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deepsix — deep six n. Slang 1. Burial at sea. 2. Disposal or rejection of something: gave all our plans the deep six. [American slang, a grave, referring to the conventional depth of a grave (six feet).] * * * … Universalium
Jack McDevitt — Infobox Writer imagesize = 150px name = Jack McDevitt caption = pseudonym = birthdate = birth year and age|1935 birthplace = deathdate = deathplace = occupation = Novelist, Short story writer nationality = American period = 1981 present genre =… … Wikipedia
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Chindi (novel) — Chindi Author(s) Jack McDevitt … Wikipedia
Prix Locus du meilleur roman de science-fiction — Les prix Locus sont décernés chaque année, depuis 1971, par les lecteurs du magazine américain mensuel de science fiction Locus lors de la Westercons qui se déroule le quatrième week end de juillet. La catégorie du meilleur roman de science… … Wikipédia en Français
Rogue planet — This article is about a type of astronomical object. For other uses, see Rogue planet (disambiguation). Artist s conception of a Jupiter size rogue planet. A rogue planet (also known as an interstellar planet, or orphan planet) is a planetary… … Wikipedia
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Space elevators in fiction — This is a list of occurrences of space elevators in fiction. Some depictions were made before the space elevator concept became fully established.Novels and Fairy tales* The Fountains of Paradise , novel by Arthur C. Clarke. This novel is… … Wikipedia
Modern liberalism in the United States — This article discusses liberalism as that term is used in the United States in the 20th and 21st centuries. For the history and development of American liberalism, see Liberalism in the United States. For the origin and worldwide use of the term… … Wikipedia
Spacesuits in fiction — Science fiction authors have designed imaginary spacesuits for their characters almost since the beginning of fiction set in space.Often, comic book creators seem unaware of the effects of internal pressure which tends to inflate a spacesuit in… … Wikipedia
