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Glossar Y: Saturn

L. retro, backward, gradi, to go; the act of going Rhea, n. In classical mythology, the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter.

Ribs, n. The bones that form the framework of the chest in the higher animals; the timbers that form the framework of a ship; the stiff fibres that form the framework of a leaf.

Robinson Crusoe, n. A story written by Daniel Defoe and published in 1719. The adventures of Robinson are said to have been suggested by the life of Alexander Selkirk, who was shipwrecked and lived for four years on the desert island of Juan Fernandez.