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Balance, The

(Encyclopedia) Balance, The, English name for Libra, a constellation; also called The Scales.

Brewer's: Libra

[the balance ]. One of the twelve signs of the Zodiac (September 22 to October 22), when day and night being weighed would be found equal. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…

Libra

(Encyclopedia) LibraLibralēˈbrə, līˈ– [key] [Lat.,=the scales], southern constellation lying on the ecliptic (the sun's apparent path through the heavens) between Virgo and Scorpius; it is one of the…

Virgo

(Encyclopedia) VirgoVirgovûrˈgō [key] [Lat.,=the virgin], constellation lying on the ecliptic (the sun's apparent path through the heavens) between Libra and Leo, and SW of Boötes; it is one of the…

Scorpius

(Encyclopedia) ScorpiusScorpiusskôrˈpēəs [key] or ScorpioScorpius–pēō [key] [Lat.,=the scorpion], conspicuous southern constellation lying on the ecliptic (the sun's apparent path through the heavens…

Signs of the Zodiac (table)

(Encyclopedia) Signs of the Zodiac Constellation English Name Symbol Dates Aries The Ram ♈ Mar. 21–Apr. 19 Taurus The Bull ♉ Apr. 20–May 20 Gemini The Twins ♊ May 21–June 21…

Abbreviation for Pounds

The Question: I have had a unsuccessful search for the origin of the abbreviation "lbs." which is used for pounds. What does it stand for, and where did it…

Don DeLillo

Don DeLillo is a New York novelist whose books include the critical and popular successes White Noise (1985), Libra (1988) and Underworld (1997). Raised by Italian immigrants in the Bronx, DeLillo…

DeLillo, Don

(Encyclopedia) DeLillo, DonDeLillo, Dondəlĭlˈō [key], 1936–, American novelist, b. New York City, grad. Fordham (1958). DeLillo is an accomplished prose stylist with a dark vision and mordant wit. In…

Brewer's: Libitina

The goddess who, at Rome, presided over funerals. “Omnis moriar; nullaque pars met vitabit Libitinam.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LibraLiberty A B C…