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Magnetism Revealed

Magnetism Revealed

The underlying magnetic structure of the Sun and how it appears above its surface can be revealed by combining different images of the Sun taken at almost the same time (June 7, 2013). We begin with a magnetic image of the...
Word of the Day
persifleur
  • One who indulges in light, playful chatter; a banterer; a quiz.
This comes from the French word for 'to banter lightly.'
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Evolution is the law of policies: Darwin said it, Socrates endorsed it, Cuvier proved it and established it for all time in his paper on 'The Survival of the Fittest.' These are illustrious names, this is a mighty doctrine: nothing can ever remove it from its firm base, nothing dissolve it, but evolution.

- Mark Twain (1835 - 1910), U.S. author.
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