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Shaw serves as director of Holcomb Observatory and teaches Physics and Astronomy at Butler University ... the son of the sun-god Helios, who in Greek mythology lost control of his father's ...

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The answer, amazingly, is yes. Astronomer Michael Molnar points out that “in the east” is a literal translation of the Greek phrase “en te anatole,” which was a technical term used in Greek ...

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