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Conrad Moffat Black

financierBorn: 8/25/1944Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada After studying at Carleton, Laval, and McGill universities, he went into business, ultimately gaining control of Argus Corporation, a…

Blue Moons: myths, facts, history, and dates

by Borgna Brunner and Anne Marie Imbornoni Related Links Perpetual CalendarBlue Moon Resources Blue Moon Page"What's a Blue Moon?" from Sky & Telescope Blue Moons 2010–2015 Aug. 2012 Second…

Blue Moons: myths, facts, history, and dates

by Borgna Brunner and Anne Marie Imbornoni Related Links Perpetual CalendarBlue Moon Resources Blue Moon Page"What's a Blue Moon?" from Sky & Telescope Blue Moons 2010–2015 Aug. 2012 Second…

John Austin MOON, Congress, TN (1855-1921)

MOON, John Austin, a Representative from Tennessee; born near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va., April 22, 1855; moved with his parents to Bristol, Va., in 1857 and then to Chattanooga,…

John Wesley MOON, Congress, MI (1836-1898)

MOON, John Wesley, a Representative from Michigan; born near Ypsilanti, Wayne County, Mich., January 18, 1836; attended the common schools; moved to northern Michigan in 1854 and engaged in…

Reuben Osborne MOON, Congress, PA (1847-1919)

MOON, Reuben Osborne, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Jobstown, Burlington County, N.J., July 22, 1847; attended the common schools and was graduated from the National School of…

Nelson DINGLEY, Jr., Congress, ME (1832-1899)

DINGLEY, Nelson, Jr., a Representative from Maine; born in Durham, Androscoggin County, Maine, February 15, 1832; attended the common schools at Unity, Maine, Waterville Seminary, and…

phase, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Phases of the moon phase, in astronomy, the measure of how much of the illuminated surface of a planet or satellite can be seen from a point at a distance from that body; the…

Obadiah GARDNER, Congress, ME (1852-1938)

Senate Years of Service: 1911-1913Party: DemocratGARDNER, Obadiah, a Senator from Maine; born near Port Huron, Mich., September 13, 1852; moved to Union, Maine, with his parents in 1864;…