Daily Extra :
Astronomy & Space Word of The Day
photometry: The accurate quantitative measurement of the amount of light received from an object or area.
Who Was Born Today?:
1796: Lambert Adolphe J Quetelet, Belgian astronomer/meteorology
1936: Jack R Lousma, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Col USMC/astronaut, Skylab 3, STS-3
1936: Jack R Lousma, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Col USMC/astronaut, Skylab 3, STS-3
Who Died Today?:
Today in History:
1504: Columbus uses a lunar eclipse to frighten hostile Jamaican Indians