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Ancient cultures viewed Milky Way differently

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The summer sky is crowned by the most beautiful and mysterious sight the universe has to offer. The glorious Milky Way, a great river...

DCDL to start accepting donations again

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One thing that we know people were doing in 2020 was taking a look at the places where they live. The U.S. Census Bureau...

Search for farmhouse worth the wait

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Recently, I got to see the room in the house where I was born. I had always been told that I was born in...

History behind US Supreme Court Building

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“The Republic endures, and this is the symbol of its faith.”— Justice Charles Evans Hughes,Laying the cornerstone for the Supreme Court Building, 1932“No court...

Final version of historic US document

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Editor’s note: This is part two of a three-part series on the Declaration of Independence. This week’s column picks up where last week’s left...

Astronomers are to thank for discovery of helium

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Scientists and balloon enthusiasts are beginning to worry about a possible shortage of helium. That concern is strangely ironic.The two simplest elements, hydrogen and...

How Declaration of Independence came to be

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Editor’s note: This is part one of a three-part series on the Declaration of Independence.On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee introduced into the...

Love of planetary nebula led to M27 nickname

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Back in my graduate-student days (a long, long time ago), I was not a very attentive student. Perkins Observatory was mainly, but not entirely,...

National Book Festival celebrating milestone

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Happy Independence Day! I hope you and your loved ones have a safe and enjoyable celebration this weekend. All Delaware County District Library locations...

Lead up to Declaration of Independence

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From 1774 to 1789, the Continental Congress served as the government of the 13 American colonies and later the United States. The First Continental...

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