| 单词 | Thule |
| 例句 | As he wryly says, "the East-West border is always wandering", though Estonia is "not far from Thule", but his Selected Poems takes a different route from many poets writing under the old Soviet bloc. Selected Poems by Jaan Kaplinski ? review 2011-07-08T21:55:07Z Thule of rock: Work by Stephen Vaughan, currently showing in Carlisle. This week's new exhibitions 2010-12-04T00:07:00Z Advertised as the “real Alaska,” Ultima Thule is located within the largest national park in North America: mountainous Wrangell-St. Go phone-free in these 10 stunning accommodations, including pods attached to a mountain 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z The Romans believed that “Ultima Thule,” first mentioned by the Greek explorer Pytheas, was an island beyond Britain that marked the edge of the known world. Savoring the Shetland Islands on the small screen 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z The scientists hope to fly the spacecraft within about 2,200 miles of Ultima Thule, four times closer than its encounter with Pluto, to capture images and other data with as much resolution as possible. NASA’s New Horizons to beam back images of the farthest world humans have ever explored 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z She excelled in the beautiful “Ballad of the King of Thule,” with its Renaissance-tinged modal harmonies. Music Review: A Review of the Metropolitan Opera?s ?Faust? 2011-11-30T13:23:05Z In their house in the woods, Mila and her siblings once listened to their mother tell stories about Eldbjorn, the powerful bear from the island of Thule who guards the trees. Stormy Fairy Tales 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z Words from Charlotte Brontë’s “Jane Eyre” are fittingly evocative: “Where the Northern Ocean, in vast whirls,/Boils round the naked, melancholy isles/Of farthest Thule; and the Atlantic surge/Pours in among the stormy Hebrides.” In Scotland, a ferry-borne exploration of the Inner Hebrides 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Ultima Thule will be the farthest world ever explored by humankind. NASA’s New Horizons to beam back images of the farthest world humans have ever explored 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Stephen Vaughan, Carlisle The title of Stephen Vaughan's photographic exhibition, Ultima Thule, refers both to the wildernesses of his beloved Iceland and to more mythical landscapes that lie beyond the mapped world. This week's new exhibitions 2010-12-04T00:07:00Z Mars, especially among the planets, has taken the place of the mythic island: of Ultima Thule. Abstract and affecting, the new Mars pictures are a confrontation with the sublime | Sam Leith 2010-03-21T22:30:00Z That’s what happened to a handful of Thule Inuit women and children in Greenland. These mummies were made … by accident? 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Bound sums up Shackleton’s management of the miraculous 1916 rescue as “arguably, the greatest story of human survival in recorded history” and the lost Endurance as “the Ultima Thule of shipwrecks.” Review | An Antarctic explorer watched his ship sink. A century later, it was found. 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z It was Rasmussen, not Freuchen, who organized and led the famed Thule expeditions. Review | The giant, bearded polar explorer who became a Hollywood celebrity 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Further north, near Thule, retreating sea ice is impacting local hunters, he tells the BBC. Climate change: Greenland's culture shifts as Arctic heats up 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z At resorts near Beijing, cars with Thule ski racks have begun appearing in parking lots. With Indoor Ski Resorts and Curling Schools, China Lifts Xi’s Sports Dream 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z He said China’s capabilities “threaten our access to space in the Arctic” both in Alaska and Thule. As the Arctic's attractions mount, Greenland is a security black hole 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z That was when the Inuit arrived, and they succeeded the Thule people, in Greenland. Dog Breeding in the Neolithic Age 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z Previous discoveries include the object Arrokoth, previously known as Ultima Thule. NASA spacecraft takes images of 'alien sky' 4.3B miles from Earth 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Arrokoth was briefly dubbed “Ultima Thule” before the New Horizons team learned the term was used by white supremacists to refer to a mythological Ayran homeland. New Horizons images of Arrokoth show building blocks for planets 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z It will be its first in the territory since 1953, although the US continues to run a military facility in the north of Greenland - Thule Air Base. As the ice melts, Greenland considers its future 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z Thule is one of the few places in the world with access to satellites that orbit the poles, completing coverage of the globe which is essential for weather forecasting, search-and-rescue and climate research. As the Arctic's attractions mount, Greenland is a security black hole 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z MU 69, later dubbed Ultima Thule, and more recently Arrokoth, may be fairly typical of the primitive, icy objects occupying a distant zone of our Solar System known as the Kuiper Belt. The big science and environment stories of 2019 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z On January 1, NASA’s New Horizons probe flew by the farthest body ever visited by a spacecraft—the snowman-shaped object called Ultima Thule. This Year in Science 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z The name also replaces a nickname with an unintended white supremacist connection: “Ultima Thule,” a medieval term used to describe the lands beyond the edges of maps. Arrokoth is the most distant space object ever seen up close 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z However, the Thule Society, founded in 1918, was also the name of a German occultist group that would later evolve into the Nazi party. NASA renames mysterious Ultima Thule after Nazi controversy arises 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Located at Thule, the United States’ northernmost air base houses the 21st Space Wing’s network of sensors, which provides early missile warning and space surveillance and control. As the Arctic's attractions mount, Greenland is a security black hole 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z It also replaces the object’s nickname, Ultima Thule, a name that dated to ancient Rome and meant “beyond the limits of the known world.” Snowman-shaped target of NASA’s New Horizons mission gets a brand-new name 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z The United States maintains an air base in Thule in Greenland’s northwest but doesn’t pay any rent under a 1951 treaty with Denmark. In spotlight after Trump offer, Greenland sees chance for an... 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z After failing to acquire the territory in 1946, Washington cut a deal with Denmark that allowed it to operate bases in Greenland, the most important of which was Thule Air Base on the northwest coast. Opinion | Trump’s Greenland Plan Shows He Has No Idea How American Power Works 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z Denmark refused but agreed in 1951 to let the U.S. build Thule Air Base, the military’s northernmost installation, some 750 miles north of the Arctic Circle. In California's Danish outpost, Trump's desire to buy Greenland gets a collective shrug 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z “I am certain that they want to expand Thule,” Townsend predicted of the Pentagon’s long-term plans. Trump attacks Danish prime minister for her ‘nasty’ comments about his interest in U.S. purchase of Greenland 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z The United States maintains an air base in Thule in Greenland’s northwest under a 1951 treaty with Denmark. Factbox: Greenland for sale? Why Trump's bid fell through 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z Royal Arctic Line, a state-controlled company that lost the shipping contract to Thule, continues to sail to nearby towns. In spotlight after Trump offer, Greenland sees chance for an... 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Small points, not vast tracts of land, are the territorial expression of power today — think Thule Air Base, not Greenland. Opinion | Trump’s Greenland Plan Shows He Has No Idea How American Power Works 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z In the 1950s, under President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the United States built Thule Air Base, a military installation on Greenland, 750 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Eyeing Greenland, Trump Again Mixes Real Estate With Diplomacy 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z Thule Air Base in Greenland is the U.S. military’s northernmost installation. Trump has privately talked about U.S. purchase of Greenland: sources 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z The Thule base mainly operates a missile warning system as well as space and satellite surveillance. Factbox: Greenland for sale? Why Trump's bid fell through 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z The Pentagon built its northernmost military installation, Thule Air Base, on Greenland in 1951, as a means for missile defense. Trump aides look into U.S. purchasing Greenland after directives from president 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z Bases like Thule extend the United States’ reach and stoke considerable resentment around the planet. Opinion | Trump’s Greenland Plan Shows He Has No Idea How American Power Works 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z The vessel is due to return to Thule on Sunday. An Arctic 'miracle': Icebreaker salvages lost recordings of Beluga... 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z The team traced the formations to the walrus-hunting Thule people of the medieval era, the predecessors of the Inuit. Opinion | We have slashed and burned the core features of childhood 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z The Air Force B-52 Stratofortress with four hydrogen bombs on board crashed Jan. 21, 1968, 7 miles from Thule Air Base, where the Danes were working for a military contractor from Denmark. US B-52 nuclear bomber crash in Greenland 51 years ago has ill Danes seeking compensation 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z "There is no doubt that the discoveries made about Ultima Thule are going to advance theories of solar system formation." NASA finds water, 'organic molecules' on mysterious Ultima Thule 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z Vermont-based writer, photographer and outdoor enthusiast Berne Broudy, who blogs about hiking and camping, recommends the Thule Sapling Elite as a carrier. Camping with kids: The right gear can make it easier 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z He also is collaborating on NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, which flew past the most distant object ever explored, Ultima Thule, on New Year’s Day. Rock On: NASA releases artsy shots of 2 asteroids 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z We find their echoes in archaeological ruins, such as the Thule playhouses. Opinion | We have slashed and burned the core features of childhood 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z He worked at Thule as a shipping clerk and claimed he was exposed to plutonium in the hangar where loading operations were staged. US B-52 nuclear bomber crash in Greenland 51 years ago has ill Danes seeking compensation 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z Ultima Thule was not as picturesque as New Horizons’ first target — Pluto, in 2015 — but it was full of surprises. How Ultima Thule Is Like a Sticky, Pull-Apart Pastry 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z The last stage of the process was the merger between Ultima and Thule, possibly after the gravitational ejection of other planetesimal companions. Distant object 'like nothing seen before' 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Ultima Thule – considered a contact binary – is the most distant world ever explored. Ultima Thule: snowman-shaped space rock is actually 'flat like a pancake' 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z When viewed from the front, Ultima Thule still resembles a two-ball snowman. NASA’s faraway space snowman has flat, not round, behind 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z In early January, the $720 million New Horizons mission captured pictures of Ultima Thule. Mysterious space object Ultima Thule looks a 'giant pancake' and NASA isn't sure why 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Then the scientists discovered that the two lobes of Ultima Thule were not spherical, but more like lumpy pancakes. How Ultima Thule Is Like a Sticky, Pull-Apart Pastry 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Ultima and Thule "almost certainly formed in the same location", said Prof Stern. Distant object 'like nothing seen before' 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Scientists studying the distant object known as Ultima Thule are revising ideas about its shape after examining the latest images downlinked to Earth. 'Space snowman' appears squashed 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z Ultima Thule is the most distant world ever explored. NASA’s faraway space snowman has flat, not round, behind 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Ultima Thule is approximately 4.1 billion miles from Earth and about 1 billion miles past Pluto, making it the most distant celestial object ever explored. Mysterious space object Ultima Thule looks a 'giant pancake' and NASA isn't sure why 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Ultima Thule suggests an alternative scenario in which a bunch of similarly sized objects merged together over a shorter interval of time. How Ultima Thule Is Like a Sticky, Pull-Apart Pastry 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z In addition, the long and short axes - the imaginary lines running through the objects at planes perpendicular to one another - are remarkably well-aligned for both Ultima and Thule. Distant object 'like nothing seen before' 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z This interpretation is evident from data acquired by the Nasa spacecraft as it looked back at icy Ultima Thule as it zoomed past at 50,000km/h. 'Space snowman' appears squashed 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z Given its size – significantly smaller than Pluto or Ultima Thule – these types of celestial bodies may be far more common than previously thought and provide clues on planetary evolution. Missing link found? Mysterious space rock may provide clues to how planets form 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z Despite its lack of resemblance to Frosty or any other snowman for that matter, Ultima Thule continues to amaze scientists. Mysterious space object Ultima Thule looks a 'giant pancake' and NASA isn't sure why 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z With the flattened shape of the two lobes of Ultima Thule, another surprise was that the rotational axis of each was nearly parallel to the other’s. How Ultima Thule Is Like a Sticky, Pull-Apart Pastry 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z This suggested there might be a link between the conditions that shaped Atlas in Saturn's ring system and those in the rotating mass of rocky material that eventually formed the lobes of Ultima Thule. Distant object 'like nothing seen before' 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Rather than being two relatively spherical bodies in contact with each other, Ultima Thule in this new analysis is determined to be much more squashed. 'Space snowman' appears squashed 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z The spacecraft took the picture when it was 4,200 miles from Ultima Thule, just seven minutes before its closest approach. A Sharper Picture of Ultima Thule From NASA’s New Horizons 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z A close-up picture taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft on Jan. 1 and released Thursday shows lots of little pits on Ultima Thule. Faraway space snowman is pitted and has bright ‘collar’ 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Ultima Thule orbits the Sun in a sparsely populated and low-energy environment known as the Kuiper belt. Best image yet of 'space snowman' 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z This year’s 8-week Arctic campaign was set to start 4 March from Thule Air Base in Greenland. Shutdown imperils NASA’s decadelong ice-measuring campaign 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z The New Horizons science team now says the larger lobe, nicknamed "Ultima", more closely resembles a giant pancake; and the smaller lobe, nicknamed "Thule", is shaped like a dented walnut. 'Space snowman' appears squashed 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z As part of a larger hazard reconnaissance team, we had used long-range imaging on the spacecraft to see if the path to Pluto was safe in 2015 and again during the approach to Ultima Thule. The Moment We First Saw Ultima Thule Close up 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Ultima Thule rotates about every 16 hours so the time-lapsed movie shows seven of those hours. Lights, camera, action! Tumbling space snowman in film debut 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z On January 1, the New Horizons spacecraft took photographs of Ultima Thule, a planetesimal 4 billion miles away from our Sun. Ultima Thule, the Cold War and Trump's Wall 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z And it is so very cold on Ultima Thule. Pluto Probe Encounters a Pristine World in the Solar System's Suburbs 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z It is today, after its New Year’s flyby of a space fleck dubbed Ultima Thule, sending back to its home planet images and data about this distant rock - or, perhaps, rocks. Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Whether or not we could target Ultima Thule with the high-res camera on New Horizons was an open question at first. The Moment We First Saw Ultima Thule Close up 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Color measurements confirm that Ultima Thule is reddish like many objects in the outer solar system. What We’ve Learned About Ultima Thule From NASA’s New Horizons Mission 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z On Thursday, scientists reported that the color of Ultima Thule matches the color of similar worlds in the Kuiper Belt, as determined by telescopic measurements. NASA announces latest discoveries from Ultima Thule flyby 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Ultima Thule means ‘beyond the known world’ in Latin, and is commonly associated with the Arctic and exploration. Cosmic Collision Created "Snowman" MU69--the Farthest World Ever Explored 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z On Dec. 31, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft entered orbit around the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, and the New Horizons probe zoomed past the distant object Ultima Thule just after midnight on Jan. 1. China Makes Historic 1st Landing on Mysterious Far Side of the Moon 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z I do know that Ultima Thule is nothing like anything we've seen before. The Moment We First Saw Ultima Thule Close up 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z The two lobes, Ultima and Thule, are the same shade of red, suggesting that they formed near each other before merging. What We’ve Learned About Ultima Thule From NASA’s New Horizons Mission 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z The two “lobes” of Ultima Thule are also nearly identical in color, scientists said Thursday. NASA announces latest discoveries from Ultima Thule flyby 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z LAUREL, Md. — Ultima Thule, an icy world 4 billion miles from the sun, looks like a big snowman. Snowman-like Photo of Ultima Thule Sent Home by NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z New Horizons zoomed past the small celestial object known as Ultima Thule 3 ½ years after its spectacular brush with Pluto. NASA Spacecraft Zooms Past Ultima Thule 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z We hope that Ultima Thule is not strange but rather is a typical denizen of a strange new place. The Moment We First Saw Ultima Thule Close up 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z To label the two parts, the scientists named the larger one Ultima and the smaller one Thule. What We’ve Learned About Ultima Thule From NASA’s New Horizons Mission 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Ultima Thule is deep within the so-called Kuiper Belt, or Twilight Zone, well beyond the orbit of Neptune. NASA announces latest discoveries from Ultima Thule flyby 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z The scientists now say with confidence that Ultima Thule long ago was what they call a “contact binary.” Snowman-like Photo of Ultima Thule Sent Home by NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Scientists didn’t want to interrupt observations as New Horizons swept past Ultima Thule, described as a bullet intersecting with another bullet, so they delayed radio transmissions. NASA Spacecraft Zooms Past Ultima Thule 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z Every team member will look at Ultima Thule differently based on their own experience, intuition, knowledge, influences. The Moment We First Saw Ultima Thule Close up 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z In the past five months, as New Horizons approached Ultima Thule, the spacecraft looked for rhythmic variations in the brightness that would reveals how fast the body was rotating. What We’ve Learned About Ultima Thule From NASA’s New Horizons Mission 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z NASA's New Horizons probe is sending back the first detailed images of Ultima Thule, a mysterious, city-size rock lingering in the vicinity of the Kuiper Belt beyond Pluto. New Horizons probe reveals distant Ultima Thule asteroid looks like a snowman 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z To tell them apart, they named the larger one Ultima and the smaller one Thule. Snowman-like Photo of Ultima Thule Sent Home by NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z The Ultima Thule rendezvous was more complicated, given its 4 billion-mile distance from Earth, the much closer gap between the spacecraft and its target, and all the unknowns surrounding Ultima Thule. NASA Spacecraft Zooms Past Ultima Thule 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z This is an informal sketch of how I experienced this during the encounter of Ultima Thule by NASA’s New Horizon spacecraft. The Moment We First Saw Ultima Thule Close up 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z The prediction of New Horizons’ closest approach to Ultima Thule was off by only 2 seconds. What We’ve Learned About Ultima Thule From NASA’s New Horizons Mission 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z To astronomers' surprise, images from the New Year's Day flyby reveal that Ultima Thule is a "contact binary," which means it consists of two connected spheres that were previously separated but now joined together. New Horizons probe reveals distant Ultima Thule asteroid looks like a snowman 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Color images show that Ultima Thule is reddish. Snowman-like Photo of Ultima Thule Sent Home by NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Based on rudimentary pictures snapped just hundreds of thousands of miles before the 12:33 a.m. close approach, Ultima Thule is decidedly elongated, about 22 miles by 9 miles. NASA Spacecraft Zooms Past Ultima Thule 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z The arrival of the first high-resolution image of Ultima Thule in physical terms could be more mundane. The Moment We First Saw Ultima Thule Close up 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z New Horizons was just under 2,200 miles from Ultima Thule, traveling at 32,290 miles per hour. What We’ve Learned About Ultima Thule From NASA’s New Horizons Mission 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z The smaller one, which is 9 miles across, is "Thule." New Horizons probe reveals distant Ultima Thule asteroid looks like a snowman 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z But here, the spacecraft was looking down at one of the poles, so essentially the same side of Ultima Thule was facing the spacecraft the entire time. Snowman-like Photo of Ultima Thule Sent Home by NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Ultima Thule is the first destination to be reached that wasn’t even known until after the spacecraft’s launch. NASA Spacecraft Zooms Past Ultima Thule 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z A quick initial read on Ultima Thule is the task in front of us. The Moment We First Saw Ultima Thule Close up 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Ultima Thule means “beyond the known world” and is commonly associated with the Arctic and exploration. Cosmic collision may have created ‘snowman’ space rock — the farthest world ever explored 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z Together they form Ultima Thule, a frozen world that is nearly 4.5 billion miles from Earth, more distant than Pluto. New Horizons probe reveals distant Ultima Thule asteroid looks like a snowman 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Dr. Stern highlighted the precision that was required for the rendezvous with Ultima Thule. Snowman-like Photo of Ultima Thule Sent Home by NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z “Meet Ultima Thule,” said Alan Stern, the mission’s principal investigator, as he unveiled the images at a press conference on Wednesday. First close-ups of Ultima Thule reveal it resembles dark red snowman 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z I look around the room at one point and see Brian quietly working with another team member on using stereo imaging to visualize Ultima Thule. The Moment We First Saw Ultima Thule Close up 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z The pictures from Ultima Thule were revealed Wednesday. NASA: Icy object past Pluto looks like reddish snowman 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z "Studying Ultima Thule is helping us understand how planets form — both those in our own solar system and those orbiting other stars in our galaxy." New Horizons probe reveals distant Ultima Thule asteroid looks like a snowman 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z “The term, Ultima Thule, which is very old, many centuries old, possibly a thousand years old, is a wonderful meme for exploration, and that’s why we chose it,” Dr. Stern said. Snowman-like Photo of Ultima Thule Sent Home by NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Stern said that the gravity of each “lobe” was enough to keep the two parts of Ultima Thule in contact. First close-ups of Ultima Thule reveal it resembles dark red snowman 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Three years ago, a few months after we flew past Pluto, we fired the thrusters on New Horizons to set its course to Ultima Thule. The Moment We First Saw Ultima Thule Close up 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Ultima Thule fly-by On 1 January, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past the space rock 2014 MU69, nearly 6.5 billion kilometres from Earth — the most distant Solar System object ever visited. Record-breaking fly-by, Japanese whaling and Ebola troubles 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z In the next few days and weeks, more details images of Ultima Thule will arrive, providing more insights. New Horizons probe reveals distant Ultima Thule asteroid looks like a snowman 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z An image taken from half a million miles away from Ultima Thule showed a blurry bowling pin-shaped body about 20 miles across. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft just visited the farthest object ever explored 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z At a press briefing on Tuesday to mark the flyby, team members released images of Ultima Thule taken when New Horizons was still half a million miles away. First close-ups of Ultima Thule reveal it resembles dark red snowman 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z The room supports the analysis activities of the Geophysics and Geology Investigations team of New Horizons, one of three divisions of the overall science team established to investigate Ultima Thule. The Moment We First Saw Ultima Thule Close up 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Ultima Thule, the name that the mission team selected for the object from more than 34,000 suggestions from the public, means “beyond the borders of the known world.” NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Is Triumphant in Encounter With the Most Distant Object Ever Visited 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z In 2014, astronomers found Thule using the Hubble Space Telescope and the following year selected it for New Horizon’s extended mission. NASA space probe 'phones home' in landmark mission to solar... 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z “Ultima Thule will be turned into a real world.” NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft just visited the farthest object ever explored 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Elongated bodies like Ultima Thule are expected to brighten and fade with clockwork regularity as they tumble through space. First close-ups of Ultima Thule reveal it resembles dark red snowman 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z New Horizons zipped past Ultima Thule more than three years after its brush with Pluto. NASA spacecraft captures images of Ultima Thule in farthest flyby of space object in our solar system 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z The scientists revealed new images of Ultima Thule, taken when the spacecraft was still a half million miles away. NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Is Triumphant in Encounter With the Most Distant Object Ever Visited 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z Ultima Thule is an object in the Kuiper Belt — a large region of the Solar System located beyond the orbit of Neptune. NASA spacecraft sends back word that it successfully flew by object at the edge of the Solar System 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z And Ultima Thule was growing ever larger in New Horizons’s field of vision, glowing like a full moon. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft just visited the farthest object ever explored 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z But Ultima Thule shows no such variation in brightness. First close-ups of Ultima Thule reveal it resembles dark red snowman 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z The celebration occurred in the midst of a partial government shutdown, which closed much of NASA's public outreach for the Ultima Thule flyby. NASA spacecraft captures images of Ultima Thule in farthest flyby of space object in our solar system 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z Ultima Thule looked like a fuzzy bowling pin or a peanut, roughly 22 miles tall and 9 miles wide. NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Is Triumphant in Encounter With the Most Distant Object Ever Visited 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z New Horizons actually zoomed by Ultima Thule at 12:33AM ET, and then sent a signal back to Earth confirming it was in good health a few hours later. NASA spacecraft sends back word that it successfully flew by object at the edge of the Solar System 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z “New Horizons is at Ultima Thule,” Stern proclaimed. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft just visited the farthest object ever explored 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Scientists want New Horizons observing Ultima Thule, not phoning home. The Latest: NASA spacecraft dashes by world beyond Pluto 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z New Horizons was on course to fly past the object nicknamed Ultima Thule at 12:33 a.m. Mexican man accused in Calif. officer’s death likely to be arraigned on murder count 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z “By tomorrow and the next day, Ultima Thule is going to be a completely different world from what we’re seeing now,” Dr. Weaver said. NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Is Triumphant in Encounter With the Most Distant Object Ever Visited 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z Later this afternoon, the spacecraft team will reveal an image of Ultima Thule taken by the vehicle the day before the flyby. NASA spacecraft sends back word that it successfully flew by object at the edge of the Solar System 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z New Horizons’ encounter with Ultima Thule was to occur around 12:33 a.m. NASA's New Horizons set to ring in new year with fly-by past icy planetary object 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z But Ultima Thule may have instead been in a deep freeze the whole time, perhaps essentially pristine since it formed 4.5 billion years ago. Follow NASA’s New Horizons Mission as It Heads for New Year’s Flyby With Ultima Thule 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Scientists had not discovered Ultima Thule when the probe was launched, according to NASA, making the mission unique in that respect. NASA probe nears distant space rock for landmark flyby 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z The scientists will begin to start counting craters, mapping the surface, looking for moons and rings around Ultima Thule and identifying materials on the surface. NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Is Triumphant in Encounter With the Most Distant Object Ever Visited 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z But in that picture, Ultima Thule will only be about five to six pixels across. NASA spacecraft sends back word that it successfully flew by object at the edge of the Solar System 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z The spacecraft is reportedly the size of a baby grand piano and is expected to hurtle within 2,200 miles of Ultima Thule. NASA's New Horizons set to ring in new year with fly-by past icy planetary object 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z Ultima Thule is expected to be a mere six pixels wide in that picture — enough to get a rough idea of its shape but not much more. Follow NASA’s New Horizons Mission as It Heads for New Year’s Flyby With Ultima Thule 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Ultima Thule lies 4bn miles from Earth in the Kuiper belt, a band of dwarf planets, space rocks and icy debris left over from the formation of the solar system 4.6bn years ago. New Horizons heads for flyby of space rock 4bn miles from Earth 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z “I thought this is going to be hard, because I can’t think of anything that rhymes with Ultima Thule,” he said. NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Is Triumphant in Encounter With the Most Distant Object Ever Visited 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z The spacecraft will send back the first high-resolution images of Ultima Thule from the flyby later this evening, and the mission team will reveal them to the public on January 2nd. NASA spacecraft sends back word that it successfully flew by object at the edge of the Solar System 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z A few black-and-white images of Ultima Thule might be available following the official confirmation, but close-ups won’t be ready until later this week. NASA's New Horizons set to ring in new year with fly-by past icy planetary object 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z Based on suggestions from the public, the New Horizons team chose a nickname for the world: Ultima Thule, which means “distant places beyond the known world.” Follow NASA’s New Horizons Mission as It Heads for New Year’s Flyby With Ultima Thule 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z After the Pluto encounter, Alan Stern, the principal investigator on New Horizons, asked Brian May, the Queen guitarist and astrophysicist, if he would compose a track to celebrate the Ultima Thule flyby. New Horizons heads for flyby of space rock 4bn miles from Earth 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z To ancient explorers, “ultima Thule,” or the most distant region, was what lay past the northernmost edges of maps, beyond the borders of the known world. NASA has a New Year’s date with a distant space rock. Here’s how to watch. 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z Ultima Thule is four billion miles from the sun, in an area where many astronomers within recent memory believed there wouldn’t be much that was worthy of study. A Journey Into the Solar System’s Outer Reaches, Seeking New Worlds to Explore 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z Scientists say Ultimate Thule shouldn’t contain rings or moons that would damage New Horizons. NASA's New Horizons set to ring in new year with fly-by past icy planetary object 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z As 2019 dawns on the East Coast of the United States, New Horizons will pass within about 2,200 miles of Ultima Thule, speeding at 31,500 m.p.h. Follow NASA’s New Horizons Mission as It Heads for New Year’s Flyby With Ultima Thule 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z In what promises to be the briefest of cosmic encounters, New Horizons will hurtle past the 20-mile-long Ultima Thule at 31,500mph and get as close as 2,200 miles. New Horizons heads for flyby of space rock 4bn miles from Earth 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Ultima Thule is so dim and so distant that scientists aren’t even certain what it looks like. NASA has a New Year’s date with a distant space rock. Here’s how to watch. 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z But first astronomers will get their closeup of Ultima Thule, believed to be just 12 to 22 miles wide. A Journey Into the Solar System’s Outer Reaches, Seeking New Worlds to Explore 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z Ultimate Thule was unknown until 2014, eight years after New Horizons departed Earth. NASA's New Horizons set to ring in new year with fly-by past icy planetary object 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z That is true, but especially true for Ultima Thule. Follow NASA’s New Horizons Mission as It Heads for New Year’s Flyby With Ultima Thule 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Little is known about Ultima Thule, or MU69, to use its official name. New Horizons heads for flyby of space rock 4bn miles from Earth 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z The encounter with Ultima Thule will be brief and technically demanding — even more so than New Horizons’ flyby of Pluto. NASA has a New Year’s date with a distant space rock. Here’s how to watch. 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z Radio communication from the spacecraft takes about six hours to reach Earth, and New Horizons won’t send a signal back to Earth until a few hours after it whizzes past the rock, called Ultima Thule. How to watch as NASA sends a spacecraft past a rock at the edge of the Solar System 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z History will be made on Tuesday when Nasa's New Horizons probe sweeps past the icy world known as Ultima Thule. Excitement ahead of distant Nasa flyby 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z New Horizons has been taking pictures for months, but for most of that time Ultima Thule has been little more than a dot in any of these images. Follow NASA’s New Horizons Mission as It Heads for New Year’s Flyby With Ultima Thule 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Ultima Thule is in the Twilight Zone’s heart. Pluto explorer ushering in new year at more distant world 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z A day before closest approach, Ultima Thule still takes up only two pixels in images taken by New Horizons’ camera screen. NASA has a New Year’s date with a distant space rock. Here’s how to watch. 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z From that distance, Ultima Thule will appear as big as the full Moon does in the sky here on Earth. How to watch as NASA sends a spacecraft past a rock at the edge of the Solar System 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z Three years later, it’s ready to meet up with another faraway target, a rock nicknamed Ultima Thule located 1 billion miles beyond Pluto. On New Year’s Day, a spacecraft will zoom by the most distant object humanity has ever visited 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z At the same time, it will make observations of other objects in the Kuiper belt to compare with Ultima Thule. Follow NASA’s New Horizons Mission as It Heads for New Year’s Flyby With Ultima Thule 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z In classic and medieval literature, Thule was the most distant, northernmost place beyond the known world. Pluto explorer ushering in new year at more distant world 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Measurements taken Saturday showed that the spacecraft was within 20 miles of its intended flyby distance from Ultima Thule and that the timing of the encounter will be within 2 seconds of what was expected. NASA has a New Year’s date with a distant space rock. Here’s how to watch. 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z The close-up data from New Horizon's observations of Ultima Thule will start to arrive on Earth on the first day of 2019. On January 1, a NASA probe will make the most distant fly-by of any solar system object ever 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z An artistic rendering of New Horizons when it flew by Pluto Image: NASA/APL Successfully passing by Ultima Thule is going to be an incredibly challenging task. On New Year’s Day, a spacecraft will zoom by the most distant object humanity has ever visited 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Astronomers, busy with Ultima Thule, have yet to start that new search. Follow NASA’s New Horizons Mission as It Heads for New Year’s Flyby With Ultima Thule 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Scientists will map Ultima Thule every possible way. Pluto explorer ushering in new year at more distant world 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z MU69’s nickname, Ultima Thule, refers to a land beyond the known world. Five things to know about NASA’s New Year visit to the outer Solar System 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z The space probe best known for its incredible photos of Pluto in 2015 is embarking on a new adventure: a flyby of an object far beyond Pluto, named Ultima Thule. On January 1, a NASA probe will make the most distant fly-by of any solar system object ever 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z New Horizons wasn’t always guaranteed a visit to an object like Ultima Thule New Horizons wasn’t always guaranteed a visit to an object like Ultima Thule. On New Year’s Day, a spacecraft will zoom by the most distant object humanity has ever visited 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z It is important strategically for the United States, which maintains a vast military base at Thule, in the far north. Could Greenland become China's Arctic base? 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z As for color, Ultima Thule should be darker than coal, burned by eons of cosmic rays, with a reddish hue. Pluto explorer ushering in new year at more distant world 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z The American space agency's New Horizons probe remains on course for its daring flyby of Ultima Thule. Probe stays on path for historic flyby 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Ultima Thule is more mysterious even than Pluto. On January 1, a NASA probe will make the most distant fly-by of any solar system object ever 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z In 2017, New Horizons scientists were able to observe Ultima Thule as it passed in front of a background star. On New Year’s Day, a spacecraft will zoom by the most distant object humanity has ever visited 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z By contrast, New Horizons’s target – Ultima Thule – is probably only about 20 miles in diameter, which is typical for an object in the Kuiper belt. A New Year message from the edge of the solar system 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z At the same time, Ultima Thule is 100 times smaller than Pluto and therefore harder to track, making everything more challenging. Pluto explorer ushering in new year at more distant world 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z However, the weather improved toward the tail end of the trip, and they finally got clearance to operate out of Thule Air Base. Kansas university researchers help uncover ancient asteroid 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z For one, it is far smaller: with an estimated 30 kilometer diameter, Ultima Thule is little more than a glorified asteroid. On January 1, a NASA probe will make the most distant fly-by of any solar system object ever 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z That, coupled with the small size and faintness of Ultima Thule, creates an even more complex trial for the scientists and engineers to overcome. On New Year’s Day, a spacecraft will zoom by the most distant object humanity has ever visited 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z A total of five candidate objects were pinpointed, with Ultima Thule emerging as the clear favourite. A New Year message from the edge of the solar system 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z Compare that with more than six hours at Ultima Thule. Pluto explorer ushering in new year at more distant world 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Ultima Thule is minuscule by comparison, an estimated 20 miles across. New Horizons, NASA spacecraft that visited Pluto, to explore Ultima Thule 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z On August 16th, the distant probe captured its first images of the space rock it’s currently zooming toward — an icy body nearly 20 miles across that’s been nicknamed Ultima Thule. NASA’s Pluto probe spots the next deep space rock it’s zooming toward 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z As for what we’ll find at Ultima Thule, the mission team is reluctant to speculate. On New Year’s Day, a spacecraft will zoom by the most distant object humanity has ever visited 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Intriguingly, the selection of Ultima Thule adds another first to New Horizons’s achievements. A New Year message from the edge of the solar system 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z “Ultima Thule may very well be the most primitive object ever explored by a spacecraft,” Harold Weaver, New Horizons Project Scientist, told Salon in an email. NASA probe’s next target may reveal solar system’s origins 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z And in mid- to late-August, they will try to use one of the New Horizons’ cameras to image the vehicle’s target, Ultima Thule. NASA’s New Horizons probe woke up today to prep for its next deep space flyby 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z It’s a major milestone for the New Horizons team as they prepare the spacecraft for its rendezvous with Ultima Thule on New Year’s Day 2019. NASA’s Pluto probe spots the next deep space rock it’s zooming toward 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Ultima Thule is considerably smaller than Pluto, explored by New Horizons in 2015. New nickname for Pluto-explorer’s next target: Ultima Thule 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Many key features about Ultima Thule should become clear to scientists when the first data from New Horizons reaches Earth next month. A New Year message from the edge of the solar system 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, Denmark, a strong ally of the United States, did allow the American military to operate an air base at Thule. 50 Years Ago, a US Military Jet Crashed in Greenland – with 4 Nuclear Bombs on Board 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z After August, New Horizons will be on its final approach to Ultima Thule, and that’s when the team will be in crunch time. NASA’s New Horizons probe woke up today to prep for its next deep space flyby 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z A rendering of what Ultima Thule might look like. NASA’s Pluto probe spots the next deep space rock it’s zooming toward 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Later, it became absorbed by the Romans, who believed that the Shetland Islands were Thule. These Imaginary Islands Only Existed on Maps 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z Ultima Thule is likely to remain the remotest object visited by a space probe for a very long time, unless Stern and his colleagues choose to break that record for themselves. A New Year message from the edge of the solar system 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z Since the fate of the Thule Air Base hung in the balance, the U.S. agreed to Denmark’s demands. 50 Years Ago, a US Military Jet Crashed in Greenland – with 4 Nuclear Bombs on Board 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z And that’s going to be tough, given the target: Ultima Thule is small, just about 20 to 23 miles in diameter, or nearly twice as long as the island of Manhattan. NASA’s New Horizons probe woke up today to prep for its next deep space flyby 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z Right now, Ultima Thule still appears as just a light speck in the New Horizons images, since the vehicle is about 100 million miles away from the object. NASA’s Pluto probe spots the next deep space rock it’s zooming toward 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Later on, people believed that Iceland or Norway was Thule. These Imaginary Islands Only Existed on Maps 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z The next video that popped up was footage recently shot at the Thule base. Watching ice melt: inside Nasa’s mission to the north pole 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z But nearly 30 years later, the Thule incident spawned a new political controversy in Denmark. 50 Years Ago, a US Military Jet Crashed in Greenland – with 4 Nuclear Bombs on Board 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z And the team wants to fly closer to Ultima Thule than they did with Pluto. NASA’s New Horizons probe woke up today to prep for its next deep space flyby 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z The rock is also particularly hard to find as Ultima Thule was photographed against an incredibly bright field of stars, making it hard to see the faint, tiny object. NASA’s Pluto probe spots the next deep space rock it’s zooming toward 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z The United States built the military base, Thule Air Base, with the permission of Denmark, which then held colonial control of Greenland. In Greenland’s northernmost village, a melting Arctic threatens the age-old hunt 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z In 1951, America built a giant fortress on the ice, Thule Air Base, in north-west Greenland – strategically equidistant from Russia and the US –where it secretly kept armed nuclear weapons. Watching ice melt: inside Nasa’s mission to the north pole 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z Thule Air Base thus remains indispensable to American defense, and the United States remains very interested in Greenland—and committed to maintaining good relations with Denmark. 50 Years Ago, a US Military Jet Crashed in Greenland – with 4 Nuclear Bombs on Board 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z Pytheas called the place he encountered Thule, as in ultima Thule—the land beyond all known lands. Literature’s Arctic Obsession 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z But just seeing Ultima Thule now, even as a blurry speck, is good news because it means that the object was right where scientists expected it to be. NASA’s Pluto probe spots the next deep space rock it’s zooming toward 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Thule, a company known for its car-roof racks, leveraged its expertise in injection-molded plastic to build the Sapling Elite’s ergonomic frame. Hiking With Children? A Load-Lightening Baby Carrier Can Help 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z The United States now operates Thule Air Base in northern Greenland, including an early warning system to detect inter-continental missiles launched against North America. Greenland calls for clean-up of toxic U.S. Cold War bases 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z The Air Force also denies any harm was done to 500 other veterans who cleaned up a nearly identical crash in Thule, Greenland, in 1968. Decades Later, Sickness Among Airmen After a Hydrogen Bomb Accident 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z At Thule, the mundane tends to intersect with a frozen, far-flung exoticism. An Astronaut Finds Himself in Greenland 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Where do you put the ski racks and bicycles and the Thule roof module full of hiking gear? Tesla Model X: Electric Meets Extravagant 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z For the first part of the mission, the NASA-NOAA team will be at Thule Air Base in Greenland for three weeks. Aircraft helps track Earth’s shrinking ice a world away 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z Outdoor supplier Eastern Mountain Sports is offering 30 percent off select apparel, 20 percent off Thule car racks and EMS camping gear and an additional 25 percent off clearance items until the 26th. How to Master the Art of Memorial Day Sales 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z He was guiding for Ultima Thule Lodge at the time. Skier who died in Alaska remembered as Telluride fixture 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z Sellers spent much of his final day at Thule drinking lattes at Café Cool and planning a slide show on climate change for that evening. An Astronaut Finds Himself in Greenland 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z An earlier version of this article incorrectly suggested that the Thule Air Base of Western Greenland does not observe Daylight Saving Time. Daylight Saving Time: Negligible Energy Savings, Possibly Deadly? 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z It should return this week, ready to head to Thule on Saturday. Aircraft helps track Earth’s shrinking ice a world away 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z Flightseeing at Ultima Thule Lodge in Alaska The lodge’s name means “the land remote beyond reckoning,” which is more than apt. Travel Experiences Worth Seeking Out: My Top 11 Adventures Of 2014 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z The new Thule Roundtrip Double Ski Roller is a perfect choice because it is versatile, well made and bombproof. Holiday Gift Guide: For The Skier & Snowboarder On Your List 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z This meant that Sellers would be biding his time around Thule for the better part of a week. An Astronaut Finds Himself in Greenland 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Plans call for it to be shipped to Thule, Greenland, in the next few years and then hauled 1,200 kilometres to Summit. US plans upgrade for ageing Greenland research station 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z Twenty-two scientists and a flight crew will jump off from MacDill to Thule Air Base in Greenland to begin a grueling, four- to six-week mission flying over glaciers and land and sea ice. Aircraft helps track Earth’s shrinking ice a world away 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z The demise of the Dorsets coincided with the arrival of the Thule people, the ancestors of today’s Inuit. Genes show mysterious Paleo-Eskimos survived 4,000 years until sudden demise “Socially and technologically,” he said, “they were no match for this Thule machine that spread across their territory in less than 100 years.” Meet the Real Hobbits—of the Eastern Arctic 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z And yet Inuit legend suggests only friendly relations between their Thule ancestors and the "gentle giants" who preceded them. DNA tells story of Arctic peopling 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Modern Inuits, then, are descendants of the Thule and not directly related to the Paleo-Eskimos. Study Offers Clues to Arctic Mystery: Paleo-Eskimos’ Abrupt Extinction 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z They play their first gig on Thursday at Thule in the north of Greenland. Welsh band handed US Air Force gig 2014-03-13T11:32:12Z Rather, they were descended from the Thule people. Genes show mysterious Paleo-Eskimos survived 4,000 years until sudden demise “There is some genetic admixture with the Thule,” said lead author Maanasa Raghavan, also at the Center for GeoGenetics “but it happened thousands of years earlier, most likely in the Old World.” Meet the Real Hobbits—of the Eastern Arctic 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Greenland is close to North America, and home to the United States Air Force’s northernmost base in Thule. Arctic Resources, Exposed by Warming, Set Off Competition 2012-09-19T00:17:58Z The King of Thule and Lorely are masterpieces and contain in essence all the dramatic lyricism of modern writers, Strauss included. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Men would be just as well off if they never reached this ultima Thule—perhaps, better off. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z The demise of the Dorsets coincided with the arrival of the Thule people, the ancestors of today’s Inuit. Genes show mysterious Paleo-Eskimos survived 4,000 years until sudden demise He distinctly states that “In February, 1467, I sailed an hundred leagues beyond Thule, or Iceland.” The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z At last Barmouth, the “ultima Thule” of their wanderings, was reached, lodgings were taken, and the party set steadily to work. Edward Hoare, M.A. A record of his life based upon a brief autobiography 2012-03-28T02:00:25.040Z Food, warmth, sleep, and a book; these are all I at present ask—the ultima Thule of my wandering desires. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z And through all the story there ran the deeper current of his mental struggles till at last he fancied he found the ultima Thule in pure materialism. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z Rather, they were descended from the Thule people. Genes show mysterious Paleo-Eskimos survived 4,000 years until sudden demise In the female line their pedigrees can be traced to other sources, but for all practical purposes it suffices to regard one or other of these three animals as the ultima Thule of racing pedigree. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Henry James tells a story of an argument between Zola, Flaubert, and Turgenev, the Russian novelist declaring that for him Châteaubriand was not the Ultima Thule of prose perfection. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z Before we set out for Ultima Thule we must know precisely where it is, and how we are going to get there, and what we are to see and what others have said about it. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z "And you still remain on the barren rocks of your ultima Thule?" she questioned, at length. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z The demise of the Dorsets coincided with the arrival of the Thule people, the ancestors of today’s Inuit. Genes show mysterious Paleo-Eskimos survived 4,000 years until sudden demise Clustering around its western and northern sides are the Hebrides, the Shetland and the Orkney islands; wild and rocky isles, with rude and primitive inhabitants, constituting the Ultima Thule of Great Britain. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z Ultima Thule was the island which marked the ultimate bounds of the extensive empire of this legitimate descendant of the Gods. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z It had, like the pony, been a birthday present, and, like the pony, it hailed from the Ultima Thule of the British North. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z They will be visiting sites of many kinds, she says, including Independence 1, Dorset, and Thule, but they must never, never take anything. Margaret Atwood: “Stone Mattress.” 2011-12-12T05:00:00Z Rather, they were descended from the Thule people. Genes show mysterious Paleo-Eskimos survived 4,000 years until sudden demise As she spins she sings a ballad called "The King of Thule." Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z They gave to local affairs so excessive an importance that it also appeared to their eyes as if the boundary of the Indian city was the ultima Thule of civilization. The Social Evolution of the Argentine Republic 2011-11-24T03:00:43.903Z These granted the Herulians a free passage, whereupon the adventurers, in ships which the Danes must have placed at their disposal, sailed over the sea to the island "Thule," and remained there. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z She attains then, to the Ultima Thule of all effort, and of this she is fully conscious. Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation 2011-10-29T02:00:13.723Z Rather, they were descended from the Thule people. Genes show mysterious Paleo-Eskimos survived 4,000 years until sudden demise At the distance of a day's sail from Thule the sea is difficult to pass through, and frozen; it is by some called Cronium. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z Author of "A Daughter of Heth," "Madcap Violet," "A Princess of Thule," "White Wings," "Yolande," etc., etc. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z Black's "Strange Adventures of a Phaeton," "Princess of Thule." The World's Best Books : A Key to the Treasures of Literature 2011-10-20T02:00:20.857Z Old, old, white-haired men, who had lived their lives in this ultima Thule, never remembered a fiercer storm. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z The demise of the Dorsets coincided with the arrival of the Thule people, the ancestors of today’s Inuit. Genes show mysterious Paleo-Eskimos survived 4,000 years until sudden demise From Thule to Caledonia is two days' sail. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z A prolific writer, the best of whose works are A Daughter of Heth, Princess of Thule, Strange Adventures of a Phaeton, and Macleod of Dare. A Brief Handbook of English Authors 2011-08-15T02:00:26.603Z Still farther along, in the Ultima Thule of the aborigines, we reverted to a prehistoric plane of living. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z The earliest of whom there is any record is an ancient Greek mariner, Pytheas, who sailed North until he came to an island which he named the Land of Thule. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z This allowed them to track the movements of the birds living in three areas of Greenland: Thule in the northwest, Kangerlussuaq in the west, and Scoresbysund in the east. Gyrfalcons are 'secret seabirds' 2011-06-20T01:07:22Z Thule, according to the same author, abounds in fruits. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z They lived in a house called Thule, and kept six cats. Non-combatants and Others 2011-04-11T02:00:11.563Z We had reached the zenith of man's Ultima Thule, which had been sought for more than three centuries. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z Land sighted still more to the south was named Southern Thule. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z I need not enter into details here: the above books will amply reveal to their readers the noble men and women of “the ancient kingdom,” and of the Ultima Thule of the Shetlands. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z His map includes also England, Ireland, and Scotland; and his Ultima Thule is, no doubt, the Hebrides of our days. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 2011-02-11T03:00:30.570Z The gin-wright and overseer, also have an eye upon this Ultima Thule, while the more wealthy mechanics begin to form visions of cotton fields, and talk knowingly upon the "staple." The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z On an elevated coast, which appeared in sight upon the 31st; our commander bestowed the appellation of the Southern Thule. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z Thule: a distant island not identified,—possibly Iceland, more probably the largest of the Shetland Islands,—regarded by the ancients as the northern limit of the known world. Readings from Latin Verse With Notes It was like the world's end, the Ultima Thule of ancient man. The Land of Strong Men The island is Thule—Ultima Thule—the one spot of earth that has emerged from barbarism. The New Gulliver and Other Stories His volume “Ultima Thule” appeared in 1880, and “In the Harbor,” classed as a second part to it, but issued by others after his death. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow "The Lorelei"; "King of Thule"; "Wanderer's Night Song." The Complete Club Book for Women Including Subjects, Material and References for Study Programs; together with a Constitution and By-Laws; Rules of Order; Instructions how to make a Year Book; Suggestions for Practical Community Work; a Resume of what Some Clubs are Doing, etc., etc. The death of the old Viking transcends anything in The Princess of Thule. A Modern Wizard On the northern coast are Tory Island, and, farther east, Inishtrahull, the ultima Thule of Ireland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Tears are as little known among the first-class beings of Thule as is the gross and unhygienic kiss. The New Gulliver and Other Stories Its likeness in certain respects to the story of "A Princess of Thule" will strike all the readers of William Black's most charming novel. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. "But imagine this bear from Thule, this buffalo from the land of Scythia, a Dionysus!" The Scarlet Banner "I think that it is Correlli's most finished work," Agnes was saying; "but I am surprised at the similarity between it and Black's novel, The Princess of Thule." A Modern Wizard With shield to shield, and spear to spear, We march to the Northland cool; Until in grey and distant seas We find the Island Thule. A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 To understand the conditions of Thule at the present day we must go back to the great social upheaval of centuries ago. The New Gulliver and Other Stories I will give him instead the island of Thule! A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) Far, far away from here, in the Land of Thule in Scandinavia, a noble hero was born of the W�lsung race. The Scarlet Banner Each discovers the daughter of a descendant of old time kings; the Princess of Thule in one, and Thelma, the daughter of the Viking, in the other. A Modern Wizard It has brought northern people, an old, brave, and seafaring folk, from the land of farthest Thule. A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 Watches were unknown in Thule, but there was a clock in every room, and all clocks were wound and synchronised electrically from the Central Office. The New Gulliver and Other Stories Then while disrobing she sings the ballad “There was a King in Thule.” The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers Was not the hand Of God so visible, that ships of Tyre Might bear the tidings from the east to west From Tyre to Thule? The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2 The next day found me on a disreputable ocean tramp bound for the Ultima Thule. The Portal of Dreams At the Agency Office here you must obtain a permit to go on into Moki Land; for the Three Mesas and Oraibi and Hotoville are the Ultima Thule of the trail across the Painted Desert. Through Our Unknown Southwest I have said that I had begun to hate the lords of Thule—the first-class beings as they designated themselves—the gods, as the poor ignorant workers supposed them to be. The New Gulliver and Other Stories Nay, nay! the thing I recognize as justice would crush you utterly, and you should flee to the Ultima Thule to avoid it. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part Columbus, some fifteen years before his great voyage across the Atlantic, sailed to this northern "Thule," and reports that there was no ice. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West From an original rumor of a minor space disaster, it had become a tremendous accident that had wiped out Thule Base and left a smoking ruins of Greenland. Where I Wasn't Going Wherever the Romans conquered they inhabited, and introduced into all their provinces, from Syene, “where the shadow both way falls,” to the ultima Thule of the Scottish border, the germs of Latin civilization. Old Roads and New Roads Alcoholic drink is quite unknown now among the first-class beings of Thule. The New Gulliver and Other Stories When you travel beyond them you have penetrated the Ultima Thule of modern times. Claim Number One But in Iceland there were Celtic settlers in the early centuries; and even King Arthur, according to the history of Geoffrey of Monmouth, sailed north to that "Ultima Thule." The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West And we've got to let Nails know real quick that he can get us out of here—and without making him mad that we wrecked Thule Base. Where I Wasn't Going What is the final end, the Ultima Thule?” Ultima Thule I found later that "to cross-speak" meant in Thule to send a wireless message. The New Gulliver and Other Stories Before we forsake the North, let us try "The King in Thule." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 In a previous year, 1477, Columbus had sailed to the North Atlantic, perhaps in one of those Basque whalers already referred to, going "a hundred leagues beyond Thule." The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West Internally, the communications beam to Thule Base had been interrupted; and the fail-safe had not failed-safely. Where I Wasn't Going But English will mean fame in ultima Thule; the isles of the sea, as the Bible says. Dreamers of the Ghetto In a flat country such as Thule, all hills are mountains. The New Gulliver and Other Stories There was a king in Thule, Was true till death I ween: A vase he had of the ruddy gold, The gift of his dying queen. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 While the period of Thule is 8.8 years, the period of Medusa is 3·1 years. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I By the time the servos refocused the communications beam on Thule, there was no Thule; only a burnt-out crater where it had been. Where I Wasn't Going To get all you want is, indeed, the summum bonum, the Ultima Thule, the ne plus ultra of political management. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule The drastic methods of the lords of Thule had at least brought about one thing—the highest possible physical condition of the race. The New Gulliver and Other Stories As slumbering treasures drowned Send shimmers lightly up, Gleams through the tide profound The King of Thule's cup. Enamels and Cameos and other Poems His greatest enemies were the narrow minds that regarded religion as the Ultima Thule of intellectual endeavor. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose In the meantime, no function could be initiated within the laser system by anyone other than the Security control officer at Thule Base on Earth. Where I Wasn't Going Lamb would probably have swilled porter in the Ultima Thule Refreshment Bar and written a most interesting account of Bressay without ever crossing the Sound. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland I could call to mind that I had seen evidence enough of it before ever I came to Thule. The New Gulliver and Other Stories Vergil’s ultima Thule, of the northernmost island known, variously identified with the Shetlands, Iceland, or Norway. Helps to Latin Translation at Sight A king so true and steady In Thule lived of old; To him his dying lady A goblet gave of gold. The Verner Raven; The Count of Vendel's Daughter and Other Ballads Well, they didn't find out themselves until after it had wiped out Thule Base—nearly ten hours after that, in fact. Where I Wasn't Going There was a King once in Thule, Faithful was he—to the grave. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces The boasted civilisation of Thule had at any rate not extirpated human vanity. The New Gulliver and Other Stories Among the best known are 'Sindh,' 'The Lake Regions of Central Africa,' 'Two Trips to Gorilla Land,' and 'Ultima Thule.' Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 Three weeks later, on April 26th, Kane set out on what, to use his own words, "was to be the crowning expedition of the campaign, to attain the Ultima Thule of the Greenland shore." Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History As Confusion would say, there's no Thule like a dead Thule. Where I Wasn't Going He himself tells us that he voyaged to the Ultima Thule of his day, which was Iceland, besides various expeditions in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History These were the first buildings above ground that I had seen in Thule, and constituted the dwellings of beings of the second class. The New Gulliver and Other Stories It seems all like a beautiful halo—that railway ride to 111 the Ultima Thule of the iron horse—and, like a dream, it is but indistinctly remembered. Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure Englishmen invaded Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, and even Ultima Thule, and overran the country with their ideas of social life. Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches There is," he said, "the little matter of the fact that—in all innocence but nevertheless quite actually—we wiped out Thule Base. Where I Wasn't Going That is work for a mason, not for an artist like yourself, who have embellished Cæsar's town in Ultima Thule with a masterpiece. Border Ghost Stories The hatred of superfluity was a marked characteristic of the people of Thule. The New Gulliver and Other Stories “It is indeed the giant’s tree,” said the men to Thule. Fairy Book Tethys shall disclose new worlds, and Thule will no longer be the most remote of countries. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest But we can't tell them, for if we tell anyone, it will get back to Earth—and we murdered Thule, according to the law of Earth. Where I Wasn't Going To give one's self up to them is to be led by the hand into the country of Pure Imagination, into the Ultima Thule of impossible dreams. Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions Now in Thule, when many centuries ago aviation became the cheapest and most popular form of transit, it also became obviously impossible that we should have houses above ground. The New Gulliver and Other Stories He had heard of Thule, the little woodcutter who was called so brave and generous and true. Fairy Book For all the words are in Horace, except Thule, which might have been there. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II "We," said Mike solemnly, "wiped out Thule Base last night." Where I Wasn't Going We veer between the abomination of city-reform and the desolation of Ultima Thule. Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions The total absence of decoration, and the simplicity and scarcity of the furniture, were not specially characteristic of my host. �sthetic pleasure was very slightly appreciated by any of the first-class beings in Thule. The New Gulliver and Other Stories But Thule was quite as happy as if the hut had been a palace. Fairy Book The unexplored territory in which they dwelt was vaguely called Thule. Chronicles of Strathearn On the quiet bridge, the captain looked up as the Com Officer said, "Thule Base, sir," and switched on his mike. Where I Wasn't Going Of myself, I have only to say that, being worn out with the gaieties of a London season, I looked forward to a trip to 'Ultima Thule' with pleasurable anticipations, which were ultimately fully realised. A Girl's Ride in Iceland Above their heads a gull circled inquisitively, shrilling the high, thin Song of the Seventh Sea: astern the peaks of Ultima Thule faded like opals into the blue. The Long Trick Then Thule ran home with all speed to tell his mother of the little old man who had faded from his sight like a wreath of smoke. Fairy Book She sang the 'King of Thule,' and every one listened in profound silence. Fair Margaret A Portrait From this moment White Webbs became their Ultima Thule of hope and expectation. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot At Thurso we hailed a boat to send telegrams ashore—such a collection!—to let our various friends know we had returned in safety from Ultima Thule. A Girl's Ride in Iceland "Well, Uncle Bill," he said, "what brings you up to Ultima Thule and on board the Flagship?" The Long Trick Thule grew almost as stiff and white as if a frost-giant had suddenly breathed on him. Fairy Book We might have been on the windward side of Ultima Thule. Old Junk From among all these suits of armour George chose the one that Honey-Bee's father had worn as far away as the isles of Avalon and Thule. Honey-Bee 1911 Farther off, emerging out of the pale clouds, are the gods who are adored by the Cimmerians, beyond even Thule! The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul On the 31st several islands and a considerable extent of land were discovered, to which the name of Sandwich Land, or Southern Thule, was given, as it was the most southern land then known. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries “May Odin favor my pretty alder!” said Thule; “nor let the frost pinch it, nor the winds blacken its green buds!” Fairy Book The inhabitants of Thule do not as yet worship any particular god, and Hiram hopes to gain enough ascendancy over them, to use them as a means of revenge against Carthage's great enemy Rome. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas We seemed to have reached the Ultima Thule, to be the sole living creatures in some far-away corner of an earth gone back to chaos and mysterious twilight. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy "Ultima Thule!" was the answer from our boat, and the voice of the man who answered was deep and melancholy. Tales of Fantasy and Fact After passing other islets and rocks, land of considerable extent was discovered, to which the name of “Sandwich Land” or “Southern Thule” was given. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold Here they planted the alder; and Thule brought water, and moistened the roots. Fairy Book When the people of Thule catch sight of the fearful idol, they are frightened, and Hiram intensifies their terror by taking advantage of natural causes. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas Pytheas said that Thule was six days' sail north of Britain. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole But Ultima Thule! was not that beyond the uttermost borders of the earth? Tales of Fantasy and Fact I'd willingly sacrifice a night's sleep to see one come out of the water up the sand, and to "turn it" would make me feel at the Ultima Thule of the world abroad. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah “May Odin favor my pretty alder!” said Thule; “nor let the frost pinch it, nor the winds blacken its green buds!” Fairy Book He has brought Carthage's famous idol Moloch to Thule, with the intention of subjecting the inhabitants to its power, in which he himself no more believes since the downfall of his native city. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas For Pytheas, who described Thule, has been shown to be the falsest of men. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole Thule I knew, or at least I had heard of the king who reigned there once and who cast his goblet into the sea. Tales of Fantasy and Fact Her father, with his great gray beard and heavy brow, became the King of Thule, living in this solitary house overlooking the sea, and having memories of a dead sweetheart. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 “Why should you befriend a poor wretch who cannot repay you?” whined the dwarf in a hollow voice which startled Thule, it was so like the echo sent back by a mountain or a rock. Fairy Book Its valleys and lakes, its streams and cataracts, its lofty mountains and the seas of ice and deserts of snow which crown their summits, have been the Ultima Thule of the traveller, from whatever land. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs He insisted on placing Ireland to the north, and scoffed at Pytheas' account of Thule. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole From time to time anchorites sought refuge in that ultima Thule, "that they might pray to God in peace"; but whether they did any direct work of conversion is doubtful. The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003 A bundle of hay From Baffin’s Bay, A johnny-cake from Rome, A man and a mule From Ultima Thule To carry the cargo home. The Peter Patter Book of Nursery Rhymes Thule’s mother had stood all the while on the threshold, overawed and dumb. Fairy Book Some even came from the great western island called Erin, and others from the remote isle of the north which lay beyond Gadarn’s country, and was at a later period named Ultima Thule. The Hot Swamp In like manner he disbelieves poor Pytheas and his accounts of the land of Ultima Thule and his marvellous walks through Britain, while he clings to the writings of Eratosthenes. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole The long quest for the North Pole is over and the awful space that separated man from the Ultima Thule has been bridged. A Negro Explorer at the North Pole Its extremity was ultima Thule, the other end of nowhere. A Short History of England When Thule began to dig about its roots, it seemed to come out of the ground of its own free will, and to lie over his shoulders as if it would caress him. Fairy Book The man from Hellas declined at first, but the man from Thule was urgent, and there seemed to be a feeling among the warriors that the young Hellene was afraid. The Hot Swamp Thule was also distinctly seen, which winter and eternal snow had hitherto concealed.... A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole He once sailed on an English vessel to Thule or Iceland, the longest voyage which mariners of that time dared attempt. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Now Thule is exceedingly large; for it is more than ten times greater than Britain. Procopius History of the Wars, Books V. and VI. Thule went into the woods again; and, as he was whistling at his work, he happened to look down, and there, on the ground, at his feet, lay a purse, well lined with gold. Fairy Book And one of the favourite amusements at the games was scientific boxing, for that was an entirely new art to the warriors, alike of Albion, Erin, and Ultima Thule. The Hot Swamp Grand excitement reigned among geographers when they heard of Thule, and a very sea of romance rose up around the name. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole In the nature of the case, there is not, nor can there be an Ultima Thule in art. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present It was variously placed, but always considered the northernmost land in the world—"ultima Thule." Procopius History of the Wars, Books V. and VI. The next morning the alder-tree had grown another foot; and Thule and his mother watched the growing leaves, and touched them with reverent fingers. Fairy Book Farthest Thule may be behind the asparagus bed. Journeys to Bagdad In the childhood of the world, when so little was known and so much imagined, men's minds caught at the name of Thule—Ultima Thule—far-away Thule, and weaved round it many and beautiful legends. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole Llanbrynmair was soon to be reached, and another writer in the local Press is moved to compare its former remoteness, “verging close upon the classic ‘Ultima Thule’ of the first Roman,” with the new conditions. The Story of the Cambrian A Biography of a Railway But among the barbarians who are settled in Thule, one nation only, who are called the Scrithiphini, live a kind of life akin to that of the beasts. Procopius History of the Wars, Books V. and VI. But Thule, in spite of his trembling, could not forget his good mother’s counsel:— “Your words, my boy, let them be truth, and nothing but truth, though a sword should be swinging over your head.” Fairy Book We are accustomed in England to think of the American shores as the Ultima Thule in a western direction, but when we reach these shores we find that the movement is still west. Evenings at Donaldson Manor Or, The Christmas Guest He repeats the old legend of Thule to the north-west of Ireland, "which is known to few, on account of its very great distance." A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole Penetanguishene is at present the ultima Thule of the British military posts in North America. Canada and the Canadians Volume I The name of Thule was familiar from earlier times. Procopius History of the Wars, Books V. and VI. Then Thule kissed his mother, and trudged off to the forest as usual. Fairy Book Of the three songs which Margaret sings, only the first, "There was a King in Thule," was retouched. The Youth of Goethe He also went to England and "sailed a hundred leagues to the island of Thule in 1477." A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole His field may be called the Ultima Thule, bordering upon the Rio Grande and inhabited by Indians. Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective Thus, then, do the inhabitants of Thule live. Procopius History of the Wars, Books V. and VI. The Abbé Brasseur sees in it the ultima Thule of the ancient geographers, which suits his idea of early American history. The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America Number of settlements in Greenland provided with Bahá’í scriptures raised to forty-eight, including Thule beyond the Arctic Circle and Etah near eightieth latitude. Citadel of Faith But all these interesting discoveries paled before the famous land of Thule, six days' voyage north of Britain, in the neighbourhood of the frozen ocean. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole Black was faithful to what he saw and broadly sympathetic, but his writing not only lacks distinction, but, even at its best, as in "The Princess of Thule," home thrust to one's interest. Irish Plays and Playwrights The general was there at Frayne, with old "Black Bill," erstwhile chief inspector of the department, once a subaltern in days long gone by when Laramie was "Ultima Thule" of the plains forts. A Daughter of the Sioux A Tale of the Indian frontier From the farthest Thule the spirit of our fathers rises and shines like an aurora over all Teutondom. The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda He discovered indeed that Richard was on some points full of curious learning, and it occurred to him that one born and bred in Britain might know the situation of the long-lost island of Thule. The Great Book-Collectors And, opening vaster to the Pilot's hand, New worlds shall rise, where mightier kingdoms are, Nor Thule longer be the utmost land. The Story of the Hymns and Tunes But the Ultima Thule of his emotions had yet to come. Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter Everything was new, was surprising; and it was with pleasurable sensations of excitement and curiosity that Madame Pfeiffer landed on the shores of Ultima Thule. The Story of Ida Pfeiffer and Her Travels in Many Lands Visitors are as rare as black swans on this Ultima Thule of ours—though, by the way, the black swan, cygnus atratus, is nothing like so rare as the ancients believed. Pieces of Eight The poet complains that the answer never came, in spite of many letters of reminder; 'and so my friendship with a Briton never taught me anything more about the Isle of Thule.' The Great Book-Collectors During his wanderings, he wrote a letter to Tommaso da Messina, containing a long geographical dissertation on the island of Thule. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch The first type.—To such a teacher the book is the Ultima Thule of all her endeavors, and when the pupils can pass the examination she feels that her work is a success. The Vitalized School Food, warmth, sleep, and a book; these are all I at present ask—the Ultima Thule of my wandering desires. Adventures in Criticism Sultan being still unable to come, partly on account of toothache and partly on account of Ramadân, he sent his commodore, Captain Abdullah, to receive the Thule. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 But there is no Ultima Thule in the progress of science. The Uses of Astronomy An Oration Delivered at Albany on the 28th of July, 1856 Your ships will arrive in safety at Taprobane, at the Fortunate Isles, at Thule, and even at the poles. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch The Daughter of Heth achieved this result, and The Strange Adventures of a Phaeton, A Princess of Thule and Macleod of Dar deepened, one by one, the witchery the first threw over us. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XVI., December, 1880. All the adorable, tender prettiness of love-making leads to physical love inevitably, and I always thought and hoped and believed that after it I'd arrive at some Ultima Thule of understanding, of comradeship, of equality. Captivity He was very gracious, and seemed pleased with the gift, as well he might, for the Thule is fitted up in the most gorgeous manner. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 Such was the beginning of colonisation in Thule. In a Green Shade A Country Commentary Here this fine Lord insulteth o'er us all Tied in a chain, from Thule to Ganges' fall. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch Ultima Thule Ancient name for northern-most region of the habitable world. The Life of Columbus Her father, with his great, gray beard and heavy brow, became the King of Thule, living in this solitary house overlooking the sea, and having memories of a dear sweetheart. McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader And at the farthest bound of its western expanse 9 it has another island named Thule, of which the Mantuan bard makes mention: "And Farthest Thule shall serve thee." The Origin and Deeds of the Goths We have been proceeding upon the agreeable assumption that arithmetic, geography, and history are the goals of every school endeavor, the Ultima Thule of every educational quest. The Reconstructed School Oh! if so far its sound may reach, your name On my fond verse shall travel West and East, From southern Nile to Thule's utmost bound. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch Columbus is there made to say, that at the Ultima Thule, which be reached, "the tides were so great as to rise and fall twenty-six fathoms," i.e. The Life of Columbus But his most remarkable power is seen in those vivid, poetical descriptions of scenery, of which the following selection, adapted from "The Princess of Thule," is a good example. McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader I don't care to figure as a rhyme to your King of Thule. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 For, though India's far-off land Bow before his wide command, Utmost Thule homage pay— If he cannot drive away Haunting care and black distress, In his power, he's powerless. The Consolation of Philosophy He does not profess to have visited Thule, and his account probably refers to the existence of drift ice near the Shetlands. The Story of Geographical Discovery How the World Became Known Yes, it is old "Singer;" he is bringing the fox over the top of the range toward Butt End, the Ultima Thule of the hunters' tramps in this section. In the Catskills Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs The exact locality of Thule is a disputed point. McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader I have heard of him being called the King of Thule," said Mrs. Lorraine, turning with a smile to Sheila, "and of his daughter being styled a princess. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 31, October, 1873 The King of Thule is better; but people talk most of the Gretchen. Bebee St. George looked away to the rugged sides of Mount Khalak, lying in its clouds of iris morning mist, unreal as a mountain of Ultima Thule. Romance Island As, however, this voyage forms an important epoch in the history of discovery, it may be proper to endeavour to ascertain what country the Thule of Pytheas really was. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson From 'A Princess of Thule' She asked if they were lords who owned those beautiful houses built up on the hill, and half-smothered among lilacs and ash-trees and rowan-trees and ivy. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 It is a shame that pilgrims who come up thither do not time their steps so as to reach this Ultima Thule of old times and ways at sunset. In the Footprints of the Padres The 'Thule,' to be a pleasure yacht, is the most incorrigible roller ever known. The Personal Life of David Livingstone Antonyms: abnormal, unnatural. northern, a. boreal, north, arctic, northerly, septentrion. northern lights. aurora borealis. northern regions. arctic regions, Thule, septentrion. north pole. Putnam's Word Book According to Strabo, he considered the island of Thule as the most western part of the then known world, and reckoned his longitude from thence. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson Solinus, indeed, says that the women in Thule were common, the king having a free choice; and Dio says the Caledonians had wives in common; yet these assertions may well be disputed. Bundling; Its Origin, Progress and Decline in America We embarked on the first boat, drifting down the Ohio, and up the other rivers, reaching the Ultima Thule of our hopes within a month. Reed Anthony, Cowman Being ill with toothache, the Sultan could not receive the gift of the "Thule" in person, and it was presented through his commodore. The Personal Life of David Livingstone Franz Müller is studying in Rome, having carried off a prize at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, which entitles him to three years at the Villa Medici, that Ultima Thule of the French art-student's ambition. In the Days of My Youth The Thule discovered by Agricola, and described by Tacitus, is evidently either the Orkney or the Shetland Islands. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson Thule, Ultima, name given by the ancients to the farthest N. part of Europe, which they conceived as an island. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Once it was the Ultima Thule of the criminal western world. Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories Through all the days of this period I had faced northward, and here was the Ultima Thule, the goal and termination of my tour. A Walk from London to John O'Groat's The stage! the Ultima Thule of all her hopes! The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield Ptolemy supposes this to have been the Thule of Pytheas, Pliny places it within three degrees of the pole, Eratosthenes under the polar circle. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson I nerved myself, and penetrated to that Ultima Thule where Mr. Bratley resides. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 How did he come hither to the Ultima Thule, as it were, of the known world? Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIII From being one of the most inaccessible districts of the north—the very ultima Thule of civilization—Caithness became a pattern county for its roads, its agriculture, and its fisheries. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance William Black's "Princess of Thule" and "Judith Shakespeare" will find occasional readers. Library Work with Children He applies the name of Thule to a country situated to the north-east of Britain; if his usual error in longitude is rectified, the position he assigns Thule would correspond with that of Norway. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson The strength of the Greek army consisted in the Varangians, the Scandinavian guards, whose numbers were recently augmented by a colony of exiles and volunteers from the British Island of Thule. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 He had reigned over one of the thirteen populous tribes who cultivated a small portion of the great island or peninsula of Scandinavia, to which the vague appellation of Thule has been sometimes applied. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 But in the somewhat constricted Teuton mind the Zeppelin and the Zeppelin only represents the ultima Thule of aerial navigation and the means for asserting the universal character of Pan-Germanism as well as "Kultur." Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War That man who has lived to learn wisely and well has reached the Ultima Thule of terrestrial knowledge, the ne plus ultra of human understanding. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 Nay, sun is but a bubble, Earth is a whiff of foam— To my caves on the coast of Thule Each night I call them home. General William Booth Enters into Heaven : and other poems On this occasion, the vague appellation of Thule is applied to England; and the new Varangians were a colony of English and Danes who fled from the yoke of the Norman conqueror. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 "Ultima Thule was the place of its manufacture, even Birmingham the place of my birth." Of Human Bondage I am glad to get somebody decent to talk to, or at, in this outlandish ultima Thule. A Pair of Blue Eyes I went north, too, to the land of Thule and was savagely happy. A Writer's Recollections — Volume 2 Boyé had said something about Europe, and at the time it had seemed to her the ultima Thule of her dreams. Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California In your obscure part of the world, which I take to be Ultima Thule, I thought these verses out of Books which cannot be accessible would not be unwelcome. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 The King of Thule:"— "'There stood the old carouser, And drank the last life glow; And hurled the hallowed goblet Into the tide below. The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day "Thule" was used by the ancients to indicate extreme northern regions; the Romans used the phrase "Ultima Thule" to denote the most remote, unknown land. Selections from Poe He coasted Spain, Portugal, Aquitania, Brittany, discovered Great Britain, coasted it, and reached Thule, which some have supposed to be Iceland, but others the Orkney Isles. In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc He will always bear in mind that in love-affairs success is less the Ultima Thule of desire than its coup de grace, and he will be careful never to admit the fact, especially to himself. Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes Stretching along from Thule, the distant Iceland, to the southern part of the great African continent, thousands of miles, lay the "Sea of Darkness," as the people called it. Ten Great Events in History "The chemist of the future may resolve it into further constituents, but to me it is the Ultima Thule." The Doings of Raffles Haw Abba Thule has marked beauties, and the little poem at Southampton is a diamond; in whatever light you place it, it reflects beauty and splendour. Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1. Thule was likewise descried, hitherto hid by winter under eternal snow. The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola Mr. Pennant supposes that the Thule here meant was Foula, a very lofty isle, one of the most westerly of the Shetlands, which might easily be descried by the fleet. The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus As to this particular Roman tradition, it pursues one with meaningless iteration from the burning sands of Africa to Ultima Thule. Alone He thought the source of the Nile looked rather like the sources of the Till or the Tweed or some such river of Thule. First and Last And if I had not stopped you in your flight, My young and pretty little swan! who knows How far you might have flown away from me,— Perchance to Thule? Early Plays — Catiline, the Warrior's Barrow, Olaf Liljekrans |
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