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Gravity

How it works and its effect on Earth, the Moon, and the Sun by Mark Hughes Related Links Encyclopedia: Earth The Moon Sir Isaac Newton…

rainbow

(Encyclopedia) rainbow, arc showing the colors of the spectrum, violet inside and red outside, which appears when the sun shines through water droplets. It often appears while the sun is shining…

Brewer's: Rainbow

(See Circle of Ulloa.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Rainbow ChasersRain Gauge A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…

The Rainbow Coalition

by Reverend Jesse Jackson Address to the Democratic Convention Thank you very much. Tonight we come together bound by our faith in a mighty God, with genuine respect and love for…

gravity

(Encyclopedia) gravity: see gravitation.

Brewer's: Centre of Gravity

That point on which a body acted on by gravity is balanced in all positions. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CentumviriCentre A B C D E F G H I J K…

Brewer's: Rainbow Chasers

Problematical politicians and reformers, who chase rainbows, which cannot possibly be caught, to “find the pot of gold at the foot thereof.” This alludes to an old joke, that a pot of gold…

Brewer's: Knights of the Rainbow

Flunkeys; so called from their gorgeous liveries. “The servants who attended them contradicted the inferences to be drawn from the garb of their masters; and, according to the custom of…

The Hawaiian Word for "Rainbow"

The Question: I'm trying to find the Hawaiian term for rainbow. I seem to be looking at all the wrong sites. I hope you can help me. The Answer…

Rainbow Division

(Encyclopedia) Rainbow Division, nickname of the 42d Division of the U.S. army. The first U.S. combat division to arrive in France in World War I, it participated in the second battle of the Marne,…