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'''Iceland spar'''<br /> | '''Iceland spar'''<br /> | ||
| − | 126; "The Book of..." 133; Iceland spar is a calcite, which gets its name from "chalix" the Greek word for lime, a most amazing and yet, most common mineral. It is one of the most common minerals on the face of the Earth, comprising about 4% by weight of the Earth's crust and is formed in many different geological environments. Iceland spar is basically clear cleaved fragments of completely colorless (ice-like) calcite, originally discovered and named after Eskifjord, Iceland where the calcite is found in basalt cavities. It best demonstrates the unique property of calcite called double refraction where, when a ray of light enters the crystal and due to calcite's unique optical properties, the ray is split into fast and slow beams. As these two beams exit the crystal they are bent into two different angles (known as angles of refraction) because the angle is affected by the speed of the beams. A person viewing into the crystal will see two images ... of everything; "paramorphoscopes of" 250; ''Schieferspath'', 305-06; [http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/carbonat/calcite/calcite.htm From this website] | + | 126; "The Book of..." 133; Iceland spar is a calcite, which gets its name from "chalix" the Greek word for lime, a most amazing and yet, most common mineral. It is one of the most common minerals on the face of the Earth, comprising about 4% by weight of the Earth's crust and is formed in many different geological environments. Iceland spar is basically clear cleaved fragments of completely colorless (ice-like) calcite, originally discovered and named after Eskifjord, Iceland where the calcite is found in basalt cavities. It best demonstrates the unique property of calcite called double refraction where, when a ray of light enters the crystal and due to calcite's unique optical properties, the ray is split into fast and slow beams. As these two beams exit the crystal they are bent into two different angles (known as angles of refraction) because the angle is affected by the speed of the beams. A person viewing into the crystal will see two images ... of everything; "paramorphoscopes of" 250; ''Schieferspath'', 305-06; Zombini's, 355; aka ''espato'' or ''espanto'', 375; double-refraction, 375; 387; 391; 437; [http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/carbonat/calcite/calcite.htm From this website] |
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| + | '''Ictibus, The Phenominal Dr.'''<br /> | ||
| + | 344; "and His Safe-Deflector Hat" | ||
[[image:Tarot_Judgement.jpg|thumb|Judgement|right]]'''Icosadyad'''<br /> | [[image:Tarot_Judgement.jpg|thumb|Judgement|right]]'''Icosadyad'''<br /> | ||
| − | 227; "they are the ones most capable of damage"; Greek: Icosa- = 20; Dyad, according to the Pythagoreans, is the principle of "twoness" or "otherness" and, generally, is any two entities regarded as a unit; in the Tarot context, "icosadyad" would refer a doubling of Number XX of the Major Arcana of the Tarot deck, Judgement; 231; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judgement_(Tarot_card) Wikipedia entry] | + | 227; "they are the ones most capable of damage"; Greek: Icosa- = 20; Dyad, according to the Pythagoreans, is the principle of "twoness" or "otherness" and, generally, is any two entities regarded as a unit; in the Tarot context, "icosadyad" would refer a doubling of Number XX of the Major Arcana of the Tarot deck, Judgement; 231; 496; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judgement_(Tarot_card) Wikipedia entry] |
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| + | '''Idiom Neutral'''<br /> | ||
| + | 533; an international auxiliary language, published in 1902 by the International Academy of the Universal Language under the leadership of Waldemar Rosenberger, a St. Petersburg engineer; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiom_Neutral Wikipedia entry] | ||
'''I.G.L.O.O.'''<br /> | '''I.G.L.O.O.'''<br /> | ||
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'''''Imbottigliata'''''<br /> | '''''Imbottigliata'''''<br /> | ||
28; Italian = bottled; | 28; Italian = bottled; | ||
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| + | '''''Imum Coeli'''''<br /> | ||
| + | 406; In astrology, the ''Imum Coeli'' (Latin for "bottom of the sky"), IC, is the point in space where the ecliptic crosses the meridian in the north, exactly opposite the Midheaven. It is said to refer to our roots and also to the least conscious part of ourselves. It symbolizes foundations, beginnings in life, what may have been experienced through parental inheritance and homeland influences, need for security and relationships with the home and family life; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imum_Coeli Wikipedia entry] | ||
<div id="inconvenience"></div>'''''Inconvenience, The'''''<br /> | <div id="inconvenience"></div>'''''Inconvenience, The'''''<br /> | ||
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'''Innocence'''<br /> | '''Innocence'''<br /> | ||
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'''Interface'''<br /> | '''Interface'''<br /> | ||
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'''Isle of Mirrors'''<br /> | '''Isle of Mirrors'''<br /> | ||
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| + | '''Italian Troubles'''<br /> | ||
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Revision as of 09:47, 12 November 2006
Iamblichus of Chalcis (ca 245 - ca 325)
232; also known as Iamblichus Chalcidensis, was a Greek neoplatonist philosopher who determined the direction taken by later Neoplatonic philosophy, and perhaps western Paganism itself. He is perhaps best known for his compendium on Pythagorean philosophy; Wikipedia entry
Iceland spar
126; "The Book of..." 133; Iceland spar is a calcite, which gets its name from "chalix" the Greek word for lime, a most amazing and yet, most common mineral. It is one of the most common minerals on the face of the Earth, comprising about 4% by weight of the Earth's crust and is formed in many different geological environments. Iceland spar is basically clear cleaved fragments of completely colorless (ice-like) calcite, originally discovered and named after Eskifjord, Iceland where the calcite is found in basalt cavities. It best demonstrates the unique property of calcite called double refraction where, when a ray of light enters the crystal and due to calcite's unique optical properties, the ray is split into fast and slow beams. As these two beams exit the crystal they are bent into two different angles (known as angles of refraction) because the angle is affected by the speed of the beams. A person viewing into the crystal will see two images ... of everything; "paramorphoscopes of" 250; Schieferspath, 305-06; Zombini's, 355; aka espato or espanto, 375; double-refraction, 375; 387; 391; 437; From this website
Ictibus, The Phenominal Dr.
344; "and His Safe-Deflector Hat"
227; "they are the ones most capable of damage"; Greek: Icosa- = 20; Dyad, according to the Pythagoreans, is the principle of "twoness" or "otherness" and, generally, is any two entities regarded as a unit; in the Tarot context, "icosadyad" would refer a doubling of Number XX of the Major Arcana of the Tarot deck, Judgement; 231; 496; Wikipedia entry
Idiom Neutral
533; an international auxiliary language, published in 1902 by the International Academy of the Universal Language under the leadership of Waldemar Rosenberger, a St. Petersburg engineer; Wikipedia entry
I.G.L.O.O.
122; Inter-Group Laboratory for Opticomagnetic Observation, a "radiational clearinghouse in Northern Alaska"
Imbottigliata
28; Italian = bottled;
Imum Coeli
406; In astrology, the Imum Coeli (Latin for "bottom of the sky"), IC, is the point in space where the ecliptic crosses the meridian in the north, exactly opposite the Midheaven. It is said to refer to our roots and also to the least conscious part of ourselves. It symbolizes foundations, beginnings in life, what may have been experienced through parental inheritance and homeland influences, need for security and relationships with the home and family life; Wikipedia entry
3; Chums of Chance's hydrogen skyship
Inner American Sea
71;
Innocence
87; 223; 235; corrupting youth, 335; 362; 416; Chums of Chance, 418; 502; mathematicians, 540;
Interface
53-54;
inukshuk
126;
Invisibility
43; "a sacred condition" 43; desks, 39; hawk, 55; "intervals of" 61; "emerged from" 62; "the pale invisible" 64; detectives at Colorado mines, 92; duster, 94; "window into" for Kit Traverse, 99; "...distance" 106; Islands disappearing, 108; fireworks, 112; "imperceptable war" 122; extra man, 125; 127; invisible heckler, 133; Hidden People, 134; 135; 142; 144; 150; 153; 160; 163; Fleetwood, 164; home, 165; 176; Major Arcana, 223; 242; 245; 249; 252; 266; chili's, 289; 327; workers at I.J. & K. Smokefoot, 345-46; in New Orleans, 369; 522; Chums of Chance, 549;
Ipsow, Ray
29;
Ironworkers Union
43;
Isafjoror
125;
Isandhlwana
22; "massacre of British troops at"; On January 22, 1879, Isandlwana was the site of the Battle of Isandlwana, where over 20,000 Zulu warriors defeated a contingent of British soldiers in the first engagement of the Anglo-Zulu War. Almost the entire column of about 1,200 British soldiers was killed, and the regimental colours were lost; Wikipedia entry
Isle of Mirrors
244;
Italian Troubles
369; in New Orleans
