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Winter Solstice Brings Longer, Brighter Days Ahead
The peoples of the world, or at least those in the Northern Hemisphere, look forward to the Winter Solstice, which marks the shortest day of the year but brings hope for longer, brighter days ahead.
After the passage of six...
Archaeology
The Antikythera Mechanism Secret Solved
Scientists discovered that the Antikythera Mechanism was an elaborate construction of gears which controlled dials tracking the planets.