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Moon Jae-in

(Encyclopedia) Moon Jae-in, 1953–, South Korean political leader, president of South Korea (2017–). The son of North Korean refugees, Moon studied law at Kyung Hee Univ. but was expelled twice for…

space exploration

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Moon mission assembly CE5 Stages in a moon mission shown counterclockwise from launching on the first day to splashdown on the ninth day. space exploration, the…

satellite, natural

(Encyclopedia) satellite, natural, celestial body orbiting a planet, dwarf planet, asteroid, or star of a larger size. The most familiar natural satellite is the earth's moon; thus, satellites of…

Moon Over Broadway

Directors/Editors:D.A. Pennebaker and Chris HegedusDirectors of Photography:D.A. Pennebaker, Nick Doob and James DesmondProducers:Frazer Pennebaker and Wendy EttingerArtistic License Films;…

Once in a Blue Moon

  by Borgna Brunner and Anne Marie Imbornoni Related Links Perpetual Calendar Blue Moon Resources Blue Moon Page "What's a Blue Moon?" from Sky & Telescope Blue Moons 2010–2015…

Brewer's: Harvest Moon

The full moon nearest the autumnal equinox. The peculiarity of this moon is that it rises for several days nearly at sunset, and about the same time. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…

Brewer's: Bay the Moon

(To). To bark at the moon. (French, aboyer, to bark at.) (See Bark. ) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Bay SaltBay A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…

Brewer's: Limbus of the Moon

In the limbo of the moon. Ariosto (in his Orlando Furioso, xxxiv. 70) says, in the moon are treasured up such stores as these: Time misspent in play, all vain efforts, all vows never paid…

Brewer's: Hunter's Moon

(The). The month or moon following the “harvest moon” (q.v.). Hunting does not begin until after harvest. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Hunters and…

Brewer's: Blue Moon

Once in a blue moon. Very rarely indeed. On December 10th, 1883, we had a “blue moon.” The winter was unusually mild. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Blue…