Quote of the day
Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be done to elect them.
Jay Pasachoff

Born: July 1, 1943
Died: November 20, 2022 (aged 79)
Bio: Jay Myron Pasachoff was an American astronomer. Pasachoff was Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy at Williams College and the author of textbooks and tradebooks in astronomy, physics, mathematics, and other sciences.
Known for:
- The Cosmos: Astronomy in the New Millennium (2001)
- Astronomy, from the earth to the universe (1979)
- Contemporary astronomy (1977)
- The complete idiot's guide to the sun (2003)