Word: precisionism
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Chance and his own rare abilities shaped his scientific destiny. Argued by his father, against his own will, into applying for Annapolis; arguing President Grant, against the laws of the land, into creating a special appointment for him; he was graduated, served four years as an ensign-instructor.* At Annapolis...
Last week Dr. Michelson started his latest machinery. A ray of light shuttled through the tube for a course of 44 mi. It was a swift flash, less than 1-4,000th of a second in duration, was mechanically clocked with minute precision. Again Dr. Michelson made the light flit...
The uniform of the Harvard band is criticized by a graduate in the current Alumni Bulletin on the grounds that it is "very, very high-schooly". This graduate feels that the martial strains the band produces and the precision of its military formations are far superior to the outward trappings...
The entire performance comes off with a precision and smartness that result from a most fortunate collaboration of casting, direction, staging, acting. A revolving stage facilitates the presentation of the 18 scenes. The smoothness with which each episode blends into the whole drama may be attributed to Director Shumlin. As...
(2 of 3) the West coast : Texas Christian in the Southwestern Conference. East. Pittsburgh, generally recognized last year as the strongest team, this year unbeaten by anyone except Notre Dame, was outrushed by Carnegie Tech but held time & again, to win 7 to 6 after Right Tackle Tully had blocked...