(Encyclopedia) RhadamanthusRhadamanthusrădˌəmănˈthəs [key], in Greek mythology, son of Zeus and Europa. Renowned for his justice on earth, the gods made him one of the judges of the dead.
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(Encyclopedia) mountain, high land mass projecting conspicuously above its surroundings and usually of limited width at its summit. Although isolated mountains are not unusual, mountains commonly…
(Encyclopedia) planetary system, a star and all the celestial bodies bound to it by gravity, especially planets and their natural satellites. Until the last decade of the 20th cent., the only…
(Encyclopedia) gravitation, the attractive force existing between any two particles of matter.
The term gravitygravity is commonly used synonymously with gravitation, but in correct usage a…
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