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...coma already obscures the nucleus beneath. For every revolution a typical comet makes around the sun, its diameter is estimated to shrink about 6 ft. Hence the original size of the comet, the length of its orbit and how close it gets to the sun will determine its life-span. Astronomers estimate that Halley's, which has a relatively short period, will probably last another 225,000 years, a mere wink of astronomical time...
...they prance and canter across the page, Gericault's Horses (Vendome; 183 pages; $60) assume a life of their own. French Artist Theodore Gericault brilliantly portrayed stallions and draft horses, Arabians and English racers in settings that vary from battlegrounds to stables. In his equestrian oeuvre, created over a span of some ten years, Gericault even depicted, with an unflinching naturalism, horses being devoured by lions. As Art Historian Philippe Grunchec notes, the painter's devotion to the animals had its tragic side, foreshadowed by some of these works: he died in 1824 at age 32 of complications from...
Although Gardner filmed Forest of Bliss over a 10-week span (concealing his camera in a green garbage bag so as not to attract the curious masses), he compressed his shots into a single day's medley, sunrise to exquisite sunrise. During the moments after the opening sunrise, we feel baffled, in need of explication. When the sun rises once again, we have experienced what Gardner refers to as "it" and we begin to understand...
Freshman center Sarah Duncan, playing her best game of the season, was extremely effective against a rather small LIU line-up. In all, she scored 11 points, had 14 rebounds and blocked five shots--including three within a two-minute span...
...Crimson looked sharp for a brief span late in the game, out-scoring B.C. 13-4 as sophomore guard Mary Baldauf converted consecutive fast break situations...