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  • 51busy — I. a. 1. Engaged, employed, occupied, at work, hard at work. 2. Diligent, assiduous, industrious, sedulous, notable, active, working, hard working. 3. Brisk, stirring, bustling, nimble, agile, spry, constantly in motion. 4. Meddling, officious,… …

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  • 52volitant — [väl′ə tənt] adj. [L volitans, prp. of volitare, to fly to and fro, freq. of volare, to fly] 1. flying, flitting, or constantly in motion 2. capable of flight …

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  • 53restless — adj. 1 finding or affording no rest. 2 uneasy; agitated. 3 constantly in motion, fidgeting, etc. Derivatives: restlessly adv. restlessness n. Etymology: OE restleas (as REST, LESS) …

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  • 54equinoxes, precession of the — Motion of the points where the Sun crosses the celestial equator, caused by precession of Earth s axis. Hipparchus noticed that the stars positions were shifted consistently from earlier measures, indicating that Earth, not the stars, was moving …

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  • 55theatre — /thee euh teuhr, theeeu /, n. theater. * * * I Building or space in which performances are given before an audience. It contains an auditorium and stage. In ancient Greece, where Western theatre began (5th century BC), theatres were constructed… …

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  • 56literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 57The Law of Conservation of Energy —     The Law of Conservation of Energy     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Law of Conservation of Energy     Amongst the gravest objections raised by the progress of modern science against Theism, the possibility of Miracles, free will, the… …

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  • 58History of Physics —     History of Physics     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Physics     The subject will be treated under the following heads: I. A Glance at Ancient Physics; II. Science and Early Christian Scholars; III. A Glance at Arabian Physics; IV.… …

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  • 59Occasionalism — Daisie Radner The seventeenth century doctrine known as occasionalism arose in response to a perceived problem. Cartesian philosophy generated the problem and provided the context for the answer. In the Cartesian ontology, mind and matter are… …

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  • 60Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …

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