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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a 19th-century essayist who originally wanted to be a philosopher or a painter: "There is a pleasure...
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Getting to know all about you
The Moon - Patrick Moore on the Moon
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Dubious derivations resonate throughout a wavering work
Mathematics of Wave Propagation
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Page upon page of paradigm shifts
The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society Centennial Issue
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Traveller, poet and misfit of Mars
Percival Lowell
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Too many mysteries to clarify
Chaos and Harmony
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Room for one more eddy in a stream
Turbulent Flows
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Elegant spin on journey to the very heart of the matter
Quantum Mechanics
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Laurie Taylor
"Evidence that mathematicians gain many more firsts than other undergraduates may have more to do with the non-discursive nature of their subject than higher intelligence" - THES September 14....
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Leader: Poor pay must not be the price of dedication
Academic life will always be a magnet for bright people who want to do satisfying work. And by entering the profession, every academic has taken the decision that maximising his or her income is not...
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Letter: Vatican dispute
The article "Can of worms open as Vatican archives stay shut" ( THES , September 7) refers to the role of Father Peter Gumpel, the Vatican official who is acting as the independent judge for Pope...
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Letter: Animals on trial (1)
Animals are used in pharmacology because there is no practical alternative for studying the effects of new drugs on the living body (Letters, THES , September 7, 14). Alternative in vitro testing...
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Letter: Animals on trial (2)
How can anyone believe that torturing animals to death is for the benefit of human health? Numerous drugs have been withdrawn since 1990, including Halcion, Teflex, Raxar and Zyban. All were "safety...