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albedo
thumb|Albedo change in Greenland: The map shows the difference between the amount of sunlight [[Greenland reflected in the summer of 2011 versus the amount it reflected between 2000 and 2006. Some areas reflect close to 20 percent less light than a decade ago.]]
Albedo ( ; ) is the fraction of sunlight that is diffusely reflected by a body. It is measured on a scale from 0 (corresponding to a black body that absorbs all incident radiation) to 1 (corresponding to a body that reflects all incident radiation). Surface albedo is defined as the ratio of radiosity Je to the irradiance Ee (flux per u
Let them eat cake
quote commonly attributed to Marie Antoinette
No taxation without representation
slogan
Gothic fiction
cross-media genre or theme of fiction that combines horror and sometimes romance with an aesthetic of fear, death and haunting
cause célèbre
issue or incident which incites widespread controversy and public debate
Meiwa
was a after Hōreki and before ''An'ei.'' This period spanned the years from June 1764 through November 1772. The reigning empress and emperor were and .

Blackstone's ratio
the saying that “It is better that 10 guilty persons escape than that 1 innocent suffer”