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Carme
(Encyclopedia)Carme kärˈmē [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...Adrastea
(Encyclopedia)Adrastea ädrəstēˈə [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...Titania
(Encyclopedia)Titania tĭtāˈnēə [key], in astronomy, largest of the known moons, or natural satellites, of Uranus. ...Thebe
(Encyclopedia)Thebe thēˈbē [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...Thalassa
(Encyclopedia)Thalassa thəlăsˈə, thălˈəsə [key], in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, 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...Kuiper Airborne Observatory
(Encyclopedia)Kuiper Airborne Observatory: see infrared astronomy. ...Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer
(Encyclopedia)Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer: see ultraviolet astronomy. ...Infrared Astronomical Satellite
(Encyclopedia)Infrared Astronomical Satellite: see infrared astronomy. ...Browse by Subject
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