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Juan Anatou

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Quote Of The Week

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

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Bible Verse Of The Week

Word Of The Week

orrery

awr-uh-reeor- ]

noun, plural or·rer·ies.

  1. an apparatus for representing the positions, motions, and phases of the planets, satellites, etc., in the solar system.

  2. any of certain similar machines, as a planetarium.

 

ORIGIN

    First recorded in 1705–15; named after Charles Boyle, Earl of Orrery (1676–1731), for whom it was first made

 

USAGE

  • Among the children were the famous orrery, and the yet more famous Robert Boyle.

    IRELAND UNDER THE TUDORS, VOL. II (OF 3) | RICHARD BAGWELL

  • This came to the ears of the Earl of orrery, who requested the butlers master to send him to his house, which the latter did.

    IRISH WITCHCRAFT AND DEMONOLOGY | ST. JOHN D. (ST. JOHN DRELINCOURT) SEYMOUR

  • You therefore present this orrery to any person, and desire him to choose one of the questions there written.

    ENDLESS AMUSEMENT | UNKNOWN

  • These are all placed on a wide plain in a fashion symbolizing the Solar System: like an orrery.

    A SON OF PERDITION | FERGUS HUME

  • His countenance, says orrery, could be terribly expressive of the sterner passions.

    SWIFT | LESLIE STEPHEN

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Joke of the Week

Engineer

 

noun. [en-juh-neer]

Someone who does precision guesswork based on unreliable data provided by those of questionable intelligence.

See also wizard, magician

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