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Thebe
(Encyclopedia)Thebe thēˈbē [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...Callirrhoë
(Encyclopedia)Callirrhoë kəlĭrˈōē [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...Sinope
(Encyclopedia)Sinope sĭnōˈpē [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...Rosalind
(Encyclopedia)Rosalind rŏzˈəlĭndˌ, rōˈzə– [key], in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus. ...Nereid
(Encyclopedia)Nereid nĭrˈēəd [key], in astronomy, one of the eight known moons, or natural satellites, of Neptune. ...Bessel, Friedrich Wilhelm
(Encyclopedia)Bessel, Friedrich Wilhelm frēdˈrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm bĕsˈəl [key], 1784–1846, German astronomer and mathematician. He became (1810) director of the new observatory at Königsberg and professor of a...Bond, William Cranch
(Encyclopedia)Bond, William Cranch, 1789–1859, American astronomer, b. Portland, Maine. He early aided his father in the trades of silversmith and clockmaker in Boston. He soon became an expert in the making of c...Cosmic Background Explorer
(Encyclopedia)Cosmic Background Explorer: see infrared astronomy. ...Gamma-Ray Observatory
(Encyclopedia)Gamma-Ray Observatory: see gamma-ray astronomy. ...Infrared Astronomical Satellite
(Encyclopedia)Infrared Astronomical Satellite: see infrared astronomy. ...Browse by Subject
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