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Local Group

(Encyclopedia) Local Group, in astronomy, loose cluster of at least 40 nearby galaxies, including our own Milky Way galaxy, the Andromeda Galaxy, and the Magellanic Clouds. The Local Group is spread…

Copernican system

(Encyclopedia) Copernican system, first modern European theory of planetary motion that was heliocentric, i.e., that placed the sun motionless at the center of the solar system with all the planets,…

Butler, Samuel, 1835–1902, English author

(Encyclopedia) Butler, Samuel, 1835–1902, English author. He was the son and grandson of eminent clergymen. In 1859, refusing to be ordained, he went to New Zealand, where he established a sheep farm…

wig

(Encyclopedia) wig, arrangement of artificial or human hair worn to conceal baldness, as a disguise, or as part of a costume, either theatrical, ceremonial, or fashionable. In ancient Egypt the wig…

Broadway

(Encyclopedia) Broadway, famous thoroughfare in New York City. It extends from Bowling Green near the foot of Manhattan island N to 262d St. in the Bronx. Throughout its length Broadway is chiefly a…

Algebra: Solving Rational Inequalities

Solving Rational Inequalities Algebra Rational Equations and Inequalities Solving Rational Equations Proportions and Cross Multiplying Investigating Variation Solving Rational Inequalities…

Richard Burton: The Song of the Unsuccessful

The Song of the UnsuccessfulRichard BurtonWe are the toilers from whom God barred The gifts that are good to hold. We meant full well and we tried full hard, And our failures were manifold.…

Algebra: Factoring Polynomials

Factoring Polynomials Algebra Factoring Polynomials Greatest Common Factors Factoring by Grouping Special Factoring Patterns Factoring Trinomials Using Their Coefficients Factoring with the…

The Picture of Dorian Gray: Chapter 6

by Oscar Wilde Chapter 5Chapter 7Chapter 6 "I suppose you have heard the news, Basil?" said Lord Henry that evening as Hallward was shown into a little private room at the Bristol…