ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EQUATOR
From Medieval Latin (circulus) aequātor ( diei et noctis) (circle) that equalizes (the day and night), from Latin aequāre to make equal.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EQUATOR»
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equator in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
equator and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
It is 1905 and Luis Bernardo Valenca, a thirty-seven-year-old bachelor and owner of a small shipping company, is revelling in Lisbon’s luxurious high society.
Miguel Sousa Tavares, 2009
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Beneath the
Equator: Cultures of Desire, Male Homosexuality, ...
In the first chapters of the book--using his own research as well as a wealth of other materials--Parker elucidates how gender, race, the history of colonialism, and the views of Western countries have all contributed to constructing ...
Fascinating humorous account of 1897 voyage to Hawaii, Australia, India, New Zealand, etc. Ironic, bemused reports on peoples, customs, climate, flora and fauna, politics, much more. 197 illustrations.
The year is 1947 - Carlos slips over the orphanage wall in search of the village girl who has captured his heart.From that moment, his is a life at sea, a life that moves across the globe and across generations, lived on the turning tides ...
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Theatre Near the
Equator: The Donovan Maule Story
A personal recollection of the lives and works of Donovan Maule, a former Army Major, and his wife, Mollie, who emigrated from England to Mombasa during the inter-war period, and built a repertory, colonial theatre in Kenya.
Defines the equator and indicates how plants, animals, and humans learn to survive in this extreme environment.
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West of the
Equator: In Search of Paradise
West Of The Equator is a satirical account of one man's spiritual journey, as told by his spirit guide, Ian - a well seasoned West Indian merchant sailor who narrates the story of a Chicago stock trader who goes to the West Indies and buys ...
Cheryl Bartlam DuBois, 2005
Mark Twain. —Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar. Sailed from Honolulu.—
From diary: Sept. 2. Flocks of flyingfishslim, shapely, graceful, and intensely white
. With the sun on them they look like a flight of silver fruitknives.
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East Along the
Equator: A Journey Up the Congo and Into Zaire
In this brilliant mix of political journalism and travel writing, Helen Winternitz and fellow journalist Timothy Phelps witness what few Westerners have: life in the ecologically rich but financially impoverished American-backed ...
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North of the
Equator: Stories
In this collection of stories, Dabydeens characters live stretched between two worlds: one, an adopted home in Canada; the other, a birthplace in a tropical island.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EQUATOR»
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equator is used in the context of the following news items.
Lower Sproul restaurants, bar opening this fall
Equator coffee will serve coffee in two locations, on the second floor of MLK and the lobby level of Eshleman. Equator is a sustainability ... «Berkeleyside, Jul 15»
Pluto Comes Into Focus
... some 1,860 miles around Pluto's equator, and a 990 mile-wide “heart” shape. The heart-shaped region may get its brightness from methane, ... «Popular Science, Jul 15»
UK satellite aims for stellar performance
Floating 32,000km above the equator, Quantum will allow operators to switch tasks in real time, in contrast to most existing satellites, which are ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
Bumblebees being crushed by climate change
... cold warms up, species are expanding their ranges toward the poles, whereas boundaries closer to the equator have remained more static. «Science Now, Jul 15»
Research Highlight: Sea Currents and Wind Patterns in the Pacific …
The research area has a unique convergence of the Mindanao Current directly north of the equator and the New Guinea Coastal Undercurrent ... «Scripps Oceanography News, Jul 15»
El Niño Update: California's 'Great Wet Hope' Continues to Build
An El Nino forms when the usual easterly trade winds subside, allowing surface waters to warm along the equator. (NOAA). Others are also ... «KQED, Jul 15»
Fond of orange cones? More on the way
If Lincoln's 2,760 lane miles were one road, it would stretch from O Street to the Earth's equator, Beutler said. Maintaining that network takes ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Jul 15»
How Will We Meet the Energy Demands of the Coming Megacities?
Collectors could encircle the moon at its equator, and the transmitting antennas could be at the poles. 5. Relay satellites could be built at the L4 ... «Singularity Hub, Jul 15»
A report by the South Pacific Division Report president
... to above the equator in the north. The South Pacific Division is not only the largest Adventist division by territory—it is also the most diverse. «Adventist Review, Jul 15»
July 9, 2015 in News: Air Force communications satellite joined to …
The new bird is expected to enter service from geosynchronous orbit 22,300 miles above the equator in December or January. The WGS 7 ... «Spaceflight Now, Jul 15»
