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Chauncey Judd: Returning From Mill
The Tories Returning From Mill Halloo, youngster! give me ride, said a young man bearing a musket, and having a military sash around his waist, at the same time springing into the…Lem, Stanisław
(Encyclopedia) Lem, StanisławLem, Stanisławstänˈĭswäfˌ lĕm [key], 1921–2006, Polish science-fiction writer. A doctor by training, Lem began his writing career as a poet before turning to the novel.…Halley, Edmond
(Encyclopedia) Halley, EdmondHalley, Edmondhălˈē, hôˈlē [key], 1656–1742, English astronomer and mathematician. He is particularly noted as the first astronomer to predict the return of a comet and…82 Best Star Wars Quotes (From Movies & TV!)
Top of Page "In a galaxy far, far away..." These words are iconic and immediately bring to mind the expansive and exciting universe created by George Lucas: the one and only “Star Wars”. With both…stellar populations
(Encyclopedia) stellar populations, two broadly contrasting distributions of star types that are characteristic of different parts of a galaxy. Population I stars are young, recently formed stars,…binary star
(Encyclopedia) CE5 A. Eclipsing binary: Primary component passing behind secondary (dimmer) component B. Light curve for eclipsing binary binary star or binary system, pair of stars that are held…Meigs, Return Jonathan
(Encyclopedia) Meigs, Return JonathanMeigs, Return Jonathanmĕgz [key], 1740–1823, American Revolutionary army officer, b. Middletown, Conn. He accompanied Benedict Arnold on the Quebec expedition,…Brisbane, Sir Thomas Makdougall
(Encyclopedia) Brisbane, Sir Thomas MakdougallBrisbane, Sir Thomas Makdougallbrĭzˈbən, –bān [key], 1773–1860, British soldier, astronomer, and colonial administrator in Australia, b. Scotland. From…Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
(Encyclopedia) CE5 The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram shows the relation between the luminosity and surface temperature (which is related to spectral class, or color) of the stars in the Milky Way.…Eddington, Sir Arthur Stanley
(Encyclopedia) Eddington, Sir Arthur Stanley, 1882–1944, British astronomer and physicist. He was chief assistant (1906–13) at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, and was from 1913 Plumian professor of…Trending
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