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...mark that sinks, is recognized as quite eligible at the most informal gatherings. Not to be outdone, Harvard may offer two plausible explanations. In accordance with Einstein's theory, the scientific German may hops, by reducing the mark sufficiently far in a straight line, to make it return through curvilinear space to its original position. Or if this should be beyond the grasp of those who do not comprehend Einstein, the German may be trying to keep the natural resources out of French hands by using their forests for pulp. At any rate when the printing of the mark...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "GOD SAVE THE MARK!" | 11/5/1923 | See Source »

...happen to live anywhere in the U. S., Canada, Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, or northwestern South America, you can see, w. p. (weather permitting), at least part of a total eclipse of the sun. If you are fortunate enough to be within a curvilinear zone about 100 miles wide, which grazes the coast of Southern California and sweeps through the heart of Mexico, you will see the whole face of Old Sol obscured by the moon's shadow for a few brief moments - a sight which has not been visible in the United States since June...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: What to See Today | 9/10/1923 | See Source »

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