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Dust to dust
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UNIVERSE
In the darkest regions of the Milky Way are vast interstellar clouds harboring the remains of dead stars and the nurseries for new ones.
A casual look at the Milky Way on a dark, clear night reveals a cloudy band of light-and-- dark splotches extending from horizon to horizon. With simple binoculars or a backyard telescope, the dark and boring areas of the Milky Way look like, well, dark and boring areas. But the bright areas resolve into countless stars and nebulae.
In a small book titled Sidereus Nuncius (The Starry Messenger), published in Venice in 1610, Galileo gives an ...
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site unseen Robert Raikes' House, Gloucestershire
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...occupied by the formidable figure of Robert Raikes, a newspaper editor. Infuriated...first ever Sunday School. Where Raikes first trod, others soon followed...of solving the truancy problem. Robert Raikes' house (now The Golden Cross...
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Robert raikes statue still not cleaned
Newspaper article from: Citizen Gloucestershire, The
; ...vandalised statue in Gloucester has still not been cleaned after it was defaced around a month ago. The statue of Robert Raikes, which has stood in Gloucester Park since the 1930s, was been painted to resemble the Joker, the evil villain from...
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Obituary: Raymond Raikes
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...his love of the classics, Raymond Raikes was a romantic. He positively burst...secretary, Jean Bower. Raymond Raikes could not escape being stage-struck...Although a philanthropic forebear, Robert Raikes, had helped to found the Sunday...
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Cowger, Raikes in congress lineup.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Automotive News
; ...Cowger of General Motors and Jeff Raikes of Microsoft Corp. will be...Institute co-op student. Raikes is group vice president of productivity...the Blaupunkt subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH with the goal of...navigation and telematics devices. Raikes was group vice president in...
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Old receipt for a newspaper advert raikes in the money
Newspaper article from: Evening Post (Bristol UK)
; ...years later, the receipt signed by Robert Raikes found its way to the Cotswold Auction Company's sale in Gloucester. Raikes is known as the founder of the nationwide...1780 had advertised in one of the Raikes journals for what looks suspiciously...
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Bring back the spirit of raikes
Newspaper article from: Citizen Gloucestershire, The
; ...John Wesley was mentioned. In Gloucester the name of Robert Raikes must be remembered as a man who despaired when he saw...to education for all. Perhaps we need a modern day 'Robert' to come up with a new venture. EILEEN FRY Longford
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Raikes began Sunday schools
Newspaper article from: Citizen Gloucestershire, The
; In your report on the restoration of Robert Raikes' house in Southgate Street, I am sorry that you did not mention that as well as owning the Gloucester Journal in 1723, he was...
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Wreckers make raikes a joker
Newspaper article from: Citizen Gloucestershire, The
; Vandals have painted a Joker-style smile on a statue in Gloucester Park. The statue of Robert Raikes, which has held its place in Gloucester Park since the 1930s, has been daubed with paint to resemble the character from Batman...
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Work starts to restore raikes
Newspaper article from: Citizen Gloucestershire, The
; Work to repair a defaced statue in Gloucester Park started yesterday. The statue of Robert Raikes, which has stood in the park since the 1930s, was painted to resemble the Joker, the villain from Batman, last month. Now...
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Virtue has its little rewards
Newspaper article from: The Northern Echo
; ...say - is given to a journalist. Robert Raikes was editor of the Gloucester Journal...Conqueror was charitable? Though Robert Raikes died in 1811 - children were given...feet of little children," said Robert Raikes. Memories, and prizes, from...
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