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Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas).
A tapestry from Strasbourg depicting the Purification of the Virgin Mary and the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple. Candlemas (also spelled Candlemass), also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ and the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Christian Holy Day commemorating the presentation of Jesus at the Temple. It is based […]
Bertrand Russell died, 1970 (b. 1872).
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM FRS (/ˈrʌsəl/; 18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, essayist, social critic, political activist, and Nobel laureate. At various points in his life, Russell considered himself a liberal, a socialistand a pacifist, although he also confessed that his sceptical nature had led him to feel that he had "never […]
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James Roger Angel, FRS Turns 80
James Roger Angel (born Feb 7, 1941) turns 80 on this day. A Fellow of the Royal Society and the National Academy of Sciences, Roger is an astronomer at the University of Arizona Steward Observatory with notable research on the optical and X-ray polarization of Seyfert galaxies and quasars. His greatest fame, however, comes from […]
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International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
Illustration of Vera Rubin from a series of illustrations for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Credit: BEATRIZ ARRIBAS DE FRUTOS. A significant gender gap has persisted throughout the years at all levels of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines all over the world. Even though women have made tremendous progresses […]
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Conference on Faith and Science
A virtual gathering of scholars, professors, university students, pastors, and lifelong learners... who are friends of faith, friends of science, and friends of one another, or who seek to begin or renew these friendships. The Vatican Observatory has a virtual booth at this conference. Register for FREE at www.COFASasu.org.
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St Valentine’s Day.
Oil painting of St. Valentine by Leonhard Beck from around 1510. Saint Valentine (Italian: San Valentino, Latin: Valentinus) was a widely recognized 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated in Christianity on February 14. From the High Middle Ages his Saints' Day is associated with a tradition of courtly love. - Wikipedia
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Anniversary of the 2013 Chelyabinsk Asteroid Impact Event
On February 15 2013 an asteroid exploded in the sky over the city of Chelyabinsk, in the the southern Ural region of Russia. The shock wave blew out windows all over the city, injuring over 1600 people, and damaged several buildings. This event could well be the tipping point in public awareness about asteroids; a year after the […]
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Catholic Cosmologies & Br. Guy Consolmagno, Pres.of the Vatican Observatory
Catholic Cosmologies & Br. Guy Consolmagno, Pres.of the Vatican Observatory
See Br. Guy Consolmagno, President of the Vatican Observatory, speak during an online presentation for the Vallombrosa Center on Feb. 20th! From angels and demons to photons and quarks, we’ve always been curious about how the universe works. But every Cosmology cosmology, from materialism to Catholicism, is based on assuming things that we may not […]
