Abraham Lincoln, True Crime Writer

“Abraham Lincoln was a rail splitter, a riverboat hand, an inventor, a poet and importantly, a lawyer. Lincoln also knew how to tell a good story. In 1841, he defended William Trailor, one of three brothers on trial for murder, in a case that surprised everyone in the courtroom. A few years later, Lincoln published the following short story based on the strange case. Lincoln dramatized the facts a bit to abide by the conventions of the true crime genre, but the story as he told it here fits well with the facts of the case . . .”

The Smithsonian relates the diverting tale of Abraham Lincoln, True Crime Writer.

Haysville Education Fair Opens

Haysville’s Education Fair (see this post from earlier today for all the details) at the Haysville Community Library is now in full swing, and open to all members of the public until 7:30 pm tonight.

Representatives from 18 local colleges, universities and institutes are available to meet with you in person, with all the information about educational options and resources you’ll need to plan your future. There’s no better time or place to begin a new adventure in learning than today at the Haysville Education Fair.

Potential Habitat Size and Habitability in the Solar System

What a delightfully interesting and provocative chart this is.

Today — 1:30 to 7:30 — Haysville Education Fair

WISE — First Images

The Andromeda Galaxy M31, nearest large neighboring galaxy to our own Milky Way, 2.5 million light-years from Earth (NASA--WISE)

Since its launch in mid-December of last year, NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) satellite has begun its ambitious survey of the sky in infrared light. Now, NASA has released a series of WISE First Images — a breathtaking promise of things to come.

For further information, visit our earlier post WISE Spies on Starry Skies, or NASA’s WISE Mission Website.

For more detailed information on the images posted, see the detailed captions on the First Images page noted above.

Star-forming Cloud NGC3603 (NASA--WISE)

Comet Siding Spring 2 (NASA--WISE)

2010 AB78 First Near-Earth Asteroid Find by WISE (NASA) (Red Dot at Center of Image)

On Books, #23

The true university of these days is a collection of books.

–Thomas Carlyle