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(Encyclopedia)Uranus yoor´ns, yoor´– [key], in astronomy, 7th planet from the sun, at a mean distance of 1.78 billion mi (2.87 billion km), with an orbit lying between those of Saturn and Neptune; its...Uranus
(Encyclopedia)Uranus, in Greek religion and mythology, the heaven, first ruler of the universe, son of Gaea (the earth). He was the father of Gaea's children, the Titans, the Cyclopes, and the Hundred-handed Ones (...astronomy
(Encyclopedia)astronomy, branch of science that studies the motions and natures of celestial bodies, such as planets, stars, and galaxies; more generally, the study of matter and energy in the universe at large. An...Belinda
(Encyclopedia)Belinda, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus.Ophelia
(Encyclopedia)Ophelia, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus.Miranda
(Encyclopedia)Miranda, in astronomy, one of the moons, or natural satellites, of Uranus.Cordelia
(Encyclopedia)Cordelia, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus.Desdemona
(Encyclopedia)Desdemona, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus.Cressida
(Encyclopedia)Cressida, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus.Puck
(Encyclopedia)Puck, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus.Browse by Subject
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