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Brewer's: Alliteration

DR. BETHEL OF ETON. Didactic, dry, declamatory, dull, Big, burly Bethel bellows like a bull. Eton College. CARDINAL WOLSEY. Begot by butchers, but by bishops bred, How high his Honour…

Uranus , in astronomy

(Encyclopedia) UranusUranusy&oobreve;rāˈnəs, y&oobreve;rˈə– [key], in astronomy, 7th planet from the sun, at a mean distance of 1.78 billion mi (2.87 billion km), with an orbit lying between…

How the Planets and Satellites Got Their Names

Source: The U.S. Geological SurveyMERCURY Named for the winged Roman god of travel because it appears to move so swiftly.VENUS Roman name for the goddess of love. This planet was considered…

satire

(Encyclopedia) satire, term applied to any work of literature or art whose objective is ridicule. It is more easily recognized than defined. From ancient times satirists have shared a common aim: to…

National League Leaders: Pitching

Earned Run Average ArmWLERAGmGSCGShOSvIPHRERHRHBBBSOWPPedro Martinez, MonR1781.9031311340241.11586551169673053Greg Maddux, AtlR1942.203333520232.2200585796201770Daryl Kile, HouR1972.…