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Jupiter Five

"Jupiter Five" is a science fiction short story by British writer Arthur C. Clarke, first published in the magazine If in May 1953. It reappeared in Clarke's collection of short stories in 1956, and concerns the detection and exploration of an ancient spaceship from outside the Solar System.

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"Jupiter Five" is a science fiction short story by British writer Arthur C. Clarke, first published in the magazine If in May 1953. It reappeared in Clarke's collection of short stories in 1956, and concerns the detection and exploration of an ancient spaceship from outside the Solar System.

Key claims

  1. publication date: 1953 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. publication date: 1951 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "1953". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the publication date is "1951". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362576293

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