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granule

(Encyclopedia)granule, in astronomy: see photosphere. ...

twinkling

(Encyclopedia)twinkling, in astronomy: see seeing. ...

eccentricity

(Encyclopedia)eccentricity, in astronomy: see orbit. ...

Cannon, Annie Jump

(Encyclopedia)Cannon, Annie Jump, 1863–1941, American astronomer, b. Dover, Del. In 1897 she became an assistant in the Harvard College Observatory, where (1911–38) she was astronomer and curator of astronomica...

False Cross

(Encyclopedia)False Cross, in astronomy: see Carina. ...

Xena

(Encyclopedia)Xena, in astronomy: see Eris.

Great Mother Goddess

(Encyclopedia)Great Mother Goddess, in ancient Middle Eastern religions, mother goddess, the great symbol of the earth's fertility. She was worshiped under many names and attributes. Similar figures have been known...

encounter theory

(Encyclopedia)encounter theory, in astronomy, see solar system. ...

population I and II

(Encyclopedia)population I and II, in astronomy: see stellar populations. ...

aether

(Encyclopedia)aether: see ether, in physics and astronomy. ...

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