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...them. In this Einsteinian system, no line is absolutely straight; projected, the ends of any line will ultimately meet, forming a circle whose circumference is estimated at 18 quintillions of miles. An arc of this circle is as straight as a real line can be, and truly measures the shortest distance between two points in the universe as it actually exists?that is, in a universe full of conflicting masses of electricity and spinning bodies whose pulls and counter-pulls "warp" space "out of shape." But a mathematical system for measuring universal space cannot properly be called "geometry," which means...
...shortest route between Italy and central Germany. The post-War Italo-Austrian frontier bisects this extremely strategic point...
...present themselves for examination. The Department of Hygienic in charge of the examinations announced that this engagement takes precedence over all classes except regular laboratory periods and may not be cut. If is hoped that it will be possible to complete the examinations this year in the shortest time possible. No latency will be exercised in the matter of cuts...
Before the dissidents could put their intentions into force, one of the most momentous, as well as one of the shortest, sessions was over. Almost unanimously, the Chamber adopted a bill to regulate the press and another to empower the Government to issue decree laws until Parliament reassembled in the Fall. Premier Mussolini announced that he would not take a vacation; and, with a sweep of his arm, the proceedings came...
...millionths of an inch, down to deep red, with waves 28 millionths of an inch long. On the "ultra" side of this spectrum, occur the ultraviolet rays with waves 1 millionth of an inch; then a range of little-known shorter vibrations; then the famed X-rays; then, shortest of all known rays, the gamma rays given off by radium. On the infra or long wave side of visible light come infrared, then longer heat waves (16 mil- lionths to 12 thousandths of an inch), then Hertzian or radio waves, measuring from a few metres to several miles in length...