In 1617, David Fabricius lay on a church floor at the age of 53, murdered by a man wielding a shovel, who Fabricius had just accused of stealing a goose. It was a sorry end for the person who was first to spot one of the most important objects in the history of astronomy – a flashing star called Mira. And that is how you open an article! Not medieval, but it’s always interesting to unravel some mysteries that occupied our ancestors’ minds. Read the rest
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In 1617, David Fabricius lay on a church floor at the age of 53, murdered by a man wielding a shovel, who Fabricius had just accused of stealing a goose. It was a sorry end for the person who was first to spot one of the most important objects in the history of astronomy – a flashing star called Mira.

And that is how you open an article! Not medieval, but it’s always interesting to unravel some mysteries that occupied our ancestors’ minds.

Read the rest

Source: newscientist.com

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