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	Astronomical symbols Encyclopedia
		Astronomical symbols are symbols used to represent various celestial objects, theoretical constructs and observational events in astronomy.
		Many of the symbols are shared with western astrology, which uses multiple variant forms.
		From a symbol for platinum, a combination of the symbols for Mars and the Sun
	hallencyclopedia.com /topic/Astronomical_symbols.html (387 words)

	Astronomical symbols - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Astronomical symbols are symbols used to represent various celestial objects, theoretical constructs and observational events in astronomy.
		Many of the symbols are shared with astrology.
		The symbols listed here are commonly used by professional and amateur astronomers, and some are shared with astrology though there are differences depending on what part of the world you are in.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Astronomical_symbols (151 words)

	Semantic Alphabet
		The primary difference is the placing of the indicators (noun, verb, plural, etc) at the end of each symbol rather than on top.
		Symbols combine only horizontally, allowing the use of a small ordinary font which does not require the assistance of special software.
		The first "symbol part" in a compound symbol is always the "primary" meaning of the compound symbol.
	www.symbols.net /semanticalphabet (462 words)

	Ancient Astronomers: Prehistoric North American Astronomy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Astronomical deities also play a large role in native cultures, and are typically depicted bearing astronomical symbols.
		The most common astronomical symbols that appear in native art are rayed circles representing the sun, crescents for the moon, and four or five pointed stars.
		Additional symbols with astronomical meanings are the circle containing an equal armed cross which represents the four events of winter and summer solstice, and spring and autumn equinox as well as the four quarters.
	paganastronomy.net /nahist.htm (8320 words)

	When Did the asteroids Become Minor Planets? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Cunningham (1988) states that this set of symbols for the asteroids lasted until 1931 when it was replaced by a number followed directly by the name; however, I have not been able to find an official notice of the adoption of the present scheme of numbering asteroids.
		Cunningham (1988) asserts that the symbol of a number enclosed by a circle was the official designation for asteroids until 1931 when the current nomenclature of the number, sometimes enclosed in parentheses in paper titles and indices, followed by the name without a separating comma was adopted.
		Gould, B.A., On the Symbolic Notation of the Asteroids, Astron.
	aa.usno.navy.mil /hilton/AsteroidHistory/minorplanets.html (3812 words)

	Metalprices.com Symbols - Copyright 2005
		The symbols below were designed for Metalprices.com by the artist Murray Robertson.
		The designs are influenced by historical symbols used in the ancient science of Alchemy.
		symbol and background based on schematics of early chips.
	metalprices.com /introduction/symbols_large_with_artists_comments.htm (478 words)

	Archive, Volume 3
		Astronomical Symbols in Albert Pike's Ornamentation of the Lodge
		Many of the astronomical themes of these ornaments have either numeric or seasonal significance.
		Ursa Major seems to be a primary symbol in the Ecossais Third Degree, where it often appears on the blue sash of that degree.
	www.srmason-sj.org /web/heredom-files/volume3/astronomical-symbols.htm (701 words)

	Games - Astronomical
		Astronomical Slots is a three reel, one payline slot machine with a max bet of three coins available.
		There is a wild symbol (the Astronomical Symbol) as well as a multiplier (also the Astronomical Symbol), there is not a progressive jackpot, there is not a scatter symbol, and there is not a bonus round featured.
		The “Astronomical” Symbol is both the wild symbol and the multiplier.
	www.gamble-online-casinos.com /articles/microgaming/astronomical.html (297 words)

	Coins Astronomy
		Many were venerated as cult symbols such as the Stone of Emesa, the Stone of the Temple of Aphrodite at Paphos (actually excavated and confirmed as a meteorite), and the Stone of Zeus Kasios.
		This symbol was adopted by the Greeks and was associated with many of their gods including: Selene and Helios, as one would suspect, but also with Artemis of Perge, the Artemis of Ephesos, the Aphrodite of Paphos, Zeus Casios, the Zeus of Tarsos, Nemesis, Tyche, and Astarte.
		Typically, the crescent symbol is associated with the moon and the stars with the planets.
	tjbuggey.ancients.info /astro.html (4549 words)

	Astronomical meaning of Stone Age symbols
		The sun and star-like symbols appear both at Brugh na Boinne, for instance at Dowth, and also at Loughcrew.
		These symbols are termed "stars and discs" by George Coffey, who explored the Stone Age monuments at the turn of the 20th century.
		Heliacal risings - are sunwheel symbols at Dowth symbolic of the Pleiades?
	www.mythicalireland.com /astronomy/astroart/index.html (536 words)

	NASA's Solar System Exploration: Multimedia: Gallery: Planet Symbols
		The symbols for the planets, Moon and Sun (along with the symbols for the zodiac constellations) were developed for use in both astronomy and astrology.
		The symbol for Jupiter is said to represent a hieroglyph of the eagle, Jove's bird, or to be the initial letter of Zeus with a line drawn through it to indicate its abbreviation.
		The symbol for Uranus is represented by combined devices indicating the Sun plus the spear of Mars, as Uranus was the personification of heaven in Greek mythology, dominated by the light of the Sun and the power of Mars.
	solarsystem.nasa.gov /multimedia/display.cfm?IM_ID=167 (298 words)

	The world's top Astronomy websites
		Although most astronomers incorporate elements of both into their research, because of the different skills involved, most professional astronomers tend to specialize in one or the other.
		The late 9th century Islamic astronomer al-Farghani (Abu'l-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani) wrote extensively on the motion of celestial bodies.
		In the late 10th century, a huge observatory was built near Tehran, Iran, by the astronomer al-Khujandi who observed a series of meridian transits of the Sun, which allowed him to calculate the obliquity of the ecliptic.
	www.websbiggest.com /dir-wiki.cfm/Astronomy (1745 words)

	Maya astronomical glyphs and symbols
		This symbol is depicted on Classical (250-900 AD) Maya monuments as a goddess seated in the crescent moon with a rabbit in her arms.
		The sun was a symbol of royal authority in the Classical period.
		A "crossed bands" symbol may be the glyph for the skyband/ecliptic, but the glyph may also be read, perhaps depending on context, as "conjunction," a close approach of planets on the ecliptic.
	members.shaw.ca /mjfinley/glyphs.html (3429 words)

	Astronomical 3 Reel Slot Machine - 24Hr-Slots.co.uk
		This means it substitutes for any other symbol to complete winning combinations.
		A single wild symbol doubles the payout of any combination it completes.
		Winnings paid out on the slot machine are dependent on the symbols displayed on the payline, once the reels have come to a stop.
	www.24hr-slots.co.uk /Microgaming/Astronomical.html (215 words)

	Zephyr Services - Home Page for Astronomy Software, Tides Software, New Age and More!
		CalMaster2000 - Dates, holidays, astronomical info, calendar conversions
		SuperCat for Windows - Catalog your library and automate borrowing.
		StatCalc for Windows - Learn and use statistics and graphing.
	www.zephyrs.com (288 words)

	Question 46
		If it is true, as LDS authors Brown and Smith claim, that the astronomical symbols on the Nauvoo Temple are not just interesting decorations but are teaching devices,* what do you believe is being taught by the use of these symbols on the Nauvoo Temple?
		The LDS do not recognize crosses as a Christian symbol as it was the instrument that attempts to destroy Christ.
		The sign of the nail is the symbol of Jesus displaying the scars left by those nails as proof of the miracle of his resurrection and a living Christ.
	www.answeringlds.org /Question46.html (824 words)

	Alphabet Deciphered
		Primitive forms of Chinese astronomical symbols were apparently scratched upon the bones or shells and then the bone or shell was heated over a fire.
		The ancient Chinese astronomers developed their system of constellational symbols in such a manner so that the symbols could be used for astronomical and astrological purposes as well as for their calendar and possibly even for celestial navigation.
		In time, a multitude of symbols were developed by the early Chinese and incorporated into their system of astronomical symbols.
	www.aquarian-age.net /tarot/tarotalpha9.htm (2468 words)

	The Webfooted Astronomer:Minutes: Of Stones and Stars
		While this symbol is surrounded by other astronomical symbols (like the circle/serpentine line figures), this symbol itself looks identical to a letter in an old Norse alphabet.
		Back at Willow Creek, a symbol with two asterism figures (circles with lines through them) may represent Cygnus and Andromeda, since both these constellations set in the general direction where this symbol is located.
		Many of the symbols, at least one of which seems to mark the summer solstice, were constructed in such a way that the sunlight entering the cave hits them tangentially.
	www.scn.org /ip/sastro/webfoot/jul01/minutes.htm (1254 words)

	Ancient Egypt moved to Middle Ages
		If other astronomical information is also available from the horoscope (such as the order of the planets or their visibility), it is often possible to eliminate all the dates except one, which is exactly the
		The actual decoding of the astronomical symbolism of such a zodiac is rather complicated.
		The blue colour indicates the astronomical meaning of the figure was successfully decoded, and the green colour indicates the meaning of the figure was not completely understood.
	www.new-tradition.org /egyptian-horo.htm (1850 words)

	IPA on the Web
		If you need to type phonetic symbols often, you may want to install phonetic keyboard utilities designed to work with the SIL Doulos and SIL Charis fonts.
		Symbols are inserted using the Shift keys, RightAlt key and Shift+RightAlt keys.
		Symbols are inserted using the Shift keys,Option key and Shift+Option keys.
	tlt.its.psu.edu /suggestions/international/bylanguage/ipa.html (896 words)

	The Hindu : `Afghan region was scene of Mahabharata battle'
		As Afghanistan continues to be in spotlight, a Hyderabad-based eminent scholar of ancient Indian astronomy has contended that there is sufficient astronomical and other evidence to suggest that the battle and many of the events of the Mahabharata took place in the regions around that beleaguered country, around 1350 BC.
		Two astronomical references of Parasara, the father of Vyasa, the composer of and participant in the Mahabharata, can also be dated to around 1350 BC.
		The astronomical symbolism goes beyond a mere reiteration of the period of Mahabharata.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2002/01/13/stories/2002011301180600.htm (581 words)

	Raymond E. White: rmsintro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		A parallel path is paintings of astronomical views no one has yet seen, such as close-ups of different types of stars and planets portrayed as realistically as astronomical knowledge allows.
		These symbols are often happy and cheery, and have a childlike sense of wonder to them even while conveying other messages as well.
		This popular fixation with a ringed planet as mystery symbol is unusual in that Saturn's rings cannot be seen without a telescope, and were first glimpsed by Galileo only in 1612 (and their ring nature first realized by Huygens in 1659).
	ethel.as.arizona.edu /~white/insap/rmsintro.htm (5541 words)

	Steven P. Kaestner's CU
		Evidence of this is seen by looking at the symbols people choose to represent themselves and their ideals on national flags.
		Astronomers of Palenque (southeastern Mexico) in eighth century AD combined a cycle of 43 months of 30 days and 38 months of 29 days.
		Astronomer David Rabinowitz is encouraged by the lower number, but says it is no reason to stop worrying.
	www.unm.edu /~abqteach/multi_disc/01-05-05.htm (10772 words)

	Peoria Astronomical Society
		Ophiuchus vel Serpentarius, the Serpent Holder, is generally identified with Aesculapius a physician who was later made a god.
		Serpents were always associated with physicians as symbols of prudence, renovation, wisdom, and the power of discovering healing herbs.
		The modern symbol for medicine derives from this.
	astronomical.org /portal/modules/wfsection/print.php?articleid=59&... (511 words)

	Alchemical Symbol Index - Alchemy and the Elements
		For a time, the astronomical symbols of the planets were used to denote the elements.
		However, as alchemists came to be persecuted, particularly in medieval times, secret symbols were invented.
		The symbols were in common use through the 17th century; some are still in use today.
	chemistry.allinfoabout.com /alchemy/symbolindex.html (208 words)

	calsymbols - a TeX font for astronomical calendars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Most of the symbols were taken from the hun2 font (Hershey unknown 2), sent to me by Eric A. Slutz back in 1992.
		Below you will find a list of what symbols are included in the font together with their hexadecimal numbers.
		All symbols are from the hun2 font unless otherwise stated.
	www.mai.liu.se /~laale/Astro/Calsymbols (222 words)

	Zephyr Services AstroFonts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		AstroFonts is a collection of astronomical symbols (plus other special symbols) that is a TrueType format font which can be used in the Windows environment.
		Included are symbols for the Sun, Moon and planets, symbols for the zodiac constellations, symbols for planetary aspects, symbols for deep-sky objects, symbols for the 4 main asteroids, Ceres, Pallas, Vesta and Juno, symbols for the ascending and descending nodes of a body's orbit.
		Plus there are other special symbols included for weather use, apothecary use and for mathematics.
	www.zephyrs.com /astrofon.htm (134 words)

	Anthony's WWW Images -- Mathematical Symbols
		These images were originally sources from Karen Strom's greek symbol set.
		However I have added a number of new symbols to this set as required for various documents on servers I am webmaster for.
		NOTE: that some of the symbols below are NOT in this image area but are extra characters provided by the ISO Latin Character Set used in HTML.
	www.cit.gu.edu.au /images/Math/Images.html (200 words)

	Utah Symbols, Astronomical: The Beehive Cluster - SHG Resources
		The state astronomical symbol is the Beehive Cluster located in the constellation of Cancer the Crab.
		Again, the Salt Lake Tribune in their January 22,1996 article, stated that Lawmakers passed House Bill 140 which designated a dim group of stars known as the Beehive Cluster as Utah's state astronomical symbol.
		(3) Utah's state centennial astronomical symbol is the Beehive Cluster located in the constellation of Cancer the Crab.
	www.shgresources.com /ut/symbols/astronomical (482 words)

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