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solar energy

(Encyclopedia) solar energy, any form of energy radiated by the sun, including light, radio waves, and X rays, although the term usually refers to the visible light of the sun. Solar energy is needed…

Harry Potter, Cast at Last

Harry Potter, Cast at Last A young actor gets ready to enroll in Hogwarts by Holly Hartman   Visit our Harry Potter Page for more news! This article was posted on…

How to Use The Columbia Encyclopedia

The Columbia Encyclopedia is easy to use. All articles are arranged alphabetically with each article heading in boldface type. The headings of biographical articles are inverted and alphabetized by…

In a Nutshell: The Theory of Relativity

You’ve probably heard of the theory of relativity. And you may even know that motion, mass, energy, time and space are all relative. But if you’re confused about what any of that actually means…

DK Society & Beliefs: Local Religions

WHY ARE SOME PLACES SACRED? WHO WORSHIPS ANCESTORS? WHAT IS A FETISH FOR? RITUALSFIND OUT MORELocal religions are unique to tribal or cultural groups living apart from modern societies. They are…

Writing Book Reports

Homework Center – Writing Skills Book reports are a way to show how well you understood a book and to tell what you think about it. Many teachers have their own rules about what…

lightning

(Encyclopedia) lightning, electrical discharge accompanied by thunder, commonly occurring during a thunderstorm. The discharge may take place between one part of a cloud and another part (intracloud…

heir

(Encyclopedia) heir, person designated by law to succeed to the ownership of property of another if that owner does not make a contrary disposition of it by will. A person who takes property left to…

Adventists

(Encyclopedia) AdventistsAdventistsădˈvĕnˌtĭsts [key] [advent, Lat.,=coming], members of a group of related religious denominations whose distinctive doctrine centers in their belief concerning the…