Mary Leakey, Pioneer of Africa Paleontology Dies at 63
Mary Leakey, matriarch of the Leakey fossil-hunting family, died in Naimbi Kenya at 63. A lifelong excavator she helped redefine paleoanthropology with discoveries at Olduvai Gorge and Laetoli, including human ancestor footprints. Her work spanned decades of field digs and meticulous documentation guiding Africa's central role in human origins.
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Mary Leakey
Africa
Naimbi
Kenya
Leakey
Alan Walker
Louis
Tman
Asia
Proconsul Africanus
Leakeys
Nck
Mary
E. Barton Worthington
Royal Geographical Society
London
Louis Leakey
Richard
Olduvai Gorge
Laetoli
Tanzania
Cleary
Mary Nicol
Cambridge University
Cambridge
Mary Leakey Unearths 1.6 Million Year Old Fossil at Olduvai Gorge
Mary Leakey and Louis Leakey, famed paleoanthropologists, reveal a 1.6 million year old hominid fossil at Olduvai Gorge. The find, called Australopithecus boisei, supports upright walking long before large brains. Mary, born in London in 1913, forged a remarkable path in archaeology despite a nontraditional education.
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Mary Leakey
National Geographic Magazine
Lucy
Mary Douglas Nicol
London
Erskine Nicol
Cecilia Marion Frere
John Frere
Lunar Prospector To Study Moon Ice And Engine Mysteries
NASA mission Lunar Prospector will probe the moon to confirm water ice, quantify its amount, and test competing origin theories. The $59 million spacecraft launches in October to map the surface from pole to pole for over a year, aiming to aid future human settlement and fuel production.
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Lunar Prospector
University of Arizona
Low Hood
NASA
Moon
Earth
Lumar Prospector
Clementine Lunar
Clementine
Tce
Mars
Hood
Why is the speed of light labeled with c in physics
Dr Philip F Schewe notes the c likely derives from Latin celeritas meaning speed and Maxwell unified electricity and magnetism in the 1860s, giving c enduring usage. He adds symbol naming arises from usage and style guides as papers popularize terms.
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Phillip F. Schewe
American Institute of Physics
Schewe
Physics Institute
James Clerk Maxwell
Star spectral classes mnemonic map and sky guide
A Hayden Planetarium note explains the stellar classification sequence O B A F G K M from hottest to coolest, with examples Mintaka Rigel Sirius Procyon Capella Akiebaran Betelgeuse. It includes a sky map orientation and time accuracy for 10:30 pm Sunday, adjusted to 10:00 pm by Saturday.
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Mintaka
Orion's Belt
Rigel
Sirus
Procyon
Akiebaran
Betelgeuse
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John Noble Wilford
New York Times News Service
Mary Leahay
Wortisio
Nyia
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Olducai Gorge
Boise
National Geographic Society
Geological Society of London
Royal Swedish Academy
Reio
Prospector
Aly
the Stars
K.L Franklin
Hayden Planetarium
N.Y
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