Light+of+the+World

  • 1The World (Descartes) — The World , originally titled Le Monde and also called Treatise on the Light , is a book by René Descartes (1596 ndash;1650). Written between 1629 and 1633, it contains a relatively complete version of his philosophy, from method, to metaphysics …

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  • 2The World State — is the primary setting of Aldous Huxley s 1932 dystopian novel Brave New World . In the novel, The World State is a unified government which administers the entire planet, with a few isolated exceptions. The motto of The World State is Community …

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  • 3The light of the countenance — Light Light (l[imac]t), n. [OE. light, liht, AS. le[ o]ht; akin to OS. lioht, D. & G. licht, OHG. lioht, Goth. liuha[thorn], Icel. lj[=o]s, L. lux light, lucere to shine, Gr. leyko s white, Skr. ruc to shine. [root]122. Cf. {Lucid}, {Lunar},… …

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  • 4The world wonders — was security padding added by a radioman to a US Navy message from Admiral Chester Nimitz to Admiral William Halsey, Jr. on October 25, 1944 during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Halsey had taken the whole of the 3rd Fleet, including six battleships… …

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  • 5The Map that Changed the World — is a book by Simon Winchester. It tells the story of geologist William Smith and his great achievement, the first geologic map of England and Wales, the first geologic map in the worldFact|date=July 2008. Smith s pivotal insights were that each… …

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  • 6The Light and the Dark — is the fourth novel in C.P. Snow s Strangers and Brothers series. Set in England in the lead up to and during World War II, it portrays Lewis Eliot s friendship with the gifted scholar and remarkable individual Roy Calvert, and Calvert s inner… …

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  • 7The Eye of the World — infobox Book | name = The Eye of the World orig title = translator = image caption = Original cover of The Eye of the World , prominently featuring Moiraine and Lan author = Robert Jordan cover artist = Darrell K. Sweet country = United States… …

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  • 8The Light at the End of the World — Infobox Album | Name = The Light at the End of the World Type = studio Artist = My Dying Bride Released = October 12 1999 Recorded = Academy Studios, June 7 August 4 1999 Genre = Doom metal Length = 71:11 Label = Peaceville Records Producer =… …

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  • 9The Last Light of the Sun — infobox Book | name = The Last Light of the Sun title orig = translator = image caption = 2005 Roc Trade paperback edition author = Guy Gavriel Kay illustrator = cover artist = country = Canada language = English series = genre = Fantasy… …

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  • 10Light at the End of the Tunnel — For the musical number from Starlight Express, see Light at the End of the Tunnel (musical number).Infobox Album | Type = compilation Name = Light at the End of the Tunnel Artist = The Damned Released = November 30, 1987 Recorded = Various dates… …

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