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First Hint. The blood royal is no exception to the rule that blood flowing through the arteries exerts considerable pressure and needs strong-walled vessels to keep it in place. This is especially true of the aorta, largest of all arteries. It is a three-ply tube, about one inch...
His burial mound was found in the center of the vast Royal Cemetary, 10 miles from Sardis. It is a small artificial mountain of clay, earth, and limestone, some 700 feet in diameter and 120 feet high. Hidden within the great mound was found an earlier mound 300 feet in...
Near-Perfect Parabola. Haystack is the property of the Air Force, was designed and built by M.I.T.'s Lincoln Laboratory and North American Aviation Inc. for $15 million. Of the total cost, $5,000,000 went in fees for computers, which designed and redesigned the antenna 42 times. The...
By using flaps that are twice normal size and by turning them almost 90° for takeoff or landing, the Charger gets what amounts to superlift. More lift is provided by the large (9 ft. in diameter) counterrotating propellers that force air back against the flaps.
Less tolerant of exercise, the newsmen peeled off sweat-soaked jackets or dropped out under shade trees as Lyndon marched on. The Death March ended only after 15 laps, nearly four miles and 95 minutes. "I'm goin' to give you a medal," Lyndon told the ladies who...