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Word: kantaras (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1923-1923
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...Yerkes, who have been studying the problem. Large white globes waste two-thirds of their illumination up- wards, are injurious to the eyes, endanger motor traffic. Properly di-rected lights would make the roadways and sidewalks stand out more clearly. Albert Einstein, the German, arriving at Kantara, Egypt, after a trip to Japan with his wife, announced that he had made a new discovery which may create a greater sensation than his theory of relativity. He is not telling what it is yet, except that it concerns the relation of the earth's power of attraction to terrestrial magnetism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Undaunted | 3/31/1923 | See Source »

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