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The First Ten Asteroids Discovered<sup class="fnr" >1</sup>
Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are an estimated 30,000 pieces of rocky debris, known collectively as the asteroids, or planetoids. The first and largest, Ceres, was discovered Jan. 1…Brihadaranyaka-Upanishad: Third Adhyâya, Seventh Brahmana
Seventh Brahmana1.Then Uddalaka Aruni asked. “Yagnavalkya,” he said, “we dwelt among the Madras in the houses of Patankala Kapya, studying the sacrifice. His wife was possessed of a Gandharva…U.S. Staffed Space Flight Programs
Mercury. Project Mercury, initiated in 1958 and completed in 1963, was the United States' first human-in-space program. It was designed to further knowledge about humanity's capabilities…Walt Whitman: Song of Myself, Part 35
Part 35Would you hear of an old-time sea-fight? Would you learn who won by the light of the moon and stars? List to the yarn, as my grandmother's father the sailor told it to me.Our foe was…Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Two Spirits: An Allegory
by Percy Bysshe Shelley The QuestionOde to NaplesThe Two Spirits: An Allegory Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Posthumous Poems", 1824. FIRST SPIRIT: O thou, who plumed with strong desire…Coleridge: Part VI
Part VPart VIIPart VI FIRST VOICE 'But tell me, tell me! speak again, Thy soft response renewing— What makes that ship drive on so fast? What is the ocean doing?' SECOND VOICE '…William Shakespeare: Midsummer Night's Dream, Act V
Act VScene IAthens. The palace of TheseusEnter Theseus, Hippolyta, Philostrate, Lords and AttendantsHippolyta'Tis strange my Theseus, that these lovers speak of.TheseusMore strange than true…SELENE (SELenological and ENgineering Explorer) (Japan)
Destination: The Moon. Launch: 2007. Mission: To study the origin and evolution of the Moon, orbiting it for one year. It will map the entire surface and gather data on chemical and…National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(Encyclopedia) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), civilian agency of the U.S. federal government with the mission of conducting research and developing operational programs in the…aerial and satellite photography
(Encyclopedia) aerial and satellite photography, technology and science of taking still or moving-picture photographs from a camera mounted on a balloon, airplane, satellite, rocket, or spacecraft.…Trending
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