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Theories of the Universe: The Faster You Go, the Shorter You Get
The Faster You Go, the Shorter You GetTheories of the UniverseCracks in a Newtonian WorldFaster Than a Speeding Light WaveIt All Depends on Your PositionThe Relative Nature of Space and…Walt Whitman: Song of Myself, Part 34
Part 34Now I tell what I knew in Texas in my early youth, (I tell not the fall of Alamo, Not one escaped to tell the fall of Alamo, The hundred and fifty are dumb yet at Alamo,) 'Tis the tale…Amy Lowell: Thompson's Lunch Room — Grand Central Station
Thompson's Lunch Room — Grand Central StationStudy in WhitesWax-white — Floor, ceiling, walls. Ivory shadows Over the pavement Polished to cream surfaces By constant sweeping. The big room is…The Australian Open
This could be a breakthrough season for Venus Williams, who is armed with the serve and the sass to tear up the WTA Tour. In 1998 she clocked a women's world record 127 m.p.h. serve and…Sundials
Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology Physics Laboratory Not until somewhat recently (that is, in terms of human history) did people find a need for knowing the time of day.…shooting
(Encyclopedia) shooting, firing with rifle, shotgun, pistol, or revolver at stationary or moving targets. The term shooting is also used in Great Britain to mean small-game hunting. In the 19th cent…Amy Lowell: Garden Games
Garden GamesThe tall clock is striking twelve; And the little girls stop in the hall to watch it, And the big ships rocking in a half-circle Above the dial. Twelve o'clock! Down the side…Celebrating African American Scientists<
Read about Benjamin Banneker and George Washington Carver by Ann Marie Imbornoni George Washington Carver Born free in Maryland, Banneker was largely self-taught. He constructed the…The Golden Bird
The Golden Bird A certain king had a beautiful garden, and in the garden stood a tree which bore golden apples. These apples were always counted, and about the time when they began to grow…Poem: Rhapsody on a Windy Night
Poem 15 Poem 17 Rhapsody on a Windy Night Twelve o'clock. Along the reaches of the street Held in a lunar synthesis, Whispering lunar incantations Disolve the floors of memory And all its…