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Select the first letter of the word from the list above to jump to appropriate section of the glossary.
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- Lake Titicaca
The Incas believed that the Sun and the moon emerged from two islands on this lake located in current-day Chile.
- Leo
Fifth constellation in our zodiac, Leo
the Lion can be made out by the shape which resembles a backwards question mark. The Babylonians as well as the
Greeks considered this constellation to be a lion.
- Libra
The seventh constellation of the zodiac, Libra represented the scales of justice to the Babylonians. The Greeks
called this set of stars the Claws.
- light year
The distance light can travel in one (Earth) year. (5.88 x 1012 miles or 9.46 x 1012 kilometers.)
- Little Dipper
Definition.
- Local Group
The name for the cluster of galaxies which includes our own Milky
Way. This cluster is considered a "poor" cluster, as it contains only about two dozen galaxies located
over a diameter of about 3 million light years.
- Lu-Hun-Ga
First constellation of the zodiac to the Assyrians, the name means "Hired
Laborer", and is equivalent to Aries.
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Created by Searles and Deborah O'Dubhain,
Copyright 1996 by The Summerlands, Inc., All rights reserved
Page last updated: 08/30/98
03:56 PM
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