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CHAPTER 2 An Intuitive Measurement Habit: Eratosthenes, Enrico, and Emily
Douglas W. Hubbard • How to Measure Anything
Christopher Burge, Christie’s chief auctioneer,
Sarah Thornton • Seven Days in the Art World
Helene’s floodwaters have abated, but the risk of more potentially deadly landslides persists in the region, scientists say • Asheville Watchdog
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Alan van Valkenburg
Bill O'Neill • Interesting Stories for Curious People
Peril
But little had changed in the science of hurricane forecasting between 1910 and 1935, and without the monster staring you in the eye, it is hard to fathom the reality of impending doom.
Les Standiford • Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean
Records indicate that the system was indeed a small one, with an eye no more than eight miles wide, and principal storm bands perhaps thirty miles across. But its compact size is also what gave the storm its legendary strength. No wind-speed-measuring instruments survived, but subsequent engineering analysis of the damage left behind suggested that
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