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| NEWSLETTER - JULY 18 |
| Before you look at today's web page, see if you can answer some of these questions about the events that happened on July 18. Some of the names are very familiar. Others will likely stump you. Tickle your curiosity with these questions, then check your answers on today's web page. |
| Quotations for Today |
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| QUIZ |
| Births |
| On 18 Jul 1720, an English cleric and pioneering naturalist was born in Selborne, Hampshire, known as the "father of English natural history." In 1789, he published his results of 20 years of observationsin The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne. The book has been in print continuously since then. It is the first work on natural history to attain the status of an English classic as it is the fourth most published book in the English language Can you name this man? |
| On 18 Jul 1635, an English physicist was born who discovered the law of elasticity, now known by his name. He was a virtuoso scientist who did research in a remarkable variety of fields, invented the balance spring for clocks; served as Chief Surveyor and helped rebuild London after the Great Fire of 1666. Can you name this man? |
| Deaths |
| Eugene Shoemaker (1928-1997) was an American planetary geologist. who initiated and vigorously promoted the intensive geologic training of the astronauts that made them able scientific observers and reporters on moon landings. He codiscovered Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 which collided with Jupiter (1994). He died in a car crash. He was remembered after his death by a remarkable tribute. What was remarkable about this tribute? |
| Events |
| On 18 Jul 1994, Rosanna Della Corte, an Italian woman, gave birth to a healthy son, Riccardo. Her egg was artificially imseminated by her husband's sperm, by Dr. Severino Antinori at his fertility clinic in Rome, Italy. At what remarkable age did she give birth? |
| On 18 Jul 1627, French explorers noticed oil seeping out of the ground. The phenomenon was described by the Franciscan Missionary Joseph DeLa Roch D'Allion, which was the first recorded mention of oil on the North American Continent. The Seneca Oil Spring is located near the spillway end of Cuba Lake on the Oil Spring Indian Reservation. In what State was this oil seepage found? |
| Answers |
| When you have your answers ready to all the questions above, you'll find all the information to check them, and more, on the July 18 web page of Today in Science History. Or, try this link first for just the brief answers. |
| Fast answers for the previous newsletter for July 17: laser; three-point lap and shoulder seat belt; Henri Poincaré; 1.8 million years. |
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