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  • Copernicus, Science and the Church

    Copernicus, Science and the Church

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    I slept in a London hotel on a Saturday in May 2010. Sunday morning I went downstairs for breakfast a few hours before my flight to Philadelphia and while waiting for a full-English fry-up, I chose a newspaper from the rack by the door and found the following banner headline: After 467 years, Copernicus gets

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George “Burt” Martin
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Viewing old English sports on postcards provides a fascinating window into the values of the times. From the practical skill of archery to the pageantry of jousting, sports were more than pastimes, they were the material that was the fabric of life. Tuck’s postcards prove it.

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