radiant
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In many respects the egocentric Morton, born Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe, was the polar opposite of fellow New Orleanian Louis Armstrong, a radiant light bulb of a human being who also began recording in 1923.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
It is best to view the meteors slightly away from the radiant as they will be more visible.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
On his social media accounts, the difference is striking: a face that was radiant in old pictures, now gone sullen.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
The production, directed by Whitney White, benefits from radiant, funny performances across the board.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The Giants were defeated and hurled down to Tartarus; and the victory of the radiant powers of Heaven over the brutal forces of Earth was complete.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
These nodal points will not, however, afford a general explanation of the many-branched radiants.
From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by John Joly
These are described as "meteors with stationary radiants," since for months together they seem to come from the same fixed points in the sky.
From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke
Unlike the other well-known showers, the radiants of which are stationary, that of the Perseids shifts each night a little in an easterly direction.
From Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language by Cecil Goodrich Julius Dolmage
Observe that the principal radiants are situated upon the boundary of the dark regions or at the oases.
From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by John Joly
Yet, since a few detonating meteors have been found to proceed from ascertained radiants of shooting-stars, it is difficult to suppose that any generic difference separates them.
From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke
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