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Neptune's Birthday

Started by Tony G, Jul 11, 2011, 17:21:32

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Tony G

Jul 11, 2011, 17:21:32
Neptune is about to celebrate its first birthday.
On 12 July it will be exactly one Neptunian year - or 164.79 Earth years - since its discovery on 24 September 1846.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14081162

Youngster today  :roll:

Tony G
"I'm normally not a praying man, but if you're up there, please save me Superman." - Homer Simpson

mickw

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Jul 12, 2011, 07:13:25
Happy Birthday  :D
:beer:
Growing Old is mandatory - Growing Up is optional

Rick

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Jul 12, 2011, 09:28:43
On iPlayer (for the next few days, at least):

What twists and turns of fate, what scientific clues and personality clashes won the race for Neptune's discovery? Some say Galileo spotted it 200 years earlier, secretly noting its existence in a coded Latin anagram awaiting further proof. What secret phrase might be lurking in his notebooks awaiting discovery by 21st century scientific spoofs?

Listen to Happy Birthday, Neptune (30 minutes)
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