* They preferred quite short, metrically simple stanzas or ' strophes ' which they re-used in many poems-hence the ' Alcaic ' and ' Sapphic ' stanzas, named after the two poets who perfected them or possibly invented them.

Since the ammeter shunt has a very low resistance, mistakenly wiring the ammeter in parallel with a voltage source will cause a short circuit, at best blowing a fuse, possibly damaging the instrument and wiring, and exposing an observer to injury.

** Note: Marker edited this ( mostly ) animated science-fiction exstentialist short and ( possibly ) collaborated on the script ( Film Comment ).

The name possibly derives from an early weapon, a short wheellock called a dragon because the first dragoons raised in France had their carbine's muzzle decorated with a dragon's head.

Books featuring Brown are subdivided into a number — usually ten or more — of ( possibly interlinked ) short stories, each of which presents a mystery.

On 24 December 1943, Tribune published, under the authorship of " John Freeman " – possibly in reference to the British politician – the short essay " Can Socialists Be Happy?

In short, such a solution is a model universe that satisfies the laws of general relativity, and possibly additional laws governing whatever matter might be present.

* " The Encantadas, or Enchanted Isles " ( 1854 ) ( novella, possibly incorporating a short rewrite of the lost Isle of the Cross )

Castalius would like a short book about the subject, and Jordanes obliges with an excerpt based on memory, possibly supplemented with other material he had access to.

The physics of blue phase mode LCDs suggest that very short switching times (~ 1 ms ) can be achieved, so time sequential color control can possibly be realized and expensive color filters would be obsolete.

There are also two or three short stories which share common themes and some background elements with Known Space stories, but which are not considered a part of the Known Space universe: Bordered in Black and One Face ( see the collection Convergent Series ), and possibly The Color of Sunfire.

Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, Vegetius for short, wrote De re militari possibly in the late 4th century.

There is also a short reference to a person named " Martha " among the disciples, possibly the same person who is named as the sister of Mary of Bethany.

He possibly served as a squire to Henry Bolingbroke ( later Henry IV of England ), son of John of Gaunt, at the short, sharp Battle of Radcot Bridge in December 1387.

It is not known whether pterosaurs practiced any form of parental care, but their ability to fly as soon as they emerged from the egg and the numerous flaplings found in environments far from nests and alongside adults has led most researchers, including Christopher Bennett and David Unwin, to conclude that the young were dependent on their parents for a relatively short period of time, during a period of rapid growth while the wings grew long enough to fly, and then left the nest to fend for themselves, possibly within days of hatching.

The short dialogue Terentius et delusor was probably written to be performed as an introduction to a Terentian performance in the 9th century ( possibly earlier ).

Captain Wilder approaches under a white flag and has a short discussion with Spender during which the archaeologist explains that if he manages to kill off the expedition it may delay human colonization of the planet for a few more years, possibly long enough that the expected nuclear war on Earth will protect Mars from human colonization completely.

Specifically, if the vacuum energy is negative and its absolute value is substantially larger than it appears to be in the observed universe ( say, a factor of 10 larger ), holding all other variables ( e. g. matter density ) constant, that would mean that the universe is closed ; furthermore, its lifetime would be shorter than the age of our universe, possibly too short for the intelligent life to form.

The Standard Model falls short of being a complete theory of fundamental interactions because it does not incorporate the full theory of gravitation as described by general relativity, or predict the accelerating expansion of the universe ( as possibly described by dark energy ).

The degree of beaming in short bursts has not been accurately measured, but as a population they are likely less collimated than long GRBs or possibly not collimated at all in some cases.

Because of the very short period in which Big Bang nucleosynthesis occurred before being stopped by expansion and cooling ( about 20 minutes after the Big Bang ), no elements heavier than beryllium ( or possibly boron ) could be formed.

; Raspberry 7 Up: This flavor was available for a short time in Norway, Denmark ( and possibly other European countries ) during the late 80s.

However, Mary and Francis were to have no children during their short lived marriage, possibly due to Francis ' illnesses or his undescended testicles.

People who inherit two short alleles ( SERT-ss ) have more neurons and a larger volume in the pulvinar and possibly the limbic regions of the thalamus.

Here is the best short explanation of the origins of the Cold War that has been written.

A nerdy, wimpy, obese short boy who admires Beavis and Butt-Head and mistakenly believes they are his best friends.

* Morgan, Edmund S. Benjamin Franklin ( 2003 ) the best short introduction excerpt and text search, interpretation by leading scholar

It was selected as one of the best science fiction short stories of the pre-Nebula Award period by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

It won a Special Jury Award at the Cannes International Film Festival for best short film, and received an Academy Award nomination ( for best animated short film ), both in 1978.

While at Ace, he and co-editor Terry Carr began an annual anthology series, The World's Best Science Fiction, the first collection of what they considered the best of the prior year's short stories, from magazines, hardcovers, paperback collections and other anthologies.

He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era.

Wells also wrote dozens of short stories and novellas, the best known of which is " The Country of the Blind " ( 1904 ).

Katherine Anne MacLean ( born January 22, 1925 ) is an American science fiction author best known for her short fiction of the 1950s which examined the impact of technological advances on individuals and society.

Whilst this was dubious in terms of batting technique, it seemed the best way to cope with the barrage, and Bradman averaged 56. 57 in the series ( an excellent average for most, but well short of his career average of 99. 94 ), while being struck above the waist by the ball only once.

" Patinkin found his studies a huge asset in The Princess Bride, playing the role of the best swordsman in the country, short of the main character, and part of his role included proficiency in fencing at a professional level.

Leonard considers Jackie Brown the best of the twenty-six different screen adaptations of his novels and short stories.

Ringgold Wilmer Lardner ( March 6, 1885 – September 25, 1933 ) was an American sports columnist and short story writer best known for his satirical takes on the sports world, marriage, and the theatre.

With the exception of You Know Me Al, which was initially written and published as six separate stories, Lardner never wrote a novel, but is considered by many to be one of America's best writers of the short story.

In short, unless the crime is deemed exceptionally heinous – for example, murder, to which the statute does not generally apply – social justice as enacted through law says that lesser crimes from long ago are best left alone so as not to detract attention from more serious crimes.

Annually since 1965, SFWA members select by vote the Nebula Awards for best short story, novelette, novella, and novel published during the previous year, where the four categories are defined by numbers of words.

Maxim Gorky's best known short story is " Twenty-six Men and a Girl " ( 1899 ).

" As a further indication, of the ten best seasons for OPS, short for On-Base Plus Slugging Percentage, a popular modern measure of offensive productivity, four each were achieved by Ruth and Bonds, and two by Williams.

His best efforts in this line include The Gentleman in the Parlour, dealing with a journey through Burma, Siam, Cambodia and Vietnam, and On a Chinese Screen, a series of very brief vignettes which might almost be notes for short stories that were never written.

However, it is now best described as a field, having range, albeit a very short range.