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WilliamHerscheldiscoversthetwolargestmoonsofUranus—Jan11,1787

Titania Oberon

FirstLight

GreatForty-FootTelescopeinSlough,EnglandFeb19,1787

FirstProfessionalLadyAstronomer

CarolineHerschel

MedicineSpanishphysicianFrancicoXavierCidpublished

Taran%smoObervadoenEspañaastudyoftarantulasandthetarantellaasacureforit.

The“tarantula”inthisstudyisreallyalargespeciesinthewolfspiderfamilyfoundinsouthernItaly,especiallynearthecityofTaranto,fromwhichitgetsitsname.ItsbiteisreputedtocauseseverehystericbehaviorcalledtaranCsm!

Thecure:

FrenziedDaning

TheConsOtuOonalConvenOon

May25—September17

SanJosédelaMuladaRanch

EstablishedDec.26.1787