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eclipseeclipseēklĭpsˈ, ĭ– [key] [Gr.,=failing], in astronomy, partial or total obscuring of one celestial body by the shadow of another. Best…
(Encyclopedia) Woodville, Richard Caton, 1825–55, American genre painter, b. Baltimore. He turned from medical studies to painting and in 1845 studied in Düsseldorf. He spent most of his brief…
Welcome to a lunar odyssey! The Moon, our closest celestial neighbor, has fascinated humans for millennia. It's the only celestial body beyond Earth that humans have set foot on. How well do you know…
White in the moon the long road lies,
The moon stands blank above;
White in the moon the long road lies
That leads me from my love.Still hangs the hedge without a gust,
Still, still the…
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Fragment: Rome and NatureCancelled Stanza of the Mask of AnarchyVariation of the Song of the Moon Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Poetical Works", 1839, 1st edition…
(Encyclopedia) Picard, EdmondPicard, EdmondĕdmôNˈ pēkärˈ [key], 1836–1924, Belgian jurist and author. A brilliant lawyer, he was at various times president of the Belgian bar association and a member…
(Encyclopedia) Unification Church, church founded (1954) in South Korea by Sun Myung Moon; officially the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification for World Christianity. Moon moved to the United…
(Encyclopedia) Lee, George Washington Custis, 1832–1913, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Fort Monroe, Va.; eldest son of Robert E. Lee. He served in the Corps of Engineers until May…
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