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  2. RIDDLE of TIME and SPACE

    It is inherent in the nature of man to try to understand the universe in which he finds himself. To the ancients it was quite a small affair. The Earth was fixed immovably at the centre, while all the other heavenly bodies revolved round it. The stars were believed to be fixed to a crystal ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,084 words
  3. NEW THINKING ON THE UNIVERSE

    They do net explain how the rate of this continuous creation is regulated. Thus though, on this view, there is continuous expansion and new ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 272 words
  4. POETRY NOTEBOOK by Michael Thwaites

    It is, a fond and common delusion that as we grow up we put away childish things. Happily for the practice of poetry, few of us wholly lose touch with the vivid responses of our childhood, and at heart most of us are more nearly children than we generally publicise. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,204 words
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    Was the universe a single act of creation in the remote past? Is it "running down" to ...

    Article : 58 words
  6. Astronomical Figures

    The Earth, a small planet in the solar system, is 93,000,000 miles from the Sun. The Sun ("just another ...

    Article : 108 words
  7. With AUSTRALIAN SCOTS

    In the appropriately entitled "Scots Wha Hae" (Angus and Robertson, Sydney) Alec. C. Chisholm gives a lively account of the varying fortunes of the Royal Caledonian Society of Melbourne. MR. CHISHOLM SET OUT ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 612 words
  8. The FORSYTES are DEAD

    John Galsworthy died 17 years ago, but the appearance of a gaily illustrated edition of "The Forsyte Saga" (Heinemann) testifies to the vitality of his principal work. The illustrations are a minor landmark in the art of color printing. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,146 words
  9. THE OLD TO THE YOUNG

    Above the child the cliffs of the years tower. He will not stop to play; he must climb higher. The rotted ladders sway beneath his weight and the winds rise arid cry, and storm comes nearer. ...

    Article : 223 words
  10. BULL-FIGHT PASSION

    "A beautiful book, a distinguished book, quite possibly a great book." With these words Louis Bromfield opened the national "gush" campaign by the press in U.S.A., which, in a few weeks, swept Tom Leg's novel "The Brave ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 495 words
  11. BEGINNINGS of CIVILISATION

    To many people the name of Professor Maspero is completely unknown and yet, in the words of A. H. Sayce, his work may be regarded as "the most complete account of ancient Egypt that has ever been written." IN THREE MASSIVE VOLUMES ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 847 words
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