Sep 26th, 2008| 11:49 pm | Posted by hlee
To my personal thoughts, the history of astronomy is more interesting than the history of statistics. This may change tomorrow. Harvard statistics department (chair Xiao-Li Meng) organizes a symposium titled
Quintessential Contributions:
Celebrating Major Birthdays of Statistical Ideas and Their Inventors
When: Saturday, September 27, 2008, 9:45 AM – 5:00 PM
Where: Radcliffe Gymnasium, 18 Mason Street, Cambridge, MA
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Jul 10th, 2007| 12:20 pm | Posted by hlee
This is the cover article in the science section of New York Times (July 10, 2007) and talks about Digital Access to a Sky Century at Harvard.
*Click the link to see the article. You may need to sign-up for an access but it’s free.