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hunter's moon
(Encyclopedia) hunter's moon, the next full moon after the harvest moon, which it resembles.eclipse
(Encyclopedia) CE5 A. Lunar eclipse B. Solar eclipse eclipseeclipseēklĭpsˈ, ĭ– [key] [Gr.,=failing], in astronomy, partial or total obscuring of one celestial body by the shadow of another. Best…Woodville, Richard Caton
(Encyclopedia) Woodville, Richard Caton, 1825–55, American genre painter, b. Baltimore. He turned from medical studies to painting and in 1845 studied in Düsseldorf. He spent most of his brief…Moon, Sun Myung
(Encyclopedia) Moon, Sun MyungMoon, Sun Myungsŭn yŭng m&oomacr;n [key], 1920–2012, South Korean religious leader. He was an engineering student in Japan and a dockworker before founding (1954)…mascon
(Encyclopedia) mascon: see moon.maria
(Encyclopedia) maria: see moon.Picard, Edmond
(Encyclopedia) Picard, EdmondPicard, EdmondĕdmôNˈ pēkärˈ [key], 1836–1924, Belgian jurist and author. A brilliant lawyer, he was at various times president of the Belgian bar association and a member…Unification Church
(Encyclopedia) Unification Church, church founded (1954) in South Korea by Sun Myung Moon; officially the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification for World Christianity. Moon moved to the United…Lee, George Washington Custis
(Encyclopedia) Lee, George Washington Custis, 1832–1913, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Fort Monroe, Va.; eldest son of Robert E. Lee. He served in the Corps of Engineers until May…rille
(Encyclopedia) rillerillerĭl [key]: see moon.