Category Archives: astronomy

sun go away

Posted on Sunday, 2002 December 08 by Anton

NASA map of total solar eclipses through 2024

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my tantalizing HTTP log

Posted on Monday, 2002 December 02 by Anton

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 … Continue reading →

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words on planets

Posted on Wednesday, 2002 October 09 by Anton

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. … Continue reading →

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sad

Posted on Sunday, 2002 August 11 by Anton

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

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