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Light year (3971 bytes)
1: ...y 299,792,458 [[metre per second|m/s]], one light year is exactly equal to 9,460,730,472,580,800 [[...
3: ...wever, outside scientific circles, the term light year is more widely used by the general public.
5: ... For a list of lengths on the order of one light year, see the article [[1 E15 m]].
7: ...ince light travels 299,792,458 m in one second, a light second is 299,792,458 m in length.
11: ... [[Sun]] to the [[Earth]] (thus, we are about 8.3 light minutes from the Sun).

Red light, green light (547 bytes)
1: ...towards "it". At any time, "it" can call out "Red light!" and the others must freeze in place. In anyone ...

Inner light (1878 bytes)
1: The '''Inner Light''', or "the Light within" is a concept central to [[Religious Socie...
5: ...ch is pure and holy, may be guided: and so in the light walking and abiding, these may be fulfilled in th...
9: ... reflecting the light of God rather than having a light source inside them.
13: ... The Next Generation]] episode called [[The Inner Light]].''

Light (18844 bytes)
2: ...age:PrismAndLight.jpg|thumb|300px|Prism splitting light]]
3: ...ultraviolet]]. The three basic [[dimension]]s of light (and of all electromagnetic radiation) are:
4: ...e]], perceived by humans as the brightness of the light),
5: ...th]], perceived by humans as the [[color]] of the light), and
7: Due to [[wave-particle duality]], light simultaneously exhibits properties of both [[wave...

Toward the Light (2116 bytes)
1: '''''Toward the Light''''' (in [[Danish language|Danish]] ''Vandrer mod...
3: According to the publisher of ''Toward the Light'', Michael Agerskov, the work came into being by ...
19: Supplementary to ''Toward the Light'', the book ''Questions and Answers'' was publish...
21: Prior to ''Toward the Light'', a book called ''Greetings to Denmark'' was pub...
24: ...ight.com/ International Foundation for Toward the Light!]

The Inner Light (1457 bytes)
1: "'''The Inner Light'''" is an episode of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Gene...
5: ...|world]], whose sun went [[supernova]] a thousand years or so prior.
9: "The Inner Light" introduces us to Picard's beloved [[flute]], whi...

There Will Be a Light (3292 bytes)
2: ...or="orange" style="color:black"|''There Will Be a Light''
4: ... colspan="3"|[[Image:Ben Harper - There Will Be a Light.jpg|225px|Album cover]]
35: |''[[There Will Be a Light]]''<br>([[2004]])
38: '''''There Will Be a Light''''' is a [[gospel music|gospel]] [[album]] by [[...
50: #"There Will Be a Light" (Harper) - 3:22

First light (850 bytes)
1: The '''first light''' is the moment when a [[telescope]] is first us...
3: ...ests have likely already been performed during daylight to adjust the components.
5: Typically, the first light image is of no scientific interest and has a very...
7: Despite this, a first light is always a moment of great excitement, both for ...

Light second (991 bytes)
1: ...nce the metre is actually defined in terms of the light second. It is just over 186,282 [[mile]]s and al...
3: ...ght seconds. A '''[[light year]]''' is 31,557,600 light seconds.
5: Some distances in light seconds:
6: *The mean diameter of the [[Earth]] is 0.0425 light seconds.
7: ... distance from the Earth to the [[Moon]] is 1.282 light seconds.

Light-like (497 bytes)
1: ...e [[worldline]] of a light ray is an example of a light-like curve) is '''null''' (because the proper len...

Let There Be Light (1086 bytes)
1: '''Let There Be Light''' ([[Fiat lux]] in Latin) is one of the most fam...
5: ...- And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
6: *1:4 - And God saw the light, that it was good:
11: '''''Let There Be Light''''' is an elegantly written comic diary by the E...
13: The title refers to the [[Stadium of Light]], the home of [[Sunderland A.F.C.]], a football ...

Light value (2119 bytes)
1: ...rom a scene in absolute terms, as measured by a [[light meter]].
2: ...increase of one corresponds to half the amount of light admitted. The traditional definition is:
8: ...hy)|exposure]] for a specific [[film speed]], the light value will have to converted to an [[exposure val...
13: <tr><td>LV 17</td><td>White object in full sunlight</td></tr>
14: <tr><td>LV 16</td><td>Light object in full sunlight</td></tr>

Year 5 (165 bytes)
1: '''Year 5''' can refer to:
3: *The year 5 C.E. of the [[Gregorian calendar]], see [[5]]
4: ...ucational year in the [[United Kingdom]] for 9-10 year olds

Another Year (2904 bytes)
2: ...3" bgcolor="orange" style="color:black"|''Another Year''
4: ...="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:Leo Sayer - Another Year.jpg|225px|Album cover]]
35: |''[[Another Year]]''<br>([[1975]])
36: |''[[Endless Flight]]''<br>([[1976]])
38: '''''Another Year''''' is the third [[album]] by [[Great Britain|Br...

0 (year) (4532 bytes)
1: :''[[Year Zero]] also refers to the Cambodian genocide of 1...
3: ...ause zero was the first [[epact]] of the nineteen-year cycle used to calculate the date of [[Easter]] as...
5: ...rum'' by Werner Rolevinck in [[1474]], along with years of the world.
7: ...[1 BC]] in the Gregorian or Julian calendars. All years before 0 are negative numbers, thus &minus;1 = [...
9: ... after [[1582]], as well as negative years before year zero.

The New Year (602 bytes)
1: ...wo of its members, Bubba and Matt Kadane, The New Year is often unable to escape frequent comparisons by...
2: In [[2000]], The New Year recorded their first album, '''Newness Ends''' in...

Year (8933 bytes)
1: ...ny [[planet]]: for example, a "Martian year" is a year on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]].
3: ==Seasonal year==
4: ... variations of more than a [[month]] from year to year
6: ==Calendar year==
7: A '''[[calendar year]]''' is the time between two dates with the same ...

New Year (5911 bytes)
1: ... the annual event. For the band, see '''[[The New Year]]'''.''
3: ...ure yearly [[calendar|calendars]] all have '''New Year''' celebrations.
5: ==Modern new year celebrations==
8: ...ped countries]]. (For more information, see [[New Year's Day]])
10: ...99]] and will occur again in [[2013]]. After the year [[2089]], the differences between the Hebrew Cale...

Year Zero (1015 bytes)
1: :''Some calendars have a [[0 (year)|year zero]].''
3: ... a new calendar and declared the beginning of the Year I. The Khmer Rouge takeover of [[Phnom Penh]] was...
5: ...nt to the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]] constitute a "year zero" strategy.
8: *[[Year One]]
11: *Naomi Klein, "Baghdad Year Zero", ''[[Harper's]]'', September 2004, 43-53.

Year One (603 bytes)
1: ...ar]], declaring that date as the beginning of the Year I of the [[French First Republic|French Republic]...
4: *[[Year Zero]]

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