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Old 29-January-2006, 01:10 AM
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Before George and I continue trading Q&A I wonder who else is interested in this thread continuing?
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I am - it's just that the last questions were pretty tough, and I was out of town (in fact, I am now - on holiday in California ).

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I am - it's just that the last questions were pretty tough, and I was out of town (in fact, I am now - on holiday in California ).
Cool. You do get around. My wife and I are in San Diego till tomorrow. We saw 7 black Grey whales yesterday in blue water, though the bay water is green. 3 Cruise liners have docked directly out our balcony during the week. The weather has been great, too.
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As soon as I get done proofing the exam I am giving in AST1002 ...
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for a bonus question, quickly guessed and easily gotten (not to mention worthless in the context of this thread)



what do Polaris and Sirius have in common? besides one r?
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They are both trinary systems?
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an "i" and an "s"
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no, I'm thinking more along the lines of a misconception.
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Both were called dog stars back in the roaring 17th century? Polaris being called "Cynosura." -tail of the dog?
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wow, I didn't know that.
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Sorry about the long delay ... its been a busy week (or so).

Name the first woman officially listed as an observer at Palomar Mountain Observatory ... and the year she was first listed on the schedule.
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Rubin '64?
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in the 30s, Payne-Gaposchkin because she was the first person to earn a Ph.D. (from Harvard in 1925) in the new field of astronomy.
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Rubin is correct (I thot it was '65 but '64 may be correct). I still find it amazing that it was so recent.
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Here's one from this 7th grade Astronomy text: who is the only person in the United States known to have been struck by a meteorite? (Astronomy, NGS, p.97)

Have we asked that one already? Sounds familiar.
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In 1954, Mrs. Hewlett Hodges, of Sylacauga, Alabama, was hit by an 8.5 pound meteorite.
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Simple quiz: What do the words "consider, venereal, disaster" have in common?
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Clue number #1: these three words are evidence of a very old thievery.
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Clue number #2: Canterbury Tales characters would judge us "saturnine" over how we now define these "jovial" words.
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Simple quiz: What do the words "consider, venereal, disaster" have in common?
One question at a time, please. We're still waiting to see if Superluminal's answer to hhEb09'1's question is correct.

(Sidus, Venus, Aster...)
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Answer: These "words" are remnants of the planetary/sidereal LATIN transfered into early English vocabulary (these three have especially evolved):

cum sidera= with the stars / dis-aster= against the stars /etc.
(Mercurial, Venereal, Martial, Jovial, Saturnine, days of the week, etc. are other examples)

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In 1954, Mrs. Hewlett Hodges, of Sylacauga, Alabama, was hit by an 8.5 pound meteorite.
My source said 4.5 kilograms, but close enough! You're up Superluminal
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We use the letter "c" in equations to designate the speed of light. Why was the letter "c" picked?
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'"c'" abreviates celerity..celeritas is the latin word meaning speed

so yeah, oh and it was originally 'V'
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