Monthly Archives: March 2012

Mirror, Mirror . . .

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Doreen

The Latin word for mirror (speculum) has given us the verb “to speculate”; and originally speculation was scanning the sky and the related movement of the stars by means of a mirror. The Latin for star (sidus) has also give … Continue reading →

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