Clustered celestial bodies take on the shape of a vain queen who let all know about her unrivaled beauty (the constellation Cassiopeia...

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There is a brief period of time where the turn of the tide produces little horizontal motion of tidal water. It is a fleeting period of...

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Several years ago, my spouse surprised me with a week-long tour of the lighthouses of North Carolina. It was set up a bit like a...

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