QUESTIONS

Q : If intelligent life on a planet in Alpha Centauri’s solar system viewed Earth through a powerful telescope, what part of our history would they be observing? Anthony Thompson, leeds. Q : Why did the Romans build the Fosse Way from Axmouth in Devon to Lincoln? geoffrey grabham, Honiton, Devon. Q : I read a novel 40 years ago in which all the plastic in the world begins to disintegrate, with disastrous consequences. Does anyone know who wrote it? Jennifer Waters, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.