Canadian Scientists Track Sunspot Flare Mystery
Canadian researchers discuss sunspots and solar flares and their possible effects on Earth. A flare patrol using a movie camera on a telescope is planned to record brief flares every three minutes during sun visibility. Experts note observations date back to Ma Twa Lin in 188 A D and caution that full explanations will take years, with maximum sunspot activity not expected until around 1960.
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Oldtime Entertainment Condemned
Dr Harold E Briggs of Southern Illinois University studied old books newspapers and memoirs to assess entertainment in Old West variety houses. He notes managers struggled to maintain order amid liquor service in early theaters.
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No, the Inns of Court Were Not Inns for Law Study
The fragment notes that medieval Inns of Court served as housing for law students rather than purely as training facilities and that many theatres offered mixed entertainments with some burlesque or vaudeville acts. It contrasts public venues with the Inns as hosts of legal training.
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