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101USS Thuban (AKA-19) — USS Thuban (AKA 19/LKA 19) was an Andromeda class attack cargo ship named after Thuban , the brightest star in the constellation Draco. Thuban was at one time the pole star and was important in ancient Egyptian religion. USS Thuban served as a… …
102Kikuko Kawakami — Infobox Writer name = Kikuko Kawakami caption = Kawakami Kikuko birthdate = birth date|1898|2|9|df=y birthplace = Shizuoka, Japan deathdate = death date and age|1985|10|26|1898|2|9|df=y deathplace = Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan occupation = writer… …
103Industry in ancient Tamil country — During the Sangam age, industrial activity was considered ancillary to agriculture and was mostly domestic, not factory based. Simple workshops where the blacksmith made the wheel or the carpenter his wooden wares could be called factories of a… …
104Saint Elmo's fire — /el mohz/. See St. Elmo s fire. * * * Glow accompanying the brushlike discharges of atmospheric electricity that usually appears as a tip of light on the extremities of such pointed objects as church towers or the masts of ships during stormy… …
105earthshine — /ˈɜθʃaɪn/ (say erthshuyn) noun the faint light on the part of the moon not illuminated by the sun, due to the light which the earth reflects on the moon. Also, earthlight …
106earth-shine — earthˈ shine or earthˈ light noun The faint light visible on the part of the moon not illuminated by the sun • • • Main Entry: ↑earth …
107earth|shine — «URTH SHYN», noun. the faint light visible on the part of the moon not directly illuminated by the sun; earthlight. It is due to light the earth reflects on the moon and is best seen about four days before or four days after the new moon …
108Scotoscope — Sco to*scope (? or ?), n. [Gr. sko tos darkness + scope.] An instrument that discloses objects in the dark or in a faint light. [Obs.] Pepys. [1913 Webster] …
109gegenschein — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: German, from gegen against, counter + Schein shine Date: 1877 a faint light about 20° across on the celestial sphere opposite the sun probably caused by backscatter of sunlight by solar system dust …
110night blindness — noun Date: 1754 reduced visual capacity in faint light (as at night) • night blind adjective …
