December 27, 2024

THOUGHT OF THE DAY:

“When ships to sail the void between the stars have been built, there will step forth men to sail these ships.”

— Johannes Kepler

BIRTHDAYS:

1571 Johannes Kepler, German astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, natural philosopher and writer on music.

1572 Jan Campanus, Czech composer and humanist, born in Vodňany, Kingdom of Bohemia. Two Odes, and Rorando Coeli

1748 William Marshall, Scottish fiddle composer. Lady Louisa Cornwallis’ Strathspey, and Banks of Spey, and Chapel Keithack.

1773 George Cayley, English inventor who founded science of aerodynamics (built 1st glider to carry a person).

1822 Louis Pasteur, French chemist, pharmacist, and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization, the last of which was named after him. His research in chemistry led to remarkable breakthroughs in the understanding of the causes and preventions of diseases, which laid down the foundations of hygiene, public health and much of modern medicine.

1888 Tito Schipa, Italian tenor and composer. M’appari from Martha, and “Come un bel dì di maggio” from Andrea Chénier.

MISCELLANEOUS:

WILL ANYONE EVER SING LIKE TITO SCHIPA AGAIN? Ziazan.

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IT HELPED THAT THEY WENT AT NIGHT.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survives close brush with the sun’s scorching surface.

ATTENTION STARGAZERS. This Week’s Sky at a Glance, December 27 – January 5

SUGGESTED READING FOR WHEN THE NEXT LOCKDOWN IS DECLARED:

PUBLISHED IN 2006: Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza

FOCUSED PROTECTION: The Great Barrington Declaration

SCIENCE, ETHICS, AND THE NUREMBERG CODE:

Declaration of Canadian Physicians for Science and Truth

RELATED. Nuremberg Code