Notes from the underground
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A columnist finds that a correspondent links a report of bites from dead rattlesnakes to a 1820 poem by Percy B. Shelley. In addition, a man was thought to be suicidal when he made a reference to the book 'Moby Dick.'
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1999
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Remembrance of things future
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The author discusses various things that were predicted in 1900 for the future. The most common predictions were related to technological advancements and developments.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2008
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