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31Epicycle — Ep i*cy cle, n. [L. epicyclus, Gr. ?; epi upon + ? circle. See {Cycle}.] 1. (Ptolemaic Astron.) A circle, whose center moves round in the circumference of a greater circle; or a small circle, whose center, being fixed in the deferent of a planet …
32Logan Rock — The Logan Rock is an example of a logan or rocking stone. This geological feature is near the Cornish village of Treen in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The rock is an eighty ton granite boulder perched on the edge of… …
33Shapley Supercluster — The Shapley Supercluster (Shapley Concentration) is the largest concentration of galaxies in our nearby Universe that forms a gravitationally interacting unit, thereby pulling itself together instead of expanding with the Universe. It appears as… …
34Шарпей — (William Sharpey) английский анатом и физиолог (1802 1880); с 1818 г. изучал медицину в Эдинбурге, а потом работал в клиниках Лондона и Парижа. В 1823 г. получил степень врача, но после практики нескольких лет решил заняться исключительно… …
35accentor — /ak sen teuhr, ak sen /, n. any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow. [1815 25; < NL: a genus of such birds, LL: one who sings with another,… …
36elbow injuries — the common sprains, dislocations, and fractures caused by forced movement of the joint beyond its range, as in falling on an outstretched arm or by a direct blow. Treatment of these generally involves immobilization of the elbow in a flexed …
37Sistema de reposo local — En astronomía, el sistema de reposo local o SRL hace referencia al movimiento medio de la materia de la Vía Lactea en las vecindades del Sol.[1] La trayectoria de esta materia no es exactamente circular.[2] El Sol recorre una órbita moderadamente …
38United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
39star — starless, adj. /stahr/, n., adj., v., starred, starring. n. 1. any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night. 2. Astron. any of the large, self luminous, heavenly bodies, as the sun, Polaris,… …
40cosmos — /koz meuhs, mohs/, n., pl. cosmos, cosmoses for 2, 4. 1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system. 2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system. 3. order; harmony. 4. any composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical… …
