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Perseus, in astronomy
(Encyclopedia) Perseus, in astronomy, northern constellation lying E of Cassiopeia and N of Taurus. It contains the bright star Mirfak (Alpha Persei) and Algol (Beta Persei), a visible variable star…Holy Week
(Encyclopedia) Holy Week, week before Easter. Its chief days are named Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. In Christian life it is a week of devout observance, commemorating…hermit crab
(Encyclopedia) hermit crab, a crustacean distinguished from true crabs by its long, soft, spirally coiled abdomen terminating in an asymmetrically hooked tail. Most hermit crabs protect this…Theodoret
(Encyclopedia) TheodoretTheodoretthēŏdˈərĕt [key], c.393–c.458, Syrian churchman and theologian. He was a monk of Apamaea and a lifelong friend of Nestorius. In 423 he went unwillingly to be bishop…Walt Whitman: The Sobbing of the Bells [Midnight, Sept. 19-20, 1881]
The Sobbing of the Bells [Midnight, Sept. 19-20, 1881]The sobbing of the bells, the sudden death-news everywhere, The slumberers rouse, the rapport of the People, (Full well they know that…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Mutability ("We are as clouds that veil the midnight moon")
by Percy Bysshe Shelley To - On Death Mutability We are as clouds that veil the midnight moon; How restlessly they speed, and gleam, and quiver, Streaking the darkness radiantly!—yet soon…Louis VI, king of France
(Encyclopedia) Louis VI (Louis the Fat), 1081–1137, king of France (1108–37). He succeeded his father, Philip I, with whom he was associated in government from c.1100. He firmly established his…Ephesus, Council of
(Encyclopedia) Ephesus, Council of, 431, 3d ecumenical council, convened by Theodosius II, emperor of the East, and Valentinian III, emperor of the West, to deal with the controversy over…Theodosius II
(Encyclopedia) Theodosius II, 401–50, Roman emperor of the East (408–50), son and successor of Arcadius. He preferred the study of theology and astronomy to public affairs, which he left to the…Pritchett, V. S.
(Encyclopedia) Pritchett, V. S. (Victor Sawdon Pritchett)Pritchett, V. S.prĭchˈĭt [key], 1900–1997, British writer, b. Ipswich. Largely self-educated, he was a distinguished and prolific man of…Trending
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