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111Tropic of Capricorn — Tropic Trop ic, n. [F. tropique, L. tropicus of or belonging to a turn, i. e., of the sun, Gr. ? of the solstice, ? (sc. ?) the tropic or solstice, fr. ? to turn. See {Trope}.] 1. (Astron.) One of the two small circles of the celestial sphere,… …
112Moon — This article is about Earth s Moon. For moons in general, see Natural satellite. For other uses, see Moon (disambiguation) …
113Jupiter — This article is about the planet. For other uses, see Jupiter (disambiguation). Jupiter   …
114Saturn — Infobox Planet bgcolour = #FFCC66 name = Saturn symbol = caption = Saturn, as seen by Cassini orbit ref =cite web last = Yeomans | first = Donald K. | date = 2006 07 13 url = http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?horizons title = HORIZONS System | publisher …
115Sidereal time — is a measure of the position of the Earth in its rotation around its axis, or time measured by the apparent diurnal motion of the vernal equinox, which is very close to, but not identical to, the motion of stars. They differ by the precession of… …
116Phoenix (constellation) — Infobox Constellation name = Phoenix abbreviation = Phe genitive = Phoenicis symbology = the Phoenix RA = 0 dec= −50 areatotal = 469 arearank = 37th numbermainstars = 4 numberbfstars = 25 numberstarsplanets = 3 numberbrightstars = 1… …
117Song Dynasty — This article is about the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties. For the Southern Dynasty, see Liu Song Dynasty. Song 宋 ← …
118Spherical Earth — Medieval artistic representation of a spherical Earth with compartments representing earth, air, and water (c. 1400). The concept of a spherical Earth dates back to ancient Greek philosophy from around the 6th century BC …
119Reflecting telescope — 24 inch convertible Newtonian/Cassegrain reflecting telescope on display at the Franklin Institute. A reflecting telescope (also called a reflector) is an optical telescope which uses a single or combination of curved mirrors that reflect light… …
120Carbon star — A carbon star is a late type star similar to a red giant (or occasionally to a red dwarf) whose atmosphere contains more carbon than oxygen; the two elements combine in the upper layers of the star, forming carbon monoxide, which consumes all the …
