Mars and Our Expectations Grinspoon, David
Sky and telescope,
01/2017, Letnik:
133, Številka:
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Magazine Article
Grinspoon talks about Mars and the Mind of Man, a 1972 book that arose from a panel discussion during which scientists Carl Sagan and Bruce Murray, together with science-fiction writers Ray Bradbury ...and Arthur C. Clarke, addressed the imminent arrival of Mariner 9 at Mars. Sagan was bullish on the possibility of life, noting that Mars might have near-surface water. Murray was mistrustful of Sagan's optimism. He recounted the lengthy record of wishful thinking among scientists who wanted Mars to be Earth-like and life-friendly. Murray concludes that Mars never had a more Earth-like past but is in the process of coming to life geologically and may have an Earth-like future.
I'd never even heard of violist-composer York Bowen (1884-1961) before I heard this, but I can guarantee I'll never forget him now. We reviewed his viola sonata twice, in May/June 2003 and Sept/Oct ...2004.-Ed The most remarkable composition on this record is his Quartet for four violas. Even the most committed violaphile must now be thinking that this has got to be one of the tonally most monotonous works in the repertoire-I expected that myself-but, Io and behold, that is not at all the case.
In the course of the book, Murray addresses the character and diversity of religion in the United States, the historical underpinnings of the First Amendment's religion clauses, and the Supreme ...Court's evolving interpretations of these provisions. In discussing civil religion, for example, Murray addresses the roots of public virtue and economic self-interest as competing strands of the American dream, and he explains how current debates over immigration are similar to earlier episodes, albeit with significant differences as well.
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