1985 in science

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overview of natural science-related events during the year of 1985

measure of self-esteem

form of eavesdropping using sideband electromagnetic emissions

20th-century total solar eclipse

1985 animal cruelty incident

20th-century partial solar eclipse

1985 popular-science book by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan