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Megawati Sukarnoputri Megawati Sukarnoputri
Megawati Sukarnoputri , 1947-, Indonesian political leader, president of Indonesia (2001-4). The daughter of former president Sukarno , she is seen by many as her father's political heir. Megawati entered politics in 1987 as a candidate of the Indonesian Democratic party (PDI) and served in... Read more
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Aura Aura
Aura An emanation said to surround human beings, chiefly encircling the head and supposed to proceed from the nervous system. It is described as a cloud of light suffused with various colors. This is seen clairvoyantly, being imperceptible to the physical sight. Some authorities trace the... Read more
magnitude magnitude
magnitude in astronomy, measure of the brightness of a star or other celestial object. The stars cataloged by Ptolemy (2d cent. AD), all visible with the unaided eye, were ranked on a brightness scale such that the brightest stars were of 1st magnitude and the dimmest stars were of 6th magnitude.... Read more
Pleiades (astronomy) Pleiades (astronomy)
Pleiades The Pleiades is a star cluster an approximately 400 light-year distance from Earth and near the constellations of Orion and Taurus in the night sky. The cluster includes seven bright stars that are easily seen with the naked eyes. In more recent years, astronomers equipped with telescopes... Read more
Mira Mira
Mira , [Lat.,=marvelous], variable star in the constellation Cetus; Bayer designation Omicron Ceti; 1992 position R.A. 2 h 19.0 m , Dec. -3°05′. The most famous long-period variable, Mira ranges in apparent magnitude from a maximum of about 2.0 to a minimum of about 10.1 with a period... Read more
aureole aureole
aureole , in physics, luminous circle seen when the sun or other bright light is observed through a diffuse medium, i.e., smoke, thin cloud, fog, haze, or mist. It sometimes occurs as a series of concentric circles. The aureole results from the dispersion of light by particles of dust or water.... Read more
twilight twilight
twilight period between sunset and total darkness or between total darkness and sunrise. Total darkness does not occur immediately when the sun sinks below the horizon because light from the sun that strikes the atmosphere is scattered (both by the air itself and by suspended matter, e.g., dust and... Read more
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Roselle Roselle
Roselle , borough (1990 pop. 20,314), Union co., NE N.J.; set off from Linden 1890 and inc. 1894. Chiefly residential, the borough has some industry. Thomas Edison had a laboratory there, and Roselle was the world's first community to have incandescent bulbs light its streets. Abraham Clark , a... Read more

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