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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jun 06, 1936

Page

2

Soviet scientists map June solar eclipse path

Russian and Soviet observatories with international cooperation plan to record the June 18 eclipse. A special commission of the Soviet Academy of Sciences oversees global observation from Krasnoyarsk to Primorye, with maximum duration about 2 minutes 31 seconds across Siberia and the eastern coast near Japan.

Ranalan Inniitinen Aed Vantin Firsala Boviet Tuspe Actus Siberia

Science and the modern world in the library notes

A scholarly note discusses the preeminence of science in modern life and its spiritual impact. It cites Benjamin Carrington and Julian Huxley and lists works by Planck Whitehead Jeans Eddington and Haldane noting both progress and the risks of scientific influence on ethics and society. The National Library provides access to these volumes, including new shelf items.

Chrisophers Privat Chia Henjamin Karrington Frustraa Dulian Huxley Whitehead Jeans Eddington Haldane Max Planck Jinan Huxley Covillsw|ton Herrowern National Library Kelentire Leanator J. M. Gibbon Canadian Pacific G. E. T. Bystop Barre Lymion Anina W. N. Sullivan Andrade Huxley Sir Lankester

Soviet Observatories Plan New Solar Observations

A Soviet commission began extensive solar observation work in 1984, coordinating with Leningrad and Moscow institutes. Six portable photographic devices will capture the sun’s corona and chromosphere, linking observations with Greece and Japan, aiming to refine understanding of solar activity and its earthly effects.

Observatoriet i Atuion Boviet Eulabla Chaarvadult Radio Angineara Willinr Se Satin Informa Opdicslnatruments Harvard Boris Gerasimoinen Formrt Aaseavite Harvard Observatory Leningrad Pulkove Observatory Leningrad Ganléotologiata Easiat Pram Mogi Balogria Observatory Working Greece Obaarvati Japan Dees Gorans Geranimovich Pelieves Weaea Gerasimovich Durihis Eaipaes Lee Raay Moscow Amas Bere

Planes Travel by Road to War Memorial

During the past week German planes, to be added to the Australian War Memorial exhibits, were conveyed by road from Sydney to Canberra. A special trailer with an exceptionally long wheelbase is used to transport the planes, with equipment owned by the Air Corps.

Canberra Sydney Air Kor

Lawn storage plan for Hotel Kur fujong grounds

Building operations require removal of a large lawn area. Turf will be cut and stored in Munuka Qual for winter, then re laid in spring at strategic city spots to provide ready lawn supply on short notice.

Hotel Kurfujong Munuka Qual

German Reichsbishop mueller edits sermon on the mount

The Sermon on the Mount is rewritten in a modern German view by Reichsbishop Ludwig Muller eliminating Jerusalem and other Jewish references. He replaces terms with new phrasing and substitutes Pharisees and Scribes with teachers and preachers. Critics like Dr Otto Dibelius condemn the interpretation as dethroning divine revelation. The Supreme Evangelical Church Cornell lodges a formal objection.

Reiehabishop Muller Chriat Otto Dibelius Retchebishop Muller Dibellus

Collectors Seek Lifetime Bargains in Auctions Across England

Report on antique hunters touring London and provinces to snag bargains at auctions. Enthusiasm runs high despite overbidding risks, with Wales drawing special notice as bidders chase unlikely gains. A noted Dutch painting example soared from 10 to 1450 guineas, illustrating the field’s fevered pace and remote-supplier appeal.

London England Wales Cinder

Strange Welwitachia plant found in uncharted Namib region

Rhodes University botanists report an expedition into the uncharted Namib Desert north of Swakopmund uncovered Welwitachia mirabilis, a rare relic plant from ancient times. The low, woody grower is valued for its unique flower and is protected. explorers claim the find ranks among the year's most successful botanical ventures.

Rhodes University Grunamstowa South Africa Swakopmund Africa Welwitach Botanste Friedrich Welwitach William Hooker Namib Paradise Hooker Linusean Society Deni Ely

Free beer for London brewery workers many pints daily

A fragment notes that workers in London breweries receive free beer valued at over £100,000 yearly. It claims workers drink pints daily and overtime staff may earn extra beer, with figures suggesting substantial weekly benefits across the industry.

London Lowe Suatem Iguirg

Studied Concepts At Boviel Academy Of Sciences

Researchers like Taevaral Boviut lautituten have examined across years a set of complex ideas at Boviel Academy of Sciences. The team organized expeditions from farsiga ceruasurien to test feasibility with multiple elven facilities and coordinated with Anam to align on project mandates and outcomes.

Taevaral Boviut Lautituten Boviel Academy of Sciences Welcoma Farsiga Ceruasurien Hic

Poets and the Stars in Astronomy's View

A fragmentary note discusses Tennyson and Coleridge in star placement, noting Coleridge once placed a star within a lunar crescent. The text hints at astronomy themes, claiming the idea remains present though details are obscured.

Tennyson Coleridge Tennynor

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