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Beer's law

(Encyclopedia) Beer's law [for August Beer], physical law stating that the quantity of light absorbed by a substance dissolved in a nonabsorbing solvent is directly proportional to the concentration…

light

(Encyclopedia) light, visible electromagnetic radiation. Of the entire electromagnetic spectrum, the human eye is sensitive to only a tiny part, the part that is called light. The wavelengths of…

Lights! Camera! Learning!

The best school movies ever made Sir Laurence Olivier's classic Hamlet With school bells set to ring in only a matter of days, it's time for students to shift into back-to-school mode. What…

Next Stop, Wonderland

Director: Brad Anderson Writers: Brad Anderson and Lyn Vaus Miramax; R; 111 minutes Release: 8/98 Cast: Hope Davis, Alan Gelfant, Holland Taylor, Robert Klein, Cara Buono,…

Aquila, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia) Aquila [Lat.,=the eagle], equatorial constellation located N of Sagittarius and Capricornus, lying partly in the Milky Way. It is sometimes depicted as an eagle. It contains the bright…

Sander, August

(Encyclopedia) Sander, AugustSander, Augustouˈg&oobreve;st zänˈdər [key], 1876–1964, Austrian photographer. During his long life Sander made a remarkable composite portrait of the German people.…

The Blue Light

The Blue Light There was once upon a time a soldier who for many years had served the king faithfully, but when the war came to an end could serve no longer because of the many wounds which…

Light It Up

Director/Writer:Craig BolotinFox 2000; R; 98 minutesRelease:11/99Cast:Forest Whitaker, Rosario Dawson, Judd Nelson There's something distinctly American about Light It Up, a high-school film…

Dream of Light

Director:Victor EricFacets Multimedia; NR; 139 minutesRelease:4/00Cast:Antonio L¢pez Garc¡a, Maria Moreno, Enrique Gran Dream of Light ("El Sol del Membrillo" in original, or "Quince-Tree…