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Sue Magruder, 1932-2021

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Kerry

Jack Magruder, 1935-2024 Sue Magruder, 1932-2021 Tillman Comstock, Jr., -2011 Phyllis Comstock, 1931-2021 A 1932 model in a 1935 model Sue Lee Brimer Magruder, 88, of Kirksville, Missouri, died Saturday, May 29, 2021 in Kirksville. Sue was born on June … Continue reading →

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Phyllis Comstock, 1931-2021

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Kerry

Jack Magruder, 1935-2024 Sue Magruder, 1932-2021 Tillman Comstock, Jr., -2011 Phyllis Comstock, 1931-2021 Phyllis Loraine (Martin) Comstock, 89, of Memphis, Missouri, formerly of Downing, Missouri, went home to be with her sweet Jesus and her sweetheart, Junior, on Sunday, January … Continue reading →

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Winter – Windham Hill

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Kerry

Winter, with Mark Isham, is one of my favorite early Windham Hill releases. We practically wore out our copy on VHS. In the thick of allergy seasons and the hot months of summers for many years gone by, it was … Continue reading →

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Johann Kepler: Life and Works

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Kerry

As Curator of the exceptional Kepler collection at the OU History of Science Collections, I’ve been invited to give talks on Kepler to various audiences, including the 2013 Okie-Tex star party at Black Mesa, Oklahoma. Much as with similar talks … Continue reading →

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Copernicus and the Motion of the Earth

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Kerry

Back in 2005, I created a planetarium show, “Copernicus and His Revolutions,” for the Cosmology and Cultures Project of the OBU Planetarium (available here). Soon after that, as Curator of the remarkable Copernicus collection at the OU History of Science … Continue reading →

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My work in the library

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Kerry

We have a new incoming dean of libraries, arriving in May. She asked every library employee to respond to several questions. Here are my responses. How do you contribute to University Libraries? I tell stories that connect people with the … Continue reading →

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Gabriele Beati and Jesuit Cosmology

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Kerry

This long-ago presentation was the banquet address for 2005 at the 48th annual meeting of the Midwest Junto for the History of Science. A later version was published as Kerry V. Magruder, “Jesuit Science after Galileo: The Cosmology of Gabriele … Continue reading →

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I’ll remember this day

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Kerry

Such a strange feeling this memorable day brings. I received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on the same day we passed the milestone of half a million deaths from Coronavirus in the United States — in only a … Continue reading →

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Ash Wednesday 2021

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Kerry

What does God do with dust? He breathes upon it and creates new life. As Chrysostom said: “Dust now sits at the right hand of God.”* This was the theme of the Ash Wednesday service last night at the First … Continue reading →

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Fare Thee Well 2020

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Kerry

This is a beautiful New Year’s celebration in Scotland, so appropriately crafted for looking back on 2020 and forward to 2021. Watch with closed captioning, in order to catch the Gaelic. Afterward, don’t miss the “Behind the scenes” video featuring … Continue reading →

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Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (2020)

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Kerry

Norman Rockwell, Union Station.Cover for Saturday Evening Post, Christmas 1944 For most of my life, I have not appreciated this popular Christmas song. It seemed too nostalgic and smarmy. But 2020 has made me think of it in a different … Continue reading →

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Sonder

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Kerry

Sonder: the mystery of bearing the image of God… Sonder from Wild Gravity on Vimeo. “n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own — an epic story that continues invisibly … Continue reading →

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