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Sun, Moon, and Stars: September 2001

Sun, Moon & Stars Movement of the heavenly bodies: September 2001   Celestial links ·  Visibility of the Planets ·  Sunrise/Sunset, Moonrise/Moonset ·  Equinoxes and Solstices · …

Arnold, Benedict

(Encyclopedia) Arnold, Benedict, 1741–1801, American Revolutionary general and traitor, b. Norwich, Conn. As a youth he served for a time in the colonial militia in the French and Indian Wars. He…

Waugh, Evelyn Arthur St. John

(Encyclopedia) Waugh, Evelyn Arthur St. JohnWaugh, Evelyn Arthur St. Johnēvˈlĭn, sĭnˈjən wô [key], 1903–66, English writer, considered the greatest satirist of his generation. Educated at Oxford, he…

Bolaño, Roberto

(Encyclopedia) Bolaño, RobertoBolaño, Robertobōlänˈyō [key], 1953–2003, Chilean novelist widely regarded as the most influential Spanish-language writer of his generation. He led a peripatetic life,…

Nova Scotia

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Nova ScotiaNova Scotianōˈvə skōˈshə [key] [Lat.,=new Scotland], province (2001 pop. 908,007), 21,425 sq mi (55,491 sq km), E Canada. Two Algonquian peoples, the Abnaki and…

Weather: Getting Down to Basics

Getting Down to BasicsWeatherWhat Should I Wear?Playing the OddsGetting Down to BasicsForecasting from the Beginning Although this introduction to weather forecasting may seem flip, it is meant to…

1979 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“What a Fool Believes,” Doobie BrothersAlbum of the Year52nd Street, Billy Joel (Columbia)Song of the Year“What a Fool Believes,” Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald,…

Sun, Moon, and Stars: August 2000

Sun, Moon & Stars Movement of the heavenly bodies: August 2000   Celestial links ·  Visibility of the Planets ·  Sunrise/Sunset, Moonrise/Moonset ·  Equinoxes and Solstices · …

Sun, Moon, and Stars: January 2001

Sun, Moon & Stars Movement of the heavenly bodies: January 2001   Celestial links ·  Visibility of the Planets ·  Sunrise/Sunset, Moonrise/Moonset ·  Equinoxes and Solstices · …

Sun, Moon, and Stars: January 2002

Sun, Moon & Stars Movement of the heavenly bodies: January 2002   Celestial links ·  Visibility of the Planets ·  Sunrise/Sunset, Moonrise/Moonset ·  Equinoxes and Solstices · …