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Name Meanings, Origins, and Popularity

From planet to pet names, hurricane to Spanish place names Personal Names Most Popular First Names In 1900, John and Mary topped the list; a hundred years later it was Jacob and…

Amy Lowell: The City of Falling Leaves

The City of Falling LeavesLeaves fall, Brown leaves, Yellow leaves streaked with brown. They fall, Flutter, Fall again. The brown leaves, And the streaked yellow leaves, Loosen on their…

Phenomena, 2006: May

For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.DayPhenomenonHour2Mars is 4° south of the Moon.11003Pallas, the second-largest asteroid, appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from…

Phenomena, 2006: June

For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.DayPhenomenonHour3FIRST QUARTER23004The Moon is at apogee.02007Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo, is 0° 1' south of the Moon.…

Phenomena, 2006: October

For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.DayPhenomenonHour3Neptune is 3° north of the Moon.07005Uranus is 0° 5' north of the Moon. Occultation of Uranus by the Moon.00005Ceres, the…

Phenomena, 2005: March

MarchFor terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.DayPhenomenonHour3Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, is 0° 8' south of the Moon. Occultation of Jupiter by the Moon.…

Phenomena, 2007: March

For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms. Day Phenomenon Hour 2 Saturn is 1° 1' south of the Moon.…

Brewer's: Isis

I'sis Sister-wife of Osiris. The cow was sacred to her; and she is represented with two long horns from one stem at the top of her head. She is said to have invented spinning and weaving…

Brewer's: Trinity

Tertullian (160-240) introduced this word into Christian theology. The word triad is much older. Almost every mythology has a threefold deity. (See Three.) American Indians. Otkon, Messou…