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ON THIS DAY: Halley first observed his eponymous comet (1682)

On 26 August 1682, English astronomer Edmond Halley personally observed a comet streaking across the night sky. It was not his first professional study,...

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Phedonas Phedonos investigation returns to Law Office

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ON THIS DAY: Astronomer William Herschel discovers Uranus (1781)

On this day in 1781, astronomer William Herschel made...

Várhelyi: All animals must be culled in affected farms

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