Newton and the expanding cosmos from Galileo to galaxies
The text traces Isaac Newton as the great 17th century figure who linked optics and gravity to explain the cosmos. It notes milestones from Cassini’s Sun distance to Roemer’s light speed and Halley’s comet, then Herschel’s Uranus discovery and Leverrier’s Neptune prediction, leading to modern deep-space scope and Bruno’s infinity idea. Next: The Rocket Pioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Newton
England
Galileo
Newton
Cassini
Roemer
Halley
Wright
Herschel
Leverrier
Neptune
Schiaparelli
Giordano Bruno
Rocket Pioneers
Crippled Jew Wins First International Bible Quiz
Amos Haham a Jerusalem synagogue reader and self taught Bible student won the first international Bible quiz beating finalists from France Brazil and Israel as 750000 radio listeners watched at the Hebrew University. President Ben Zvi and Prime Minister Ben Gurion attended with Ben Gurion praising Hahams daily study. Other finalists included Simone Dumont in Paris and Irene Santos in Rio de Janeiro. Myrtle Davis represented the United States tying for seventh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Amos Haham
Committee For
Hebrew University
Izhak Ben-Zvi
David Ben-Gurion
Ben-Gurion
Simone Dumont
Paris
Irene Santos
Rio de Janeiro
Myrtle Davis
Buford
United States
Nautilus Crew Publishes North Pole Extra Edition
The Nautilus crew issued an 18 page North Pole trip edition with seven pages listing all 116 crew addresses. It includes songs poems and articles on the voyage and carries two stamps in the handstamped issue dedicated to shipmates families and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Sunderland
North Pole
Post Office
John Michaud
C. A. Payne
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Pluto
Andromeda
France
Brazil
Israel
Haham
Chronicles
Zachariah
Ezekiel
Institute For the Blind
Firestone
Firestone de Luxe
Rayon Cord
de Luxe
Speedway
LL. Finn
New York
T. Moritz On-The- Park
Central Park South
Nancy B. Zabel
Nautilus
Ghetti
Macaroni
Weathertron
Zett
N. Main ST
Seee CO
Carolina Tri-City
Ini “Hone
Modereite
E. Washington ST
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