Sundial
One of the earliest timekeeping devices is the sundial, which consists of a pillar (called a style) or other object that casts its shadow across a dial with hour markings on it. The style is a...
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The father of a man killed when hijacked Flight 93 crashed in Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001, wants his son's name withheld from a victims memorial because of renewed concerns that its design is ce...
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Mel Gibson exchanged angry words with a university professor who challenged the accuracy of his film "Apocalypto" at an on-campus screening. Gibson was answering questions from the crowd at Califor...
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Basic ConceptAnyone who's seen old chocolate box tins will know what a cottage garden looks like: an array of flowers and shrubs, arranged in no particular order with a path running through it. The...
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After due consideration in my copious free time, I have reached the conclusion that the world's original scientific instrument was the clock.
Yes, I know that people have used mirrors since ant...
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Mel Gibson exchanged angry words with a university professor who challenged the accuracy of his film "Apocalypto" at an on-campus screening.Gibson was answering questions from the crowd at Californ...
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Survivors of firestorms that destroyed more than 2,000 homes in Southern California found reasons Sunday to be thankful even as the damage toll mounted and firefighters worked to contain blazes.Fir...
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A dozen years ago, a roommate and I were wasting away another rainy winter night in Seattle when we decided to drive the pickup truck five hours north to Whistler. We left at 10 p.m., pulled into t...
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Sundial
Flight 93 memorial design worries father
