Word: gingerich
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Owen J. Gingerich, professor of Astronomy and the History of Science and member of the Core subcommittee on Science, said yesterday he believed most science concentrators probably have taken enough science courses which overlap the courses in the Science B category to exempt them from that Core requirement...
...large number of professors confessed to being illiterate when it comes to outhouse offerings. When asked what he ponders in the powder room, Owen J. Gingerich, professor of Astronomy and of the History of Science, replied briefly...
Although some experts have said Stonehenge's builders could predict solar eclipses by making observations from certain positions near the main ring, Gingerich said he is reluctant to accept such a theory. Even though eclipses can be roughly predicted with the stone formation, ancient peoples may not have observed this fact or understood the phenomenon, he added...
...Gingerich said, however, at least one claim about Stonehenge is justified: 'the whole monument is lined up in the direction of the sun during the summer solstice." He added that Stonehenge's designers probably aligned the stones purposely to record the northernmost path...
Several similar structures in Scotland have more accurate alignments, Gingerich said. But he stressed that even these seemingly more sophisticated structures may not be so valuable as some scientists contend. The Scottish rings "would be truly wonderful if the whole area were not dotted with stones," he said...