Word: approaches
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...star. On the tenth of June it will be in opposition with the sun, and will then be at the nearest distance to the earth that it has been for thirteen years. On that date the planet will be 42,000,000 miles from the earth. The nearest possible approach of the earth and Mars is 35,000,000 miles, and the farthest distance separating these two planets may be as great as 240,000,000 miles. This present opposition and the next following in 1924 will give the most favorable opportunities for observation for a period of fifteen years...
...With the approach of summer we lose, to be sure, some of the most brilliant constellations of the northern skies: notably, Orion, Taurus, Gemini, and Ganis Major; but, if the skies of summer are less brilliant they are not less interesting. High up in the north is the "dipper", the catch figure of Ursa Major chased by the huntsman Bootes. The brightest star of Bootes is Arcturus, found by following the bend of the handle of the "dipper" to the eastward. Arcturus is one of the few stars whose diameter has actually been measured, although, like all "fixed stars...
With the passing of today's contest with Williams and the approach of the second and possibly the final game with Princeton, the University baseball season enters upon the second and most difficult stretch...
...With the approach of the first races of the year against Pennsylvania next Saturday, the University crews are settling down to the last stages of preparation. Work for the Pennsylvania races has been the keynote for the past weeks and the next few days will see the coaches endeavoring to whip their men into final shape for the first real test of the season...
...decided to institute a clean-up drive this week, and the object of the committee will be to approach everybody who has not yet been approached in regard to the fund. The slogan will be: "A contribution from every...