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111Equinox — E qui*nox, n. [OE. equinoxium, equenoxium, L. aequinoctium; aequus equal + nox, noctis, night: cf. F. [ e]quinoxe. See {Equal}, and {Night}.] 1. The time when the sun enters one of the equinoctial points, that is, about March 21 and September 22 …
112autumnal equinox — noun 1. September 22 • Syn: ↑September equinox, ↑fall equinox • Ant: ↑vernal equinox • Hypernyms: ↑equinox • Part Holonyms: ↑fall …
113vernal equinox — noun 1. March 21 • Syn: ↑March equinox, ↑spring equinox • Ant: ↑autumnal equinox • Hypernyms: ↑equinox • Hyponyms: ↑Noruz, ↑ …
114Tropical year — A tropical year (also known as a solar year), for general purposes, is the length of time that the Sun takes to return to the same position in the cycle of seasons, as seen from Earth; for example, the time from vernal equinox to vernal equinox,… …
115René Guénon — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Eastern philosophies esotericisms era = 20th century philosophy color = lightsteelblue image size = 250px image caption = A 1925 studio photo portrait (age age|1886|11|15|1925|7|1). name = René Jean Marie… …
116Timeline of zoology — A preliminary timeline of the history of zoology before the 1859 publication of Darwin s Origin of Species . Ancient world *28000 BC. Cave painting (e.g. Chauvet cave [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/] ) in Europe, especially …
117Edward Wright (mathematician) — For the 20th century mathematician, see Edward Maitland Wright. Edward Wright Title page of the first edition of Wright s Certaine Errors in Navigation (1599) …
118physical science — physical scientist. 1. any of the natural sciences dealing with inanimate matter or with energy, as physics, chemistry, and astronomy. 2. these sciences collectively. [1835 45] * * * Introduction the systematic study of the inorganic world …
119South America — South American. a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. 271,000,000; ab. 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km). * * * Continent, Western Hemisphere. The world s fourth largest continent, it is bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the… …
120Orinoco River — Major river, South America. It rises on the western slopes of the Parima Mountains along the border between Venezuela and Brazil. It flows in a giant arc through Venezuela for about 1,700 mi (2,740 km) and enters the Atlantic Ocean near the… …
