algol star
1Algol (film) — Infobox Film name = Algol director = Hans Werckmeister producer = Deutsche Lichtbild Gesellschaft writer = Hans Brennert Fridel Köhne starring = Emil Jannings John Gottowt Käthe Haack Hanna Ralph cinematography = Axel Graatkjaer Hermann… …
2Algol (disambiguation) — Algol may mean:* Algol, a star system * Algol variable, a class of eclipsing binary stars, named after its most famous example * ALGOL, a programming language * Algol (fanzine) (later Starship ) a science fiction fanzine edited by Andrew I.… …
3Algol variable — Algol variables or Algol type binaries are a class of eclipsing binary stars. When the cooler component passes in front of the hotter one, part of the latter s light is blocked, and the total brightness of the binary, as viewed from Earth,… …
4Algol — [al′gäl΄] n. [Ar al ghūl, lit., the ghoul] a binary variable star in the constellation Perseus: magnitude 2.2 to 3.5: the fainter star regularly eclipses its brighter companion …
5Algol — Al gol, n. [Ar. al gh[=u]l destruction, calamity, fr. gh[=a]la to take suddenly, destroy.] (Astron.) A fixed star, in Medusa s head, in the constellation Perseus, remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness. [1913 Webster] …
6Algol — Beta Persei, variable star in the constellation Perseus, late 14c., lit. the Demon, from Arabic al ghul the demon (see GHOUL (Cf. ghoul)). It corresponds, in modern representations of the constellation, to the gorgon s head Perseus is holding,… …
7Algol — This article is about the star. For other uses, see Algol (disambiguation). Beta Persei A/B/C …
8Algol (Phantasy Star) — In the Phantasy star games series, Algol is the name of the planetary system that serves as the setting for the first four installments of the Phantasy Star computer role playing game series. The system consists of a single star (called Algol or… …
9Algol paradox — In stellar astronomy, the Algol paradox is an apparently paradoxical situation when elements of a binary star seem to evolve in discord with the established theories of stellar evolution. A fundamental feature of these theories is that the rate… …
10Algol (Stern) — Datenbanklinks zu Algol (Beta Persei) Doppelstern Algol (ß Persei) …
