(Encyclopedia) Cirque du Soleil, [Fr.,=circus of the sun], innovative Canadian circus, est. 1984, with headquarters in Montreal. The best-known exemplar of cirque nouveau, Cirque du Soleil is a…
(Encyclopedia) Frye, NorthropFrye, Northropnôrˈthrəp [key], 1912–91, Canadian literary critic, b. Quebec. In 1936 he was ordained as a minister in the United Church of Canada. In 1948 he was…
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The moon: Near side
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The moon: Far side
moon, natural satellite of a planet (see satellite, natural) or dwarf planet, in particular, the single natural satellite of the…
(Encyclopedia) harvest moon, full moon occurring nearest to the autumnal equinox, about Sept. 23. During harvest moon the retardation (later rising each night) of the moon is at a minimum because of…
(Encyclopedia) Moon, Warren (Harold Warren Moon, Jr.), 1956–, African-American football player, b. Los Angeles. Moon quarterbacked the Univ. of Washington Huskies to a Rose Bowl title in 1978, but he…
(Encyclopedia) moon worship. Although the moon has not had great prominence in the history of religion, the worship of it has been known since earliest recorded time—in the oldest literatures of…
Senate Years of Service: 1881-1911Party: RepublicanFRYE, William Pierce, (grandfather of Wallace Humphrey White, Jr.), a Representative and a Senator from Maine; born in Lewiston, Androscoggin…
Source: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) The Moon travels around Earth in an oval orbit at 36,800 kilometers per hour. The Moon does not have an atmosphere, so temperatures…
