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Socrates II — 7/9/2008 9:17:18 PM (archived)

He probably did more to make people aware of this astronomical object
by using that simplistic term than if astronomers used collapsar or
just about anything else.

But I still prefer collapsar, and Joe Haldeman used it in The Forever War.

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Black Hole is now verboten - phil - 7/9/2008 2:31:15 PM
- They should have been called collapsars to begin with - Socrates II - 7/9/2008 5:45:41 PM
  - re: They should have been called collapsars to begin with - ER - 7/10/2008 1:11:18 AM
    - Ayup - Socrates II - 7/10/2008 1:40:45 PM
  - Blame John Wheeler, he's deceased and can't fight back! (n/t) - phil - 7/9/2008 6:31:13 PM
    - No - Socrates II - 7/9/2008 9:17:18 PM

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