For only the second time, astronomers believe they have detected a space rock that formed in some distant system before making the interstellar journey to fly through our own solar system. The object, a comet named C/2019 Q4 (Borisov), was recently verified by the Minor Planet Center. According to available observations of the comet, C/2019 […]
“For what is orientation, or direction? What is the meaning of North, South, East or West? How did we derive these fixed points to start with? Not from any local or national origin; for pure direction is entirely independent of locality. It is, in fact, derived solely from the movements of the ‘heavens’. It is […]
It seemed to be quite “normal” to find bones of giants in the USA when the first settlers dug ancient mounds to prepare for roads, gardens and buildings. I have found quite a lot of old newspaper articles – and here are some samples: http://www.sydhav.no/giants/newspapers.htm?fbclid=IwAR1Xn5yIAwAoewdYcImPmYsuYGcswrUbwDFdM9qut6-CNE9FLZwiNterFMo
On the battlefield, few sights must be more blood-curling than a furious elephantry charge. War elephants have been wreaking havoc in Indian, Chinese, Persian, and Roman armies since Ancient times; however that practice remains shrouded in mystery. Let’s walk into the (large) footsteps of those colossuses. Animals have been siding with armies for millenaries. From […]