Word: details
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...unity of plot is a very different thing, and it is as important now as it ever was. Every critic must agree with Aristotle, and every art says undertake only one thing at a time. Unity of action, simplicity of design, and subordination of detail are requisites in every tragedy of lasting excellence, whose purpose it is to purify through terror and pity the minds...
...corona. They will reach from yellow rays to extreme ultra violet. Seven observations were made with photometer measure. The general illumination during totality was found lighter than the eclipses of 1878 and 1888. The corona was similar to those of 1868 and 1878, but showed much more detail than the latter...
...lens is immeasurably superior to any of its predecessors. Formerly there was supposed to be only one star, called Alpha Lyre or Vega, within the ring of the nebula of the constellation Lyra, but recently five stars have been clearly defined within this ring, and an immense amount of detail concerning the structure of the nebula itself brought out. The nebula of the constellation of the Dragon has been shown to have an unsuspected construction. It seems to be in the shape of a corkscrew, the centre of which is dense. This is surrounded by a nebulous fog, which...
...Revolution is described in clear and simple language. The story is almost dramatic in its interest. One of the best productions that have come from the pen of an editor of the Monthly is the account of "An Eighteenth Century Jubilee," written by Mr. Howe. The careful handling of detail, the judicious mingling of light and shade, the vivacity of expression and the lightness of touch manifested in this sketch give a peculiarly charming effect. The writer has caught the happy spirit without the ridiculousness of Boswell, whose strange acts at the Shakespeare jubilee of 1769 are incidentally described...
...would draw from the figures presented, but rather the contrary. Professor Palmer showed clearly and on very good evidence that life at Harvard is not unreasonably expensive, and substantially confirmed the estimates in the catalogue. The tables in "College Expenses" are based upon in sufficient information, are faulty in detail, and upon the whole give the impression that there is after all some ground for the reputation of Harvard for extravagance...