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July 10, 2017
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Before I recount the rest of my Sunday, there’s a little material remaining in your lesson in astronomy and cosmology and the important role of the Lowell Observatory so let’s get started on that ending. Red shift, blue shift (more …
July 7, 2017
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Not as corny as Kansas in August. Clyde Tombaugh was born in Illinois in 1906 but he grew up in Kansas where his family bought a farm when he was a toddler. Perhaps his unpolluted view of the night sky …
July 7, 2017
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Let’s climb Mars Hill and discover Pluto! Okay, so Clyde Tombaugh beat me to that on both accounts and, while I can’t tell you the exact date he first ascended Mars Hill to join the staff at Lowell Observatory, I …