NO-SNO - Answers1. A numismatist (from French numismatique, from Late Latin numisma, coin) is someone who collects coins, medals, etc.2. Orpheus (from Greek mythology) was a poet and musician whose music could move even inanimate objects, and who almost succeeded in rescuing his wife from the underworld. 3. Stochastic (from Greek stokhazesthai, to guess at) means arising from chance, or involving probabilities. The gambler relied on stochastic analysis in placing his bets. 4. A nimbus (from the Latin term for rainstorm) is a cloud or halo. In classical mythology, it was a shining cloud around a deity who came to earth. Today it’s sometimes used figuratively—as in "Obama now wears a nimbus of goodwill, but that may vaporize." 5. Our solar system. The science teacher used an orrery, with spheres of different sizes, to explain the arrangement of the sun and its planets. |
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