right hand a figure of Victory made from ivory and gold. In his left hand, his scepter inlaid with all metals, and an eagle perched on the sceptre.…
The Seven Wonders: The Colossus of Rhodes
To you, O Sun, the people of Dorian Rhodes set up this bronze statue reaching to Olympus when they had pacified the waves of war and crowned their city with…
The Seven Wonders: The Lighthouse of Alexandria
Sostratus, the son of Dexiphanes, the Cnidian, dedicated this to the Saviour Gods, on behalf of those who sail the seas. Dedicatory inscription of the Lighthouse Of the Seven Wonders…
Forgotten, The 8th Wonder: Taj Mahal
Located at the city of Agra in the State of Uttar Pradesh, the Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful masterpieces of architecture in the world. Agra, situated about…
Astronomy Section – Radio Astronomy
It is surprising to many people that radio astronomy does not entail listening for to phone home. , (The search for extra terrestrial intelligence) is a relatively tiny portion of…
Astronomy Section – Meteors
A meteor, or a shooting star as they are more commonly known, is the streak of light produced when a meteoroid burns up in the Earth's atmosphere. It looks like…
Astronomy Section – Earth and Moon
The Earth is unique amongst the terrestrial planets in having a large satellite, the Moon, which, relative to the Earth, has the largest mass of any satellite - parent system…
Astronomy Section – Comets
Comets are nebulous celestial bodies orbiting the sun. A comet is characterised by a long, luminous tail, but only in the segment of the comet's orbit when it passes closest…
Saturn gains a new ring and, maybe, two moons
Sometimes it pays to be looking in just the right place. Ask Carl Murray, Cassini imaging team member at Queen Mary, University of London. Murray was examining images taken June…
Hubble glimpses early galaxy formation
If the era when the first galaxies formed can be called the opening act in the universe's history, then the Hubble Space Telescope has given scientists a front-row seat. Astronomers…
Finding planets through a pinhole
Take two sheets of white paper. In the middle of one sheet, poke a hole with a pin. Hold the sheets about a foot apart, so the punctured sheet faces…
Architecture in Lithuania
The architecture of the cities of Lithuania is like a mirror which contains a reflection of our history. The brick and walled castles of the Middle Ages comprise the oldest…