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requiem

(Encyclopedia) requiemrequiemrĕkˈwēəm, rēˈ–, rāˈ– [key] [Lat.,=rest], proper Mass for the souls of the dead, performed on All Souls' Day and at funerals. The reformation of Roman Catholic liturgy…

stethoscope

(Encyclopedia) stethoscopestethoscopestĕthˈəskōpˌ [key] [Gr.,=chest viewer], instrument that enables the physican to hear the sounds made by the heart, the lungs, and various other organs. The…

Alex's Time Travel Essay

Student imagines traveling to the battle of Lexington and Concord during the American Revolution   Related Links American…

Space

On clear nights, you can see the trail of the Milky Way's spiral arms. Earth is located in the Orion Spur.  As author Douglas Adams wisely observed, "Space is big. Really big."…

DK Science: Glossary

Adaptationthe response of a living organism to changes in its environment.Agea unit of geological time, which is characterized by some feature (like an Ice Age).Ambera yellowish, fossilized tree…

Lightning Facts & Fictions

What is Lightning? The action of rising and descending air within a thunderstorm separates positive and negative charges. Water and ice particles also…