Word: dwarf
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Amin, 81, last of the 19 Beys of Tunis, a spade-bearded figurehead given to gilt-encrusted uniforms and tinkering with his 2,000 grandfather clocks, who sat as France's puppet king from 1943 until 1957 when the new Tunisian republic ousted him-and his seven dwarf jesters-from his palace, thus ending a 252-year dynasty originally set up by the Turkish masters of the Ottoman Empire in 1705; of a heart attack; in Tunis...
...more frequently discussed problems is the threat to the "balance" between various kinds of knowledge and fields of learning. Too much money channelled into the natural sciences, according to the theory, might lead to an overwhelming increase in the science Faculty -- an increase which would dwarf the humanities and the social sciences...
...cortisone tends to shut down the pituitary gland, source of the all-important growth hormone. In five years, Betty grew only four inches. Off cortisone for a while, she grew five more, but after that she seemed condemned to live out her life as a 4-ft. 1-in. dwarf...
...last week's Massachusetts show, compactness was the key word. Small gardens that take less money and less work were featured. Harvard's Arnold Arboretum brought in an educational exhibit of miniature evergreens and shrubs; on view were dwarf pines, holly, juniper, azaleas, rhododendrons, all of which have been trained to grow slowly and lowly. But some old favorites were holding their own nicely. Said George Taloumias. Horticultural Society spokesman: "African violets are still the No. 1 house plant, as far as I can make...
...larger star whirls through its tight orbit, it spins hydrogen off its surface. Some of this gas is attracted by the white dwarf's intense gravitation. When the layer thickens, some of the hydrogen is forced down into contact with the star's degenerate core, which is as hot as the heart of an exploding H-bomb. Suddenly a nuclear reaction races through the hydrogen, turning it into helium and releasing a vast amount of energy. The little dwarf star flares up. many times brighter than its great partner. Once the crisis is over the stars waltz peacefully...