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An opportunity that will be missed

The structure of school

We could use the present disruption to redo education.  But we won’t.

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Astronomy in church

The cathedral as observatory

We add some complication to an often oversimplified story.

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Historical fiction (III)

The uses of King Arthur

Legends are different kind of historical fiction.

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Historical fiction (II)

Parallel genres

We continue a comparison with science fiction.

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Never say never

The advance of prehistory

We are amazed at the new information coming out about old times.

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Industrial science

Gravity’s next step

We notice an area of science where theories are so numerous a system has been imposed to keep track.

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I made a mistake

An unusual scientific paper

Science is generally self-correcting, but usually not in the same person.

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Rules, principles and recipes (III)

The laws of mathematics

There should be no question of using one’s judgement or intuition in applying the rules one learns in math class, of course. . .

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Rules, principles and recipes (II)

The scientific way

Scientific rules, like all rules, must be applied intelligently.

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Rules, principles and recipes (I)

Following the rules

We ponder the Rule of Thirds, Maintenance of the Aim and teaspoons of nutmeg.

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