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A surreal experience.

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Julia Barrett

One of my favorite classes at the University of Iowa was Astronomy. Remember, the University of Iowa boasts of James Alfred Van Allen of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, born in 1914, died in 2006. He was the one-time head of the … Continue reading →

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