Necessary Facts

Observations, reports, and discoveries that are true of necessity because they are perceivable and reasonable, empirical and logical, evidentiary and rational, synthetic and analytic. Truths are objective statements.

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Mutiny Aboard the San Antonio

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On 14 February 1842, some time before midnight, Lt. Charles Fuller, officer on deck of the Texas Navy schooner San Antonio , met a mob of s...

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Publications in Historical Astronomy

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I joined the American Astronomical Society in order to apply for an opportunity to volunteer as an assistant editor for the Historical Astro...

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Familiar Sites, Familiar Sights

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Three constellations on the ecliptic actually look almost like what they are supposed to be: Leo, Scorpius, and Taurus. Those probably go ba...

Monday, January 23, 2023

The Morning Sky

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Stepping outside with the cat after her breakfast, I stopped to take in the sky. I felt comfort from the familiar sight and regret for not b...

Sunday, January 15, 2023

Microscopy (again)

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Ahead of a medical procedure, I was cautioned that I will not be doing any bending and lifting for a couple of months or more. So, I packed ...

Friday, December 23, 2022

The Courage of Your Convictions

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It is really easier to say nothing. You are under no obligation to say anything. If you must voice an opinion against some nonsense, it is e...

Sunday, December 18, 2022

Merry Newtonmas 2022

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The first recorded Newtonmas is credited to the Newton Kai at Tokyo University, circa 1891. Physics students had been celebrating with a pa...

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Michael E. Marotta: Experienced freelance technical writer always looking for more work. Author of over 300 newspaper, magazine and journal articles on topics of business, technology, and society.

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