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A
Non-Dialogue on the Two Great World Systems,
by William C. Keel
Every generation entangles itself
in a battle between religion and science. Caught between the
fundamentalists and the cynics are people who value the achievements
and critical thinking of science, but also the purpose and moral
structure of religion. |
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Science in the Closet, by Madhusree
Mukerjee
As they come out, gay and lesbian
astronomers risk whispers at the lunch table and outright discrimination
in the job market. But only by being open do many feel they
will become accepted. |
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They're Out to Get Us, by William Evans
Admit it: Conspiracy theories
are fun to think about and, occasionally, plausible. But when
they dominate the world view of tens of millions of Americans,
and increasingly implicate scientists as co-conspirators, we
have a problem. |
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Things Bright and Creatures Small,
by Greg Epp
The world is filled with astronomers,
not all of the human variety. Many birds, moths, crustaceans,
and other animals teach themselves the night sky and use their
knowledge to fly, flutter, and flip from one abode to another.
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Peering Into Peer Review, by Jill S.
Price, George Musser, KarenAnn Caldwell, and Abigail A. Hafer
Critiquing a colleague's manuscript
doesn't have the glamour of discovering rare spectral lines
or building huge observatories, but it is central to how science
functions. Increasingly, new forms of communication -- press
releases, Internet postings -- bypass the peer review. Will
this undermine or strengthen astronomy? |
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Index to Volume 24 |
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Departments
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Editorial,
by George Musser |
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Letters to the Editor |
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Society News |
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World
Beat: Mexico, by Marco
Arturo Moreno-Corral and Mars A. Rodriguez
Theirs was the first telescope, the first astronomy department,
the first debate between astronomy and astrology in the New
World. Mexican astronomers, in fits and starts, have built world-class
institutions. |
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Black Holes to Blackboards, by Jeffrey
F. Lockwood
If ever there were a key to teaching,
the words of Aretha Franklin would be it: "All I need from
you is a little respect." When you show respect, you are likely
to receive it. |
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Guest
Observer, by James C.
White II
Tracking the Sun's motion at the winter solstice |
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Sky Calendars |
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Book Review, by W. Scott Kardel
The Guide to Amateur Astronomy
by Jack Newton and Philip Teece. The Observer's Guide
to Astronomy, volume 1, edited by Patrick Martinez. |
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Echoes of the Past, by Katherine Bracher
It grazed the Sun and graced our
skies. Was the 1965 apparition of Comet Ikeya-Seki a foretaste
of the 1997 visit of Hale-Bopp? |
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