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Sunday, 2002 December 8, 13:13 — astronomy

sun go away

NASA map of total solar eclipses through 2024

Monday, 2002 December 2, 18:37 — astronomy, mathematics

my tantalizing HTTP log

To whoever searched for 18 and solar eclipses golden ratio: I don’t think the 18-year cycle of eclipses has anything to do with the golden ratio; if you know of (or find) a nexus, please let me know.

Speaking of searches, I get a lot for tennie porn, and don’t even know what that means!

Wednesday, 2002 October 9, 22:32 — astronomy, language

words on planets

I did not know that Astronomy Picture of the Day is mirrored in multiple languages. (That list misses at least one: romanised Russian.) I stumbled onto the mirrors while seeking the origin of the name of a feature on Venus. Ought to have remembered to try the USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, which says Atete is a fertility goddess of Ethiopia.

Sunday, 2002 August 11, 21:54 — astronomy

sad

The lonely death of Robert Burnham Jr, author of the Celestial Handbooks. (Cited by Ron Campbell.)

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