Epstein Secrets

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ng about Light and Matter, Richard Feynman relates the story of the ancient Mayan astronomers. 3000 years ago they were able to predict the motion of Venus in the sky using only pebbles. They had a simple system that could predict when the planet would rise over the horizon. Put a stone in the jar every

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