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Sun, Nov 7, 2004
12 April 1633 and 12 April 1961 Two days on which science challenged the conventional view of our place in the universe: April 12, 1633 when Galileo stands trial for heresy for claiming the sun and not the Earth is the centre of the known universe, and exactly 328 years to the day later (1961) when Soviet cosmonaut Major Yuri Gagarin steps from the Earth into space.
Sun, Nov 21, 2004
Country physician Gideon Mantle is an aspiring amateur geologist but it's his wife Mary that finds the first Iguanadon tooth, later considered the first evidence of plant eating Dinosaurs discovered in Great Britain. Contrasted with this tale is the uncovering of the boldest scientific hoax in British scientific history, the counterfeiting of the Piltdown Man. Long considered the missing link proving Darwin's theories.