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Books: The island of science Rose Tremain on the extraordinary Baltic realm ruled over by the astronomer Tycho Brahe
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On Tycho's Island:
Tycho Brahe and his Assistants 1570-1601
by John Robert Christianson
Cambridge, pounds 30, 451 pp
pounds 25 (free p&p) 0541 557222
THE LIFE of the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, inventor of the
sextant and an inspirational figure for the best scientific minds of
his day, has fascinated scholars for four centuries. John Robert
Christianson, a professor of history at Luther College, has trailed
his enthusiasm for Tycho as brightly as a comet's tail across 30
years of study, and he now gives us this lively but uneven book.
Professor Christianson's analysis of the distribution ...
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Public develops fetish for fetishes; New Age set hits Venice to grab up stone carvings handcrafted in Zuni nation. (Venice, California)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal
; ...general -- and Zuni fetishes in particular...afflicted with a "fetish" fetish, the...People carry fetishes around with them...customer with a fetish-filled pouch...something of a "fetish anonymous club." Fetishes carved by members...
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Eve and Fetish Clothing LLC Announce The New Urban Clothing Brand: Fetish By Eve.
PR Newswire
; ...phenomenon and actress, Eve, announced today that she has founded a clothing company, Fetish Clothing LLC, with her manager Troy Carter as Fetish vice president. Fetish Clothing LLC has licensed Los Angeles based Innovo Group Inc. to manufacture...
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Renaissance aims Fetish scent at teens.(Renaissance Cosmetics Inc.)
Magazine article from: WWD
; ...thinks it has the goods with a new fragrance called Fetish. Fetish, to be launched in August in 20,000 mass market doors...favor is that this audience is already familiar with the Fetish name, thanks to the Nail Fetish nail care line introduced...
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RCI PINS HOPES ON FETISH.
Magazine article from: WWD
; NEW YORK -- Fetish is emerging as the catalyst of a possible resurgence...the company is going ahead with new launches in its Fetish brand. Aimed at girls aged 12 to 15, Fetish has grown in three years to a $35 million franchise...
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Eve's Fashion Line, Fetish(TM), Launches at Macy's.
PR Newswire
; ...performing star, Eve, will launch her Fetish(TM) Fall apparel collection at Macy...highly anticipated new fashion collection, Fetish(TM). Licensed to Los Angeles based...markets and distributes the collection, Fetish(TM) is Eve's signature line of urban...
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Cosmar's new Fetish: makeup for teenage.(Critical Mass)(Column)
Magazine article from: WWD
; ...NEW YORK -- In just a year and a half, Fetish has grown from a line of artificial nails...fledged beauty brand. First there was Nail Fetish, artificial nails that launched in April...targeted to young women. A year later, Fetish nail polish hit the shelves, followed...
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Profile: Fetish Market in Togo
Transcript from: NPR Special
; ...CHADWICK NPR Special 06-01-2005 Profile: Fetish Market in Togo Host: ALEX CHADWICK Time...in the capital city Lome, the local Fetish Market is a source of potions for just...tucked away down a dirt road, sits the Fetish Market, le marche de fetiche. Mr. JOSEPH...
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(G)Aping Women; Or, When A Man Plays The Fetish
Magazine article from: Framework
; ...object, in this case, a male fetish, which thus projects back...oscillation. While the male fetish may represent bisexual desire...dress, in both roles as fetishes and spectators. Female masquerade...experience too much proximity to the fetish image with a compensatory distance...
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spirits in stone; The art of Zuni fetishes Fetish carvings miniature bears and other creatures - have long been an art of the Zuni pueblo. But these small sculptures, growing in popularity year by year, are more than simple souvenirs.(TRAVEL)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
; ...exactly what I'd hoped for. A fetish quest Going to Zuni last spring...trigger this time was Zuni fetish carvings, tiny animal figures...miniature sculptures. Certain fetishes have meaning in Zuni religion...used to help people. But Zuni fetishes are also popular with non...
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Nail fetish: found in the Congo in 1865 by British troops fighting river pirates.
Magazine article from: Geographical
; THIS NAIL FETISH (A TERM THAT brings up some...and, being wooden, the fetish is barely distinguishable...induce a small shudder. Fetishes were believed to protect...of a compartment over this fetish's belly). A mirror would...
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