January 2011
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Transit of Venus calculator
This page offers all the information you need in order to observe the next transit of Venus on June 5 and 6, 2012 succesfully, ranging from the prediction of your local circumstances to the weather prospects. via transitofvenus.nl
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Conjoined twins x-ray
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Irish giant should be buried
Almost 230 years after his death, Charles Byrne is still a “freak” displayed in a glass case at the Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons for gapers and others to be photographed alongside, much as they did in 1782, argues one Guardian reader. via guardian.co.uk picture via communicatescience.eu
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Pathology
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Voice box transplant lets woman speak again after...
A woman whose natural voice could have been silenced forever because of vocal cord damage is able to talk again after undergoing a rare voice box transplant. via cbsnews.com
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Remarkable Occurrences at George's Island
Captain Cook’s Journal. First Voyage. Chapter 3. Cook’s full account of the 1768-1771 Endeavour voyage around the globe to observe the 1769 transit of Venus from Tahiti. Includes a few illustrations, such as the captain’s own map of the island Samuel Wallis had claimed for the English king two years earlier. Cook didn’t know that his French arch rival,...
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Astronaut loses place on Nasa space mission after...
An astronaut has lost his place on the space shuttle Discovery’s final voyage next month after crashing his bicycle last weekend. This is the second time this month that Nasa had had to deal with crew issues. Last week, Nasa named a backup commander for the final flight of Endeavour in April. The official commander, Mark Kelly, remains at the hospital bedside of his wife,...
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Banks and Solander
From ‘Shadows’ by James Lind. via nzetc.org
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The Endeavour Journal of Joseph Banks
The first volume of Joseph Banks’ 1768–1771 Endeavour Journal, available digitally in its entirety and comprising the naturalist’s full account of his first voyage around the world, plus illustrations and various supporting documents. Courtesy of the New Zealand Electronic Text Centre collection, an open digital library of New Zealand and Pacific Island documentary heritage...
Sirenomelia x-ray
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