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2005 Part 1

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30 June 2005

• 203,423 hits in June 2005!

• modified "Reasons given for having abortions in the United States" (Other Policy Issues)
• modified "Database of nuclear tests, United States: overview" and "Database of nuclear tests, USSR: overview" (Nuclear Weapons)

• modified "Database of nuclear tests, United States: overview" and "Database of nuclear tests, USSR: overview" (Nuclear Weapons)

• modified "Database of nuclear tests, United States: introduction", "Part 1, 1945-1963", "Part 2, 1964-1972", "Part 3, 1973-1992", "Hydrodynamic tests", and "Overview" (Nuclear Weapons)
• modified "Database of nuclear tests, United Kingdom: introduction", "Nuclear tests", and "Hydrodynamic tests" (Nuclear Weapons)
• modified "Nuclear tests: height/depth of burst vs. yield", "Known nuclear explosions, summary", and "Nuclear tests--databases and other material" (Nuclear Weapons)
• separated "Multimegaton tests: the largest nuclear tests" and "Multimegaton weapons: the largest nuclear weapons" (Nuclear Weapons)

• modified "Database of nuclear tests, United States: introduction", "Part 1, 1945-1963", "Part 2, 1964-1972", "Part 3, 1973-1992", and "Database of nuclear tests, United Kingdom" (Nuclear Weapons)

• added "Nuclear tests: height/depth of burst vs. yield" (Nuclear Weapons)
• added "Database of nuclear tests, India, Pakistan, and unknown: introduction" (Nuclear Weapons)
• modified "Database of nuclear tests, India, Pakistan, and unknown: nuclear tests" and "Known nuclear explosions, summary" (Nuclear Weapons)
• modified Home page

• added "Database of nuclear tests, United States: overview" (Nuclear Weapons)
• modified "Database of nuclear tests, United States: introduction", "Part 1, 1945-1963", "Part 2, 1964-1972", "Part 3, 1973-1992", and "Hydrodynamic tests", and "Database of nuclear tests, India, Pakistan, and unknown" (Nuclear Weapons)
• modified "Database of nuclear tests, USSR/Russia: introduction", "overview", "Part 1, 1949-1963", "Part 2, 1964-1978", "Part 3, 1979-1990", "hydrodynamic tests", "non-nuclear and ambiguous events", "United Kingdom: introduction", "nuclear tests", "hydrodynamic tests", "non-nuclear and ambiguous events", "France: introduction", "nuclear tests", "non-nuclear and ambiguous events", "PRC-China: introduction", and "nuclear tests" (Nuclear Weapons)
• modified "Nuclear tests--databases and other material" (Nuclear Weapons)
• updated "Gallery of solar system objects: Saturn and its satellites" (Astronomy and Space)
• updated "List of abstracts related to binary asteroids from ADS" (Astronomy and Space)
• modified "Johnston's Archive news" (Home page)

• corrected "Database of nuclear tests, USSR/Russia: overview" (Nuclear Weapons)
• modified "Database of nuclear tests, United States: introduction", "Part 1, 1945-1963", "Part 2, 1964-1972", "Part 3, 1973-1992", and "Hydrodynamic tests", and "Database of nuclear tests, United Kingdom: hydrodynamic tests" and "introduction" (Nuclear Weapons)

• added "Database of nuclear tests, United States: introduction", "Part 1, 1945-1963", "Part 2, 1964-1972", "Part 3, 1973-1992", and "Hydrodynamic tests", and "Database of nuclear tests, India, Pakistan, and unknown" (Nuclear Weapons)
• modified "Nuclear tests--databases and other material" (Nuclear Weapons)
• corrected "High altitude nuclear explosions" and "Chronological listing of above ground nuclear detonations: 1958-1959" (Nuclear Weapons)

• added "Database of nuclear tests, short version: USSR" (Nuclear Weapons)
• modified "Nuclear tests--databases and other material" (Nuclear Weapons)
• modified "Database of nuclear tests, USSR/Russia: introduction", "overview", "Part 1, 1949-1963", "Part 2, 1964-1978", "Part 3, 1979-1990", "hydrodynamic tests", "non-nuclear and ambiguous events", "United Kingdom: introduction", "nuclear tests", "hydrodynamic tests", "non-nuclear and ambiguous events", "France: introduction", "nuclear tests", "non-nuclear and ambiguous events", "PRC-China: introduction", and "nuclear tests" (Nuclear Weapons)

• modified "Family and friends" (Home page)
• updated "Historical abortion statistics, United States", "Percentage of pregnancies aborted--by country", "Percentage of pregnancies aborted--by percentage", and "Summary of registered abortions worldwide" (Other Policy Issues)
• corrected "Worst terrorist strikes--U.S. and worldwide", "Incidents of mass casualty terrorism", and "Statistics on terrorism" (Terrorism)
• added "Frequently asked questions" and modified "Database of radiological incidents and related events" (Nuclear Weapons)

• added "Dallas storms" (Photo Album) and modified Photo Album main page

• added "Database of nuclear tests, United Kingdom: introduction", "nuclear tests", "hydrodynamic tests", and "non-nuclear and ambiguous events" (Nuclear Weapons)
• updated "Database of nuclear tests, France: introduction", "Database of nuclear tests--USSR/Russia, introduction", "Database of nuclear tests--USSR/Russia, overview", and "Nuclear tests--databases and other material" (Nuclear Weapons)
• separated/modified "Nuclear weapon milestones, part 1" and "part 1-B", modified "Nuclear weapon milestones, part 2" (Nuclear Weapons) and Nuclear Weapons main page

• added "Database of nuclear tests, France, introduction", "France, nuclear tests", and "France, non-nuclear and ambiguous events" (Nuclear Weapons)
• updated "Database of nuclear tests--USSR/Russia, introduction" and "USSR/Russia, non-nuclear and ambiguous events" (Nuclear Weapons)
• updated "The planets and the Sun/the planet-sized moons" (Other Information Resources)
• 233,322 hits in May 2005!

• added "Database of USSR nuclear tests, overview" and modified "Database of USSR nuclear tests, introduction" and "Nuclear tests--databases and other material" (Nuclear Weapons)
• modified "Database of PRC nuclear tests" and "Database of PRC nuclear tests, introduction" (Nuclear Weapons)
• added two maps to "Planetary maps" (Space Art) and modified Space Art main page

• modified "Database of USSR nuclear tests, introduction", "Part 1: 1949-1963", "Part 2: 1964-1978", "Part 3: 1979-1990", "hydronuclear tests", and "non-nuclear and ambiguous events" (Nuclear Weapons)
• modified "Database of PRC nuclear tests" (Nuclear Weapons)
• modified "Historical data relating to global climate change" (Environment)
• replaced map at "Planetary maps" and updated "Cylindrical planetary maps on the internet" (Space Art)
• updated "Chronology of terrorist attacks in Israel, part IX: 2005" and "Summary of terrorist attacks in Israel" (Terrorism)

• updated "Cylindrical planetary maps on the internet" (Space Art) and Space Art main page
• added new map to "Planetary maps" (Space Art)
• updated "Asteroids with satellites: summary data" and "Binary minor planets: component size ratio vs. separation" (Astronomy and Space)

• updated "(26308) 1998 SM165 and S/2001 (26308) 1", "(47171) 1999 TC36 and S/2001 (47171) 1", "2001 QC298", and "Data sources for asteroids with satellites pages" (Astronomy and Space)

• updated "Asteroids with satellites: summary data", "Asteroids with satellites: list by type and presumed level of confirmation", "Combined listing of reported asteroid companions", and "Asteroids with Satellites: by date reported" (Astronomy and Space)
• updated "Known populations of solar system objects" (Astronomy and Space)
• added "List of Star Trek episodes, chronological" and "alphabetical" (Star Trek)
• updated "Chronology of the Star Trek universe--summary timeline" and "Star Trek starship classes: timeline" (Star Trek) and Star Trek main page

• added "Database of PRC nuclear tests, introduction" and "Database of PRC nuclear tests" and modified "Nuclear tests--databases and other material" (Nuclear Weapons)

• added "Database of USSR/Russia nuclear tests: hydronuclear tests" and "non-nuclear and ambiguous events" (Nuclear Weapons)
• modified "High altitude nuclear explosions", "Multimegaton weapons", "Database of USSR/Russia nuclear tests, introduction" and "Nuclear tests--databases and other material" (Nuclear Weapons)

• added "2005 EO304" and updated "Asteroids with satellites" (Astronomy and Space)
• modified "Database of USSR nuclear tests, introduction" (Nuclear Weapons)
• modified "Mayak Enterprise criticality accident, 1953", "Castle Bravo nuclear test, 1954", "SL-1 reactor excursion, 1961", "Switzerland radiological incident, 1961", "Mexico City orphaned source, 1962", "Sanlian orphaned source, 1963", "FR Germany radiological incident, 1964", "USA radiotherapy accident, 1974-1976", "Brescia irradiator accident, 1975", "Setif orphaned source, 1978", "Houston radiotherapy accident, 1980", "Oklahoma industrial radiography incident, 1981", "Kjeller irradiator accident, 1982", "Casablanca orphaned source, 1984", "Tyler radiotherapy accident, 1986", "Chernobyl reactor accident, 1986", "Goiania orphaned source dispersal, 1987", "San Salvador irradiator accident, 1989", "Forbach irradiator accident, 1991", "Nesvizh irradiator accident, 1991", "Pennsylvania radiotherapy accident, 1992", "San Jose radiotherapy accident, 1996", "Georgia orphaned source, 1997", and "Database of radiological incidents and related events" (Nuclear Weapons)

• added "Database of USSR nuclear tests, introduction", "Part 1: 1949-1963", "Part 2: 1964-1978", and "Part 3: 1979-1990" (Nuclear Weapons)
• added "Nuclear tests--databases and other material" and "Nuclear stockpile estimates and graphs" (Nuclear Weapons) and modified Nuclear Weapons main page
• modified "K-19 submarine reactor accident, 1961" (Nuclear Weapons)
• updated "(87) Sylvia and S/2001 (87) 1", "(130) Elektra and S/2003 (130) 1", and "(283) Emma and S/2003 (283) 1" (Astronomy and Space)

• updated "Properties of the planetary satellites of the solar system" and "List of IAU preliminary designations of natural satellites" (Astronomy and Space)

• updated "Asteroids with satellites: summary data" (Astronomy and Space)
• corrected "Totsk nuclear test, 1954" (Nuclear Weapons)

• updated "(22) Kalliope and Linus", "(45) Eugenia and Petit-Prince", "(87) Sylvia and S/2001 (87) 1", "(90) Antiope and S/2000 (90) 1", "(107) Camilla and S/2001 (107) 1", "(121) Hermione and S/2002 (121) 1", "(130) Elektra and S/2003 (130) 1", "(283) Emma and S/2003 (283) 1", "(379) Huenna and S/2003 (379) 1", and "(3749) Balam and S/2002 (3749) 1" (Astronomy and Space)
• updated "Asteroids with satellites" and "Data sources for asteroids with satellites pages" (Astronomy and Space)
• added "Totsk nuclear test, 1954" and modified "Database of radiological incidents and related events" (Nuclear Weapons)

• corrected "Properties of the planetary satellites of the solar system" (Astronomy and Space)
• modified Home Page

• 227,725 hits in April 2005!

• added "(5905) Johnson" and modified "Asteroids with satellites" (Astronomy and Space)
• corrected "Statistics on terrorism", "Incidents of mass casualty terrorism", and "Worst terrorist strikes--U.S. and worldwide" (Terrorism)
• updated "Strategic missile submarines: USSR/Russia", "Strategic nuclear forces of the world, April 2005", "Strategic nuclear forces of the world, summary" and "Multimegaton Weapons" (Nuclear Weapons)
• updated "Number of earthquakes by year", "List of National Parks", and "List of U.S. National Monuments" (Other Resource Issues)

• updated "Multimegaton weapons" (Nuclear Weapons)

• updated "Known populations of solar system objects" (Astronomy and Space)
• updated "Strategic nuclear forces of the world, April 2005", "Strategic nuclear forces of the world, summary" (Nuclear Weapons), and Nuclear Weapons main page
• modified "Family and friends", "Johnston's Archive news" (Home), and Home Page

• updated "Historical abortion statistics: Albania", "Armenia", "Australia", "Austria", "Azerbaijan", "Belgium", "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Bulgaria", "Canada", "Croatia", "Czech Republic", "Denmark", "Estonia", "Finland", "France", "Georgia", "FR Germany", "Greece", "Hungary", "Iceland", "Ireland", "Israel", "Italy", "Kazakhstan", "Latvia", "Lithuania", "Luxembourg", "Macedonia", "Malta", "Moldova", "Netherlands", "New Zealand", "Poland", "Portugal", "Romania", "Russia", "Slovakia", "Slovenia", "Spain", "Switzerland", "Tajikistan", "Turkey", "United Kingdom", "Uzbekistan", and "Yugoslavia" (Other Policy Issues)
• updated "Summary of registered abortions worldwide", "Percentage of pregnancies aborted in various countries--by percentage" and "by country" (Other Policy Issues)
• updated "Historical abortion statistics: Oregon" and "Historical abortion statistics: Scotland" (Other Policy Issues)
• updated "Historical abortion statistics: Alberta", "British Columbia", "Manitoba", "New Brunswick", "Newfoundland and Labrador", "Northwest Territories", "Nova Scotia", "Nunavut", "Ontario", "Prince Edward Island", "Quebec", "Saskatchewan", and "Yukon Territory" (Other Policy Issues)
• updated "Historical abortion statistics: Australian Capital Territory", "New South Wales", "Northern Territory", "Queensland", "South Australia", "Tasmania", "Victoria", and "Western Australia" (Other Policy Issues)
• corrected "High-altitude nuclear explosions" (Physics)

• added "Gronzy orphaned source, 1999", "Kingisepp orphaned source, 1999", "Kandalaksha orphaned source, 2001", and "Kola Harbor orphaned sources, 2003" (Nuclear Weapons)
• modified "Liya orphaned sources, 2001-2002", "Database of radiological incidents and related events", "Statistical summary of radiation accidents and other events causing radiation casualties", and "List of radiation accidents and other events causing radiation casualties" (Nuclear Weapons)
• updated "Some named solar system objects", "Properties of the planetary satellites of the solar system", "Solar system objects: orbital data", "Solar system objects: physical data and discovery dates", "Solar system objects: data for largest objects", and "List of IAU preliminary designations of natural satellites" (Astronomy and Space) and Astronomy and Space main page
• modified "Johnston's Archive hits by country", "Johnston's Archive news", "Family and friends", and "About me" (Home) and Home Page

• 3,000,000 hits to date!

• modified "A solar system photo gallery: Saturn and its satellites" (Astronomy and Space)
• added "Gravitational wave related images" (Relativity)
• modified Home Page
• 202,995 hits in March 2005!

• modified "Space physics--links" (Physics) and Physics main page

• corrected "List of pulsars in binary systems" (Relativity)
• modified "Johnston's Archive news" (Home Page)

• modified "List of space physics satellites" (Physics)

• updated "Review of fall 2001 anthrax bioattacks" (Terrorism)

• added "Space physics links--satellites and programs", "Space physics links--general", and "List of probes orbiting other planets and the Sun" (Physics)
• modified "List of space physics satellites" and "Space physics: introduction and contents" (Physics) and Physics main page

• added "List of space physics satellites" (Physics)
• modified "Space physics: introduction and contents" (Physics) and Physics main page

• modified "High-altitude nuclear explosions" (Nuclear Weapons)
• updated "Chronological listing of above ground nuclear detonations: 1956-1957", "1958-1959", "1960-1961", "1962", and "1963-2005" (Nuclear Weapons) and modified Nuclear Weapons main page

• added "High-altitude nuclear explosions" (Nuclear Weapons)
• updated "Chronological listing of above ground nuclear detonations: 1945-1955", "1956-1957", "1958-1959", "1960-1961", and "1962" (Nuclear Weapons)
• corrected "Nuclear weapons effects--an overview" and modified Nuclear Weapons main page
• modified "Space physics--introduction and contents", "What is space physics", "Space physics--some key principles", "The ionosphere", and "The neutral atmosphere" (Physics) and Physics main page
• added "Text of President George W. Bush's address regarding Iraqi elections" (Terrorism) and updated Terrorism main page
• added "Text of President George W. Bush's second inaugural address" and "Text of President George W. Bush's state of the union address, 2 February 2005" (Other Policy Issues) and updated Other Policy Issues main page
• corrected "List of IAU preliminary designations of natural satellites" (Astronomy and Space)
• modified "'What if all the ice melts?' Myths and realities" (Environmental Topics)

• updated "Strategic arsenals of the world, March 2005" and "Strategic nuclear forces of the world, summary" (Nuclear Weapons) and Nuclear Weapons main page

• updated "Incidents of mass casualty terrorism", "Worst terrorist strikes--U.S. and worldwide", "Terrorist and criminal attacks targeting children" (Terrorism)
• updated "Chronology of terrorist attacks in Israel, part IX: 2005" and "Summary of terrorist attacks in Israel" (Terrorism)
• modified "Multimegaton weapons: the largest nuclear weapons" and corrected "Samara lost source, 2001?" (Nuclear Weapons)
• modified Home page

• 196,760 hits in February 2005!

• updated/corrected "Names of Solar System objects and surface features", "Some named solar system objects", "Properties of the planetary satellites of the solar system", "Solar system objects: physical data and discovery dates", "Solar system objects: orbital data", "Solar system objects: data for largest objects", "TNO/centaur diameters and albedos", and "Trans-Neptunian objects" (Astronomy and Space)
• updated "A solar system photo gallery: Saturn and its satellites" (Astronomy and Space)
• modified "Johnston's Archive news" (Home Page)

• updated "Solar system objects: orbital data", "Solar system objects: physical data and discovery dates", "Solar system objects: data for largest objects", "Some named solar system objects", "Properties of the planetary satellites of the solar system", and "List of IAU preliminary designations of natural satellites" (Astronomy and Space)

• updated "Trans-Neptunian objects", "List of trans-Neptunian objects", and "TNO/Centaur diameters and albedos" (Astronomy and Space) and Astronomy and Space main page
• modified "Anthrax bioattacks fall 2001" (Terrorism)
• removed old pages and modified Geysers and Other Information main pages

• added "2005 AB" and modified "Asteroids with satellites" (Astronomy and Space)

• modified "Solar power technical notes" (Environmental Topics)
• modified "Nuclear weapon milestones, part 1" (Nuclear Weapons)
• adjusted formatting for pages in Relativity, Nuclear Weapons, Pictures, Opinions, and Home Page sections

• modified "Johnston's Archive news" (Home Page)
• adjusted formatting for pages in Terrorism section

• modified "Castle Bravo nuclear test, 1954" (Nuclear Weapons)
• added "On integrity of 2004 presidential election" and modified "In my humble opinion" (Opinion)
• adjusted formatting for pages in Physics, Environmental Topics, Geysers, Other Topics, Reading Picks, and Star Trek sections

• added "A quick discussion of space physics: introduction and contents", "What is space physics?", "Space physics: some key principles", "The neutral atmosphere", "Space physics: the role of the Sun", "The ionosphere", "The magnetosphere", "Methods for observing and measuring", and "Space physics throughout the solar system" (Physics)
• separated "A solar system photo gallery: asteroids, Earth-approaching" and "asteroids, main belt and others" (Astronomy and Space)
• updated "A solar system photo gallery" and "Saturn and its moons" (Astronomy and Space)
• added "Chronology of terrorist sttacks in Israel, introduction" and "Part IX: 2005" (Terrorism) and updated Terrorism main page
• updated "Johnston's Archive news" (Home page)

• corrected "Denver in 2004" (Photo Album)
• corrected "Harry Turtledove: some reading picks" (Reading)

• 214,009 hits in January 2005!

• added new rendering to "Space Art--The Earth" (Space Art)
• modified "A white Christmas in Brownsville, Texas!" (Photo album)

• updated "Deep space probes and other manmade objects beyond Earth orbit: summary" and "listing" (Astronomy and Space)

• updated "Percentage of pregnancies aborted in the United States--by states" and "Maps of percentage of pregnancies aborted in the United States--by states" (Other Policy Issues)

• added "Space Art--Wallpaper" and 3 wallpapers (2 sizes each) (Space Art) and modified Space Art main page
• corrected "(22) Kalliope and Linus", "(26308) 1998 SM165 and S/2001 (26308) 1", "(47171) 1999 TC36 and S/2001 (47171) 1", "2001 QC298", "2001 QG298", "2003 QY90", and "2003 UN284" (Astronomy and Space)
• corrected "Asteroids with satellites: summary data", "List of known trans-Neptunian objects", and "Trans-Neptunian objects" (Astronomy and Space)

• corrected "Texas abortion percentages by county, 1993-2002" (Other Policy Issues)

• modified "Solar power technical notes" and "Solar power--worksheet, part 2", "part 3", "part 4", "part 5", "part 6", "part 7", "part 8", "part 9", "part 10", "part 11", "part 12", and "part 13" (Environmental Topics)

• added "Solar power technical notes" and "Solar power: an exercise, introduction" (Environmental Topics)
• modified "Solar power--worksheet, part 1", "part 2", "part 3", "part 4", "part 5", "part 6", "part 7", "part 8", "part 9", "part 10", "part 11", "part 12", and "part 13" (Environmental Topics) and Environmental Topics main page

• updated "A solar system photo gallery: Saturn and its satellites" (Astronomy and Space)

• updated "Historical abortion statistics, Alabama", "Alaska", "Arizona", "Arkansas", "California", "Colorado", "Connecticut", "Delaware", "District of Columbia", "Florida", "Georgia", "Hawaii", "Idaho", "Illinois", "Indiana", "Iowa", "Kansas", "Kentucky", "Louisiana", "Maine", "Maryland", "Massachusetts", "Michigan", "Minnesota", "Mississippi", "Missouri", "Montana", "Nebraska", "Nevada", "New Hampshire", "New Jersey", "New Mexico", "New York", "North Carolina", "North Dakota", "Ohio", "Oklahoma", "Oregon", "Pennsylvania", "Rhode Island", "South Carolina", "South Dakota", "Tennessee", "Texas", "Utah", "Vermont", "Virginia", "Washington", "West Virginia", "Wisconsin", and "Wyoming" (Other Policy Issues)

• updated "Historical abortion statistics, Finland", "Iceland", "Sweden", "United States" (Other Policy Issues)
• updated "Summary of registered abortions worldwide, through 2004", "People's Republic of China: abortions, live births, and rates by region", "Percentage of pregnancies aborted--by percentage", and "by country" (Other Policy Issues)
• modified "Kurtchatov SF-7 criticality accident, 1971", "Saintes irradiator accident, 1981", "Maryland irradiator accident, 1991", "Jilin orphaned source, 1992", "List of radiation accidents and other events causing radiation casualties", and "Database of radiological incidents and related events" (Nuclear Weapons)
• updated "Johnston's Archive News" (Home page)

• updated "A solar system photo gallery: Saturn and its satellites" (Astronomy and Space)
• updated "Chronology of terrorist attacks in Israel, part VIII: 2004" and "Summary of terrorist attacks in Israel" (Terrorism)
• modified "A white Christmas in Brownsville, Texas!" (Photo album)

• added "A white Christmas in Brownsville, Texas!" (Photo album)
• added new section "Physics (including space physics)"
• updated "Number of earthquakes by year" (Other information resources)
• updated "Johnston's Archive hits by country" (Home)
• added "What's new in 2005" and modified "What's new in 2004 part 2" (Home) and Home page

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