Miscellany: Faster than Light?

That nothing in the universe moves faster than light is a fundamental axiom of modern physics. The velocity of light is accepted as "basic constant," is given the symbol c for mathematical notation, is counted as 2.9986X10<sup>10</sup>cm. sec.—1—or roughly 186,000 mi. per sec.

Five weeks ago Dr. J. Clay of Amsterdam, who makes it his business to keep track of the invisible flow of cosmic rays through the sky, announced an inexplicable explosion of cosmic rays coming from a certain point in the heavens. Last week at that point in the sky a new...

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