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nutation

(Encyclopedia) nutation, in astronomy, a slight wobbling motion of the earth's axis. The causes of nutation are similar to those of the precession of the equinoxes, involving the varying attraction…

Catena, Vincenzo di Biagio

(Encyclopedia) Catena, Vincenzo di BiagioCatena, Vincenzo di Biagiovēnchĕnˈtsō dē byäˈjō kätāˈnä [key], c.1470–1531, Venetian painter. His early work, reflecting the influence of Giovanni Bellini,…

Brutus XV (pt. 2)

Brutus XV (pt. 2)20 March 1788by BrutusSee also Federalist No. 78, Federalist No. 79, and Federalist No. 82(Continued.)I said in my last number, that the supreme court under this constitution…