DIO 1.1 - DIO, The International Journal of Scientific History

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DIO
Retrospective — 2003/3/27
DIO was launched a dozen years ago, first handed out on 1991/1/14 at the American
Astronomical Society meeting in Philadelphia.
The US Naval Observatory immediately subscribed, and our number of eminent library
subscriptions has grown steadily ever since — to ordmag 100 now, all over the world.
However, the printing quality of early DIOs was erratically erratic, which assisted
certain understandably uncomfortable establishmentaryans in their sneer&slander attempt
at preventing the journal from being taken seriously. (Additionally, DIO’s mix of humor and
science initially misled those too innumerate to evaluate the content other than stylistically.)
Fortunately, recent reprints of the older issues have benefitted from electronic (as against
manual) control of format during the mass printing stage.
Despite all, the realization has gradually grown that DIO is not only a unique venture
(the first academic journal ever to dovetail original, solid, & technically sophisticated
analytic papers with substantial commentary on philosophy, politics, & sociology — as
well as satirical sallies) but has repeatedly contributed unexpected and valid discoveries to
our heritage of knowledge.
It is thus a pleasure (if flagrantly anachronistic) to add, to early-1990s reprints, our
recent standard back-cover — which notes a few of the journal’s ever-accumulating credits.
Remarkably, DIO’s funding is greater now than before the stock market got bubblegummy;
thus, robust continuation of unpredictable DIO adventures is predictable — as is
our commitment to a degree of apolitical independence that will keep us soaring high above
the storied Grovels of Academe.
DIO & the supplemental Journal for Hysterical Astronomy are published thrice yearly by:
DIO
Box 19935
Baltimore, MD 21211-0935
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Telephone (answering machine always on): 410-889-1414.
[Email: dioi@mail.com.]
DIO is primarily a journal of scientific history & principle. At present, most DIO copy
is written by Dennis Rawlins and friends. Each author has final editorial say in his own
article.
The J.HA is rumored to be edited by the intrepid feline explorer Admiral Purry,
longtime member of the National Geographic Society (election through NGS Board of
Trustees: certificate 1973/1/1) and of the American Federation of Astrologers.
DIO invites communication of readers’ incredulity, appreciation, nausea, empathy,
scorn, support, and-or advice. Written contributions are encouraged for the columns:
Unpublished Letters, Referees Refereed, and regular Correspondence. Deftly or daftly
crafted reports, on appropriate candidates for recognition in J.HA’s pages, will of course
also be considered for publication. (A subject’s eminence may enhance J.HA publicationchances.
The writer’s won’t.)
Free spirits will presumably be pleased (and certain archons will not be surprised) to
learn that: at DIO, there is not the slightest fixed standard for writing style.
Potential contributors: send to the above address a spare photocopy of material (not to
be returned) and phone DIO about 3 weeks later.
Each issue of DIO will be printed on paper which is certified acid-free. The ink isn’t.
c○1991 DIO Inc.
This printing: 2015\2\9.
ISSN #1041-5440