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'Galileo is very good at promoting himself.'
Moon surface paintings drawn by British cartographer Thomas Harriot before Galileo are about to be displayed in public.
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The Pope honors astronomer Galileo
Yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI gave words of praise to the famous 17th-century astronomer Galileo Galilei
Cancer
Diagnosis of breast cancer by astronomical software
Software used in astronomy can help diagnose breast cancer much faster than current manual methods, according to Reuters.
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10 most outstanding scientific events in 2016
2016 marked many brilliant achievements in the fields of archeology, physics, astronomy and medicine, creating memorable scientific milestones.
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Scientific experiments that change the world (I)
Modern science flourished in many fields with many achievements in the fields of physics, chemistry, geography, astronomy, biology, medicine, genetic engineering, ecolog…
Computer science
How did the Greeks calculate in 100 BC
After thoroughly examining an artifact of the ancient Greek technology called Antikythera Mechanism, scientists discovered that the device not only predicted eclipses bu…
New technology
Quantum laser comb technology opens up a new future for spectrophotometers
The astronomical tools needed to answer essential questions such as searching for planets like Earth or how the universe expands, have just taken a step closer ...