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Brewer's: Candle

Bell, Book, and Candle. (See page 120, col 1, Bell , etc.) Fine (or Gay) as the king's candle. “Bariolé comme la chandelle des rois,” in allusion to an ancient custom of presenting, on…

Brewer's: Deities

Air: Ariel, Elves (singular, Elf). Caves or Caverns: Hill-people (Hög-folk, hög = height). Corn: Ceres (2 syl.) (Greek, Demeter). Domestic Life: Vesta. Eloquence: Mercury (Greek, Hermes…

Phenomena, 2005: May

MayFor terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.DayPhenomenonHour1LAST QUARTER06001Neptune is 5° north of the Moon.15002Mars is 3° north of the Moon.15003Uranus is 3° north of the Moon.…

1989 Radio & Records All-Time Charts

1989 Radio & Records All-Time ChartsAC“Second Chance” .38 Special (A&M)“Soul Provider” Michael Bolton (Columbia)“The End of the Innocence” Don Henley (Geffen)“Right Here Waiting”…

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…

Conversion Calculator

  LENGTH/DISTANCE common units: inches, meters, miles, and more metric units: centimeters, meters, kilometers, and…

Aeolus, the Laestrygones, Circe - The Odyssey

Ulysses Declares Himself and ... The Visit to the Dead. [1] Aeolus, the Laestrygones, Circe. "Thence we went on to the Aeolian island where lives Aeolus son of Hippotas, dear to…

Space Movies

Some of the galaxy's best space-related movies by Beth Rowen and Mark Zurlo Related Links Scariest MoviesIrish Movies SlideshowThe Presidency on FilmDinosaur MoviesDisney Movies…