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bolide: see fireball bolide (bō`līd) is a fireball that explodes in the air because of thermal stresses created when it passes through the earth's atmosphere. ..... Click the link for more information. . bolide [′bō‚līd] (astronomy) A brilliant meteor, especially one which explodes; a detonating fireball meteor. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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And, finally, in the concluding gallery of the historical overview, Helio Oiticica's Neoconcrete Relief of 1960 reminds us that the story of the shaped canvas needs to be revisited, just as his Box Bolide, 1964-65, tells us that American post-Minimalism does not have a monopoly on the anti-form. That pattern suggests that an object may have struck from the northwest--a path that would have taken the blazing bolide over southeastern Australia, where aboriginal legends mention just such a fireball. 590 - For the executive (or wanna-be's) desk, the sterling-silver Bolide Office Collection at Christofle, Beverly Hills. |
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