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The ABC’s of ScienceChandra. The Journey of a Star

The ABC’s of Science: Chandra. The Journey of a Star [On the morning of August 1, 1930, at the P & O Bombay pier, Peninsular and Oriental Lines, there was the usual confusion of all departures, with the porters loading baggage and large crates, port officials working to make the latest arrangements and sailors who went up and down from the piers between ropes and shrouds. Foreign travellers could be recognized by the admiration with which they looked at the Gateway of India, considered the quintessence of the colony, a monument built by the British in the twenties to symbolize their entry into the Raj, only to bear witness, later on, to their melancholy exit. Just a few hours earlier, the rain brought by the monsoon had swept the docks with furious gusts, but then the heat had returned, a suffocating heat; due to the humidity, clothes were wet and glued to the body, until they had become almost transparent.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

The ABC’s of ScienceChandra. The Journey of a Star

Mussardo, Giuseppe
Springer Journals — Nov 6, 2020
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
ISBN
978-3-030-55168-1
Pages
21 –30
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-55169-8_3
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[On the morning of August 1, 1930, at the P & O Bombay pier, Peninsular and Oriental Lines, there was the usual confusion of all departures, with the porters loading baggage and large crates, port officials working to make the latest arrangements and sailors who went up and down from the piers between ropes and shrouds. Foreign travellers could be recognized by the admiration with which they looked at the Gateway of India, considered the quintessence of the colony, a monument built by the British in the twenties to symbolize their entry into the Raj, only to bear witness, later on, to their melancholy exit. Just a few hours earlier, the rain brought by the monsoon had swept the docks with furious gusts, but then the heat had returned, a suffocating heat; due to the humidity, clothes were wet and glued to the body, until they had become almost transparent.]

Published: Nov 6, 2020

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