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Balance, The
(Encyclopedia) Balance, The, English name for Libra, a constellation; also called The Scales.pill, the
(Encyclopedia) pill, the: see birth control.Solent, The
(Encyclopedia) Solent, TheSolent, Thesōˈlənt [key], channel, c.30 mi (50 km) long and 3&fslsh;4 to 5 mi (1.2–8 km) wide, between the Isle of Wight and Hampshire, S England. It serves as an…Sound, the
(Encyclopedia) Sound, the: see Øresund, Denmark and Sweden.Virgin, The
(Encyclopedia) Virgin, The, English name for Virgo, a constellation.Fishes, The
(Encyclopedia) Fishes, The, English name for Pisces, a constellation.Five, The
(Encyclopedia) Five, The, name of a group of late 19th-century Russian composers. They were Balakirev, the leader, Cui, Moussorgsky, Borodin, and Rimsky-Korsakov. These men, united by a nationalistic…Crab, The
(Encyclopedia) Crab, The, English name for Cancer, a constellation.Grampians, the
(Encyclopedia) Grampians, the, or Grampian Mountains, highest mountain system of Great Britain, extending northeast to southwest along the southern fringe of the Highlands, central Scotland. Ben…Twins, The
(Encyclopedia) Twins, The, English name for Gemini, a constellation.Trending
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