The Lockheed Constellation, or “Connie,” is a plane that while possibly not as lovely to behold as a Boeing 747 or perhaps as celebrated as a Concorde nonetheless played its part in the history of the ...
On October 13, 1950, the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation made its first flight. The upgraded airliner, developed to compete with the DC-6, became a symbol of luxury and innovation in postwar ...
Armillary rings emerged in the 16th and 17th centuries during the birth of the scientific revolution and rise of astronomy ...
On the night of Oct. 5, 1923, Edwin Hubble observed a strange star that flickered in intensity at regular intervals. The star ...