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Tag Archives: Whiston
The Third Lucasian Professor
Newton was the second Lucasian Professor, holding the position founded by Henry Lucas, Cambridge’s Member of Parliament. Newton clung to the job for 33 years despite his obnoxious manners and his heretical ideas about religion. He succeeded by hiding his … Continue reading
We Love Comets… but it wasn’t always that way
So, today we kissed a comet. Many of us shared the excitement of the European Space Agency’s successful landing. Something built on the Earth is now sitting on a comet, traveling at 135,000 kilometres an hour, heading towards an even … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Engineering, Exploration, History, Religion, Science Education, Space
Tagged comets, Edmond Halley, European Space Agency, Halley, history, Immanuel Velikovsky, myths, Philae, Rosetta, Whiston
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