Word: darkness
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...University is proud of its Astronomical Observatory, and proud of those who have devoted themselves to the exacting, ill-paid work of searching the dark reaches of the infinite for knowledge which the world will sooner or later turn to account, and for which it will be supremely though mutely, grateful...
...collection begins with a series of diagrams which illustrate the principles of design--the harmonious division of areas based upon geometric forms. Next in sequence are considerations of design in its relations of light and dark color, and color intensity. The examples of this include some very entertaining drawings by children, in which their powers of representation are enhanced by their having taken into consideration in their pictures the first simple principles of design...
...first step in exorcising this Bolshevik demon in Harvard or anywhere else, is analysis. There is no purpose in attaching the odium of pro-Germanism, of insidious foreign propaganda, of bomb throwing, and of dark plotting to the man who is merely speculating as to governmental theory and practice or wondering about a line of decisions of our supreme court...
...will be plainly visible to the naked eye throughout the eastern part of the United States if the evening is clear, and it will be possible to watch it closely with opera glasses. The Star Beta Capricorn, which is of the third magitude, will be found close to the dark side of the moon shortly after sunset. At the appointed time it will then disappear as it goes behind the moon. Some time later it will reappear on the illuminated side of the moon...
...expected that Mr. Walpole will tell something of his experiencees as the King's Messenger in Russia during the years of 1914 to 1916, as it was through these experiences that he gained the material for his two recent books. "The Dark Forest," and "The Secret City...