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solar wind
solar wind stream of ionized hydrogen—protons and electrons—with an 8% component of helium ions and trace amounts of heavier ions that radiates outward from the sun at high speeds. The continuous expansion of the solar corona into the surrounding vacuum of space carries away from the... Read more |
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Juno
Juno , in astronomy, 3d asteroid to be discovered. It was found in 1804 by C. Harding. It has a diameter of c.120 mi (190 km). Its average distance from the sun is 2.67 astronomical units , and its orbital period is 1,594 days.... Read more |
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orientation
orientation in architecture, the disposition of the parts of a building with reference to the points of the compass. From remote antiquity the traditional belief in the efficacy of religious ceremonials performed at dawn toward the rising sun has influenced the orientation of temples and other... Read more |
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midnight sun
midnight sun phenomenon in which the sun remains visible in the sky continuously for 24 hr or longer, occurring only in the polar regions. The midnight sun is due to the fact that the plane of the earth's equator is tilted about 23 1/2 ° to the plane of the ecliptic (the apparent path of... Read more |
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Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Cancer parallel of latitude at 23°30′ north of the equator; it is the northern boundary of the tropics . This parallel marks the farthest point north at which the sun can be seen directly overhead at noon; north of the parallel the sun appears less than 90° from the... Read more |
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Nippon
Nippon , name for Japan, derived from Dai Nippon, meaning Great Japan. The expression comes from the Chinese ideograph for the place where the sun comes from, or Land of the Rising Sun. The term Nipponism has come to imply an extreme Japanese nationalism.... Read more |
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spectroheliograph
spectroheliograph device for photographing the surface of the sun in a single wavelength of light, usually one corresponding to a chief element contained in the sun, e.g., hydrogen or calcium; the resulting photograph is called a spectroheliogram. The spectroheliograph was invented in 1890... Read more |
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solstice
solstice [Lat.,=sun stands still], in astronomy, either of the two points on the ecliptic that lie midway between the equinoxes (separated from them by an angular distance of 90°). At the solstices the sun's apparent position on the celestial sphere reaches its greatest distance above or... Read more |
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sun
sun intensely hot, self-luminous body of gases at the center of the solar system . Its gravitational attraction maintains the planets, comets, and other bodies of the solar system in their orbits. General Characteristics of the Sun The sun is actually a star of about medium size; it appears... Read more |
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Venus
Venus in astronomy, 2d planet from the sun; it is often called the evening star or morning star and is brighter than any object in the sky except the sun and the moon. Because its orbit lies between the sun and the orbit of the earth, Venus passes through phases like those of the moon, varying... Read more |
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MYTHOLOGY AND TRIBAL MOTIFS COME ALIVE IN TERRACOTTA.
...murals, stone sculptures and other art forms...throughout the year. The terracotta sculptures on the...done in a single day by the Bhils, praying...been depicted on terracotta from Dharbanga in...from Ramyana on terracotta ... |
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Exhibit goes for Baroque
...centuries, these sculptures lay unseen and...fired clay. (Terracotta literally means...marble or bronze. Terracotta were looked upon...actually, each terracotta work reflects the...preparatory studies for sculpture. Farsetti hoped...a ... |
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Arts & Entertainment
...coronated. The first day of the festival...upholstery, marble sculptures, cisterns and...is all about the sun, sand, and feni...an exhibition of terracotta sculptures, acrylic on canvas...exhibits his earthy terracotta ... |
 "The Evening Standard (London, England)")
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Monster fun to be had; Great Days Out.
...Charing Cross to Chatham. Open 10am-4pm Wed, Sat, Sun in March and 10am-5pm daily from April. Tickets...4pm) you can learn clay modelling and create your own terracotta sculpture. Details: Exhibition costs [pound]5/[pound... |
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Chelsea Shoots
...Sarah Eberle's 600 Days with Bradstone was...space was heavy with terracotta-coloured concrete...while on a 600-day tour of duty inside...especially when the sun came out, burnishing...electricity from the sun. There was more...metre-tall ... |
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The kingdom and I. (Regent Chiang Mai resort, Thailand)(includes related...
...suite--I watch the sun's first rays play over...congestion I've left the day before and these serene...are Buddhas, animal sculptures, terracotta Khmer art and even a...under the blowtorch sun--wavers in the heat... |
 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Travel: Campers find Des res; Horseriding, Chianti and stunning scenery are...
...two hours twice a day plus special events...surfaced - but the sun is already hot on...own vineyard and terracotta pottery. There is...unthinkable happens and the sun fails to shine...red in the evening sun. Campsite buses...Renaissance art ... |
 "Daily Mail (London)")
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Feast of wilde flowers.
...Landscapes, which has a distinctly sun-drenched feel with its terracotta walls and textured foliage...Tatton Park for the four- day show which begins tomorrow...which sell everything from sculptures, etchings, gazebos, greenhouses...on the gate on public ... |
 "Hindustan Times (New Delhi, India)")
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Mumbai, Hyderabad keen on Surajkund-type crafts fair
...popularise the 15-day annual crafts fair...events are held every day. The scene is typical...embroidered bags and linen, sculpture, woven textiles, bamboo craft, terracotta and jewellery are...of an 11th century Sun temple and an ancient... |
 "The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)")
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Discovery channel ; Steve Keister finds a connection between past and present
...pieces of pre-Columbian sculpture and architectural fragments...Figure," "Tlaloc," "Sun God," etc. -- tend...plaster, cement and terracotta) and painted assemblages...calm absurdity of a "Sun God" sticking his tongue...light of the present ... |
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