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Geometry: Arcs

ArcsGeometryAnatomy of a CircleBasic TermsArcsCircumference and Area: Pi Anyone?TangentsFrom One Theorem Comes Many I know that I've just thrown a lot of new terminology at you, but I'm not done.…

Meaning of "Iacta alea est"

The Question: I'm not sure, but I think Alexander the Great said, "The die is cast." Please set me straight as to who, when, and where. The…

nucleic acid

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Replication of strands of DNA CE5 nucleic acid, any of a group of organic substances found in the chromosomes of living cells and viruses that play a central role in the…

Bill Bonanno Biography

mafia memberDied: January 1, 2008 (Tucson, Arizona) Best Known as: consigliere of the infamous Bonanno mob A member of the infamous Bonanno mob, one of New…

October 2000 Disasters

Oct. 12, Aden, Yemen: U.S. Navy destroyer USS Cole was heavily damaged when a small boat loaded with explosives blew up alongside it. Seventeen sailors were killed in what was apparently a…

Plural of octopus

The Question: What is the plural of octopus? Is it octopi or octopusses? The Answer: We would go with "octopuses," a perfectly legitimate English plural form, and the oldest attested to. "Octopi…

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Bell

The BellI love thy music, mellow bell, I love thine iron chime, To life or death, to heaven or hell, Which calls the sons of Time. Thy voice upon the deep The home-bound sea-boy hails,…