This is the cover of Science and Civilization in China by Joseph Needham. Question: What is significant about the image of the cover of his book? Read ahead to find out. This is the second installment of a series of discussions...
Read MoreThis is the cover of Science and Civilization in China by Joseph Needham. Question: What is significant about the image of the cover of his book? Read ahead to find out. This is the second installment of a series of discussions...
Read MoreI am in England, and I thought I would briefly comment on a book I am reading entitled The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist who unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom by Simon Winchester....
Read MoreI watched the last half-hour and the final seven minutes of terror as the Mars Lander (Phoenix) approached and continued on into the Martian atmosphere entering at about 12,000 miles/hour, and slowed to 5 miles/hour and made a...
Read MoreOn Sunday, soon after the finish of the Indianapolis 500 race, the Phoenix Mars Lander will approach the planet Mars and attempt a powered landing. Live coverage will be shown on NASA television with the descent to Martian...
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