Volume XII Presents New Coordinates for Outer Planets
Astronomers credit a team led by Dr. W J Eckert for a 327 page Nautical Almanac Office volume detailing planetary positions every 40 days from 1653 to 2060. The work used IBM computer power and supported by Drs Brouwer and Clemence to recalculate orbits of Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune and Pluto amid recent position discrepancies.
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Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
Nautical Almanac Office
U.S. Naval Observatory
IBM
Madison Avenue
Watson Scientific Computing Laboratory
Columbia
Eckert
Dirk Brouwer
Yale University Observatory
G. M. Clemence
U. S. Naval Observatory
Italy’s shifting foreign policy from war to Western alignment
Mr Henderson argues Italy sought to redeem its status as a great power by hedging between blocs. Italy backed the Allies in 1915 for promised gains, later found those gains unreached, and swung with the fence in Europe. Postwar, Fascism produced little policy shift as Italy moved toward the West.
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Italy
Mr. Henderson
Europe
Water Ballet Cast and Officials Preview Performance
Allison Keller 53 and a take-off on their act will headline the water ballet segment with Anne Ross 45, a former National Diving Champion, performing a diving exhibition. Committee chairmen Nancy Amsterdam 53, Heather Wyman 54, Peggy Collins 52, and Alice Bredon 52 handle publicity invitations lighting and tickets. The script by Miss Nichols will be read by Lee Fleischman 52. Two hundred free tickets will be distributed on Jake on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
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Allison Keller
Anne Ross
Nancy Amsterdam
Heather Wyman
Peggy Collins
Alice Bredon
Miss Nichols
Lee Fleischman
Jake
Currie Committee to elect third junior member before Christmas
The third junior member of the Currie Committee on Curriculum will be elected by the Representative Assembly before Christmas. Juniors interested should contact Lenore Fierstein, 52, Chairman, through Student Mail by December 14.
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Representative Assembly
Lenore Fierstein
Blood Drive Leaders named for campus event
Carolyn Poole reference librarian Miss Harriet Benson director of the residence halls and Mrs Martha English director of student affairs head the campus blood drive committee. Student members include Patricia Ring chair Natal ie Rostow Lee Fleischman Ronnie Myers Katharine Munzer Renee Madesker Doris Gray Mary Anne Tinklepaugh and Trudy Friedman.
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Carolyn Poole
Harriet Benson
Martha English
Patricia Ring
Natalie Rostow
Lee Fleischman
Ronnie Myers
Katharine Munzer
Renee Madesker
Doris Gray
Mary Anne Tinklepaugh
Trudy Friedman
Campus groups plan events through December on university campus
Freshman Class meets at noon in Brinckerhoff Theater to discuss the Political Council Amendment. Religious Affairs Tea features a panel on The Crisis in the University at 4 in Barnard Room 404. Graduate English Society hosts a Melville symposium at 8 in Harkness Theater with Chase Parkes and Porter. Non-members pay 25 cents. Readings of Auden’s Christmas Oratorio tomorrow at 4 in Barnard Room 404. Columbia Debate Council goes to International House tomorrow at 7:30 for a British Empire debate. Luthern Club holds a Christmas Party at Earl Hall with supper at 6 and Chaplain Pike speaking at 7:30. Christian Fellowship screens Hidden Treasures at Earl Hall tomorrow at 8. Newman Club shows Les Miserables Wednesday at 8 in Earl Hall. Columbia University Players stage The Merchant of Venice December 12–15, tickets $1.50–$1.80. Thursday Noon Meeting features Prof David Robertson in College Parlor at 12. Barnard Camp organizes a Christmas Weekend December 14–16 with day students paying $2 and resident students 30 cents, plus around $1 for transport.
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Brinckerhoff Theater
Barnard
Graduate English Society
Herman Melville
Harkness Theater
Richard V. Chase
Henry Bamford Parkes
Katherine Ann Porter
Earl Hall
Columbia University Players
John Jay
David A. Robertson
Barnard Camp
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W. J. Eckert
Pure Science
International Business Machines Corporation
Columbia University
Harlow Shapley
Harvard College Observatory
Asia Minor
Currie Committee
Broadway
A. G. Papadem & CO. Florists
Florist Telegraph Delivery
W. H. Auden
Columbia Debate Council
Oxford
British Empire
International House
Columbia Luthern Club
James Pike
Columbia Christian Fellowship
Newman Club
Camel
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