(Encyclopedia) ThothThoththŏth, tōt [key], in Egyptian religion, god of wisdom and magic. A patron of learning and of the arts, he was credited with many inventions, including writing, geometry, and…
WHY DID PEOPLE EXPLORE THE WORLD? HOW DID EXPLORATION AFFECT THE WORLD? OLD WORLDNAVIGATIONNEW WORLDFIND OUT MOREPeople have always set out to discover new lands and oceans. The greatest age of…
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Water on Mars The scientific community was intrigued by the startling announcement in June 2000 that some high-resolution images of Mars taken by the Mars Global Surveyor showed strong evidence of…
WHERE DOES SPACE BEGIN? WHERE IS EARTH IN SPACE? HOW MUCH SPACE IS THERE? WHAT IS A LIGHT-YEAR? WHAT CAN WE SEE WHEN WE LOOK INTO SPACE? JOURNEY INTO SPACE FIND OUT MORE
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There are eight planets in our solar system including Earth. So far, no life as we know it exists on any planet other than our own. Mercury Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun, has almost no…
In recent years astronomers have discovered that our solar system is a great deal more crowded than we imagined. In 2004 alone, a dozen new moons circling Saturn were identified. Today's…
There are eight planets in our solar system including Earth. So far, no life as we know it exists on any planet other than our own. Mercury Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun, has almost no…
(Encyclopedia) Haran or HarranHaranboth: häränˈ [key], ancient city of Mesopotamia, now in SE Asian Turkey, 24 mi (39 km) SE of Şanlıurfa. It was an important center on the trade route from Nineveh…
(Encyclopedia) Moe, Jørgen EngebretsenMoe, Jørgen Engebretsenyörˈgən ĕngˈəbrĕtsən mōˈə [key], 1813–82, Norwegian folklorist and poet, bishop of Kristiansand. He collected and revised sagas and folk…
