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fanfare 21 DETOURS by Louis Russell Chauvenet One vital point which our old friend (hiya Graybeard!) Art Widner neglected in his first "Poll Cat" was determining the blood group to which each individual fan belongs. In the beneral population, Type IV is most common, followed by Type II and Type III. Type I is relatively rare. It would be most interesting to learn whether or not the distribution of blood groups within fandom corresponds to that in the general population. For what the information is worth, your columnist has Type III blood in his vascular system. As science fiction fans, no doubt all of you are familiar with the constellations, and able to name and identify at least all the first magnitude stars, as well as the planets, visible from our latitudes. (What's that? Did I hear some benighted[[?]] wretch ask what the difference between a star and a planet is? Go, sir, and return not till you are truly fitted to join our company). At the same time, some fans may wonder if they can pass the vision test for the Air Corps or other branches of the service. 'Tis easy to tell. Look at the familiar constellation of Ursa Major (the popularity called "Big Dipper"). The second star in the long end of the handle is Mizar, a second magnitude star; close to it is a small, faint star termed Alcor. Can you see Alcor with the naked eye? That is the test; it is a test which has been used for thousands of years; indeed, the Arabs call Alcor "Saidak", that is, 'the proof!. And by this means you may derive practical information from your study of that supposedly "pure"and "abstract science, Astronomy. Speaking of astronomy, we were intensely disgusted the past March when at the time of a full-dress eclipse of the moon the weather obstinately turned cloudy and rainy. Did any of our readers see this eclipse? How was it? In August 1931 we were priveledged to view a partial eclipse of the sun; the totality was 83% in Virginia. We well remember the eerie (that is, unusual) aspect of the most familiar landscapes under that subdued light. Through smoked glasses we could follow the path of the moon across the face of the sun; and that afternoon we conceived an urge to witness total eclipses of both sun and moon. It is an ambition which we still hope to satisfy, an' fate will be kind.
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fanfare 21 DETOURS by Louis Russell Chauvenet One vital point which our old friend (hiya Graybeard!) Art Widner neglected in his first "Poll Cat" was determining the blood group to which each individual fan belongs. In the beneral population, Type IV is most common, followed by Type II and Type III. Type I is relatively rare. It would be most interesting to learn whether or not the distribution of blood groups within fandom corresponds to that in the general population. For what the information is worth, your columnist has Type III blood in his vascular system. As science fiction fans, no doubt all of you are familiar with the constellations, and able to name and identify at least all the first magnitude stars, as well as the planets, visible from our latitudes. (What's that? Did I hear some benighted[[?]] wretch ask what the difference between a star and a planet is? Go, sir, and return not till you are truly fitted to join our company). At the same time, some fans may wonder if they can pass the vision test for the Air Corps or other branches of the service. 'Tis easy to tell. Look at the familiar constellation of Ursa Major (the popularity called "Big Dipper"). The second star in the long end of the handle is Mizar, a second magnitude star; close to it is a small, faint star termed Alcor. Can you see Alcor with the naked eye? That is the test; it is a test which has been used for thousands of years; indeed, the Arabs call Alcor "Saidak", that is, 'the proof!. And by this means you may derive practical information from your study of that supposedly "pure"and "abstract science, Astronomy. Speaking of astronomy, we were intensely disgusted the past March when at the time of a full-dress eclipse of the moon the weather obstinately turned cloudy and rainy. Did any of our readers see this eclipse? How was it? In August 1931 we were priveledged to view a partial eclipse of the sun; the totality was 83% in Virginia. We well remember the eerie (that is, unusual) aspect of the most familiar landscapes under that subdued light. Through smoked glasses we could follow the path of the moon across the face of the sun; and that afternoon we conceived an urge to witness total eclipses of both sun and moon. It is an ambition which we still hope to satisfy, an' fate will be kind.
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