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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 weeks ago

Seances, Eclipses and Automatic Car Washes from Scientific American in 1925

According to SciAm's April 1925 article on the subject, the weather was pristine for eclipse viewing. The article details some eerie visual effects seen during the eclipse.
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fromNature
1 month ago

Why is my cello howling?

The article discusses the historical context of a musician's inquiry into the origin of the wolf tone and reviews Curie's influential book on radioactivity.
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