The Snows Of Olympus
December, 1974
In 1972, for only the third time in history, mankind discovered a new world. It happened first in 1492. The impact of that discovery was immediate, its ultimate benefits incalculable. It created a new civilization and revivified an old one. The second date, not quite so famous, is 1610. In the spring of that year, Galileo turned his primitive "optic tube" toward the Moon and saw with his own eyes that Earth was not unique. Floating out there a quarter of a million miles away was anothe...
