Introduction eclipse (ēklĭpsˈ, ĭ–) [key] [Gr., = failing], in astronomy, partial or total obscuring of one celestial body by the shadow of another. Best known are the lunar eclipses,…
Introduction eclipse (ēklĭpsˈ, ĭ–) [key] [Gr., = failing], in astronomy, partial or total obscuring of one celestial body by the shadow of another. Best known are the lunar eclipses,…
Introduction eclipse (ēklĭpsˈ, ĭ–) [key] [Gr., = failing], in astronomy, partial or total obscuring of one celestial body by the shadow of another. Best known are the lunar eclipses,…
Introduction eclipse (ēklĭpsˈ, ĭ–) [key] [Gr., = failing], in astronomy, partial or total obscuring of one celestial body by the shadow of another. Best known are the lunar eclipses,…
Ancestor of Mammals Discovered The fossil skull of a 260-million-year-old sheep-sized animal was found near Williston on the Northern Cape, South Africa. It is the most primitive member yet…
(Encyclopedia) Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan, 1896–1953, American author, b. Washington, D.C., grad. Univ. of Wisconsin, 1918. She was a journalist until 1928, when she moved to the Florida backwoods,…
This page provides explanations and images of bodies throughout the universe: galaxies, solar systems, planets, nebula, stars, asteroids, comets, quasars, black holes, and more.
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(Encyclopedia) Alberti, RafaelAlberti, Rafaelräfäĕlˈ [key]Alberti, Rafael älbĕrˈtē [key], 1902–99, Spanish poet. After abandoning an earlier career as a painter, Alberti published his first book,…
(Encyclopedia) Turner, Ted (Robert Edward Turner 3d), 1938–, American television network executive, b. Cincinnati. After inheriting his father's billboard company, he founded (1976) a television…