Fifty to sixty years ago, simple observational astronomy ("Hey, is that bright 'star' near the horizon Jupiter or Venus? There's the Big Dipper, so that way must be North!") was the gateway to Science for any intellectually curious child. Now, of course, it's computers, which can bring information about astronomy or any other branch of science (including computer science itself) to that curious child with just a few clicks.
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Date: 2011-09-12 02:39 am (UTC)