"Painius" wrote in message
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"John Zinni" wrote in message...
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"Painius" wrote in message
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When you use this link...

http://www.roe.ac.uk/~jap/slipher/

...you will come across one of the people who inspired
Edwin Hubble and his red-shift work. Very much like
Nikola Tesla, Vesto Slipher comes to us without the
many trappings of greatness.

- Henry Draper Medal (1932)
- Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1933)
- Bruce Medal (1935)
- Slipher crater on the Moon is named for Earl and Vesto Slipher, as is
a crater on Mars and the asteroid 1766 Slipher, discovered September 7,
1962, by the Indiana Asteroid Program.


(how many trappings do you want???)

The medals are mildly impressive, "mildly" due to the fact
that while they are a definite recognition, they have been
given to many, many a gifted scientist.

Please tell us what "trappings of greatness" you fell are lacking. Just
because you hadn't heard of him before this morning doesn't mean that folk
who know what they are talking about undervalue his contributions.


And the craters on
Selene? There are so many of them that there's probably
one named after you, John! Yes, i'm sure of it...

Crater Zinni

Thanks for making my case! g

Dolt.



happy days and...
starry starry nights!

--
Be very wary...
For Life will zooomm past ya,
Pay heed when you hear
Tempus fugit ad astra!

http://www.nelson-atkins.org/tempusfugit/

Dates in calendar are closer than they appear!

Indelibly yours,
Paine http://www.savethechildren.org/
http://www.painellsworth.net