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Writing in The Observer for 20th August 2006, Helena Smith opens an article on the Antikythera mechanism by writing that 102 years after the discovery of the calcium-encrusted bronze mechanism on the ocean floor, hidden inscriptions show that it is...
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With the Web 2.1 upgrade rolled out, it's surely time for everyone to climb on board this new wonder and drive it until the axles hit the dirt. And, to help us along, there are now some excellent Web 2.0...
John Scalzi, novelist, blogger and all-round interesting guy, was made > almost ridiculously happy by the unanimous recommendation of a panel appointed by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) > that Pluto retain its title as a planet. Which led Scott...