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	Indus - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Indus (river), river, formed in western Tibet by the confluence of the glacial streams from the Himalaya.
		Indus Valley Civilization, Bronze Age civilization centred on the lower Indus and its tributaries, which flourished from 2600 to 1800 bc.
		- constellation in southern hemisphere: a faint constellation of the southern hemisphere
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Indus.html (89 words)

	Search Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		constellation constellation, in common usage, group of stars that appear to form a configuration in the sky; properly speaking, a constellation is a definite region of the sky in which the configuration of stars is contained.
		Indus valley civilization Indus valley civilization, ancient civilization that flourished from about 2500 BC to about 1500 BC in the valley of the Indus River and its tributaries, in the northwestern portion of the Indian subcontinent, i.e., present-day Pakistan.
		Leo Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac.
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=Indus+(constellation) (484 words)

	Indus (constellation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Indus is a southern constellation that is supposed to represent an American Indian.
		The constellation was one of twelve constellations created by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597, and it first appeared in Johann Bayer's Uranometria of 1603.
		Since Indus was introduced in the 17th century, and lies in the south, it was not known to classical or early cultures thus they produced no mythology concerning it.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indus_(constellation) (217 words)

	The Constellations - Enchanted Learning Software
		Cepheus is a house-shaped constellation in the Northern Hemisphere.
		Cetus is a constellation that straddles the celestial equator.
		[Abbreviation: Sco] Scorpius (the scorpion) is a constellation of the zodiac.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/astronomy/stars/constellations.shtml (2295 words)

	Indus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Indus is a river; the Indus River.
		The Indus Valley Civilization was a culture grew that grew in the Indus River valley.
		The Indus (constellation), named after Indus (the Indian), is a southern constellation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indus (152 words)

	Star Tales – Indus
		This constellation is one of the 12 figures formed by the Dutch navigators Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman from stars they charted in the southern hemisphere on their voyages to the East Indies at the end of the 16th century.
		It is not known whether he is supposed to be a native of the East Indies or the Americas; perhaps the figure is symbolic, representing all the native peoples the explorers encountered on their travels, from South America to the Indies.
		Indus, an Indian holding a spear and arrows, as shown in the Uranographia of Johann Bode.
	www.ianridpath.com /startales/indus.htm (135 words)

	Indus
		The modern constellation Indus, the Indian, lies from upper center toward lower left.
		The brightest star near top center, the Persian (the Alpha star), is near the constellation's northern boundary (the pair to the top in the modern constellation Microscopium, the Microscope).
		Between Sagittarius and Peacock is the eastern portion of the modern constellation Telescopium, the Telescope.
	www.astro.uiuc.edu /~kaler/sow/ind-p.html (132 words)

	indus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A culture grew in the Indus River valley; the Indus Valley Civilization.
		Mingburnu fought Genghis Khan at the river Indus; the Battle of Indus.
		Indus (the Indian) is a southern group of stars; Indus (constellation)
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /Indus.html (160 words)

	Indus Graffiti as Rock Art and their Astronomical Implications
		The Indus anthropomorphic figure is represented by the Kanaga sign and can be interpreted as the symbol for a primordial God and a Lord of space and time with an astronomical meaning primarily denoting the three positions of the sun with its north, east, south directions over the yearly motions.
		It was identified as 'bull’s thigh' constellation in Egyptian astronomical lore.
		"The Hexagram and its Parallel in the Indus Valley Graffiti" by N.S. Valluvan
	murugan.org /research/valluvan.htm (1851 words)

	Indus Constellation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Galaxy IC 5152 in the constellation of indus.
		Galaxy NGC 7041 in the constellation of indus.
		Galaxy NGC 7090 in the constellation of indus.
	www.wingmakers.co.nz /Indus.html (390 words)

	INDUS (CONSTELLATION) FACTS AND INFORMATION
		Indus is a southern constellation that is supposed to represent an American Indian.
		The constellation was one of twelve constellations created by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597, and it first appeared in Johann Bayer's ''Uranometria'' of 1603.
		Since Indus was introduced in the 17th century, and lies in the south, it was not known to classical or early cultures thus they produced no mythology concerning it.
	www.bellabuds.com /Indus_(constellation) (168 words)

	Portable Planetariums Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The 88 official constellations chosen by the IAU were all European inventions, not out of cultural imperialism but because those constellations were already well known and used by many professional astronomers.
		Constellation figures disappear entirely, replaced by geometric, “connect-the-dots” type formations that further aid the general public in locating patterns of stars in the sky.
		Constellation (astronomy), in astronomy, any of 88 imagined groupings of bright stars that appear on the celestial sphere (see Ecliptic) and that are named after religious or mythological figures, animals, or objects.
	www.planetarios.com /manualconstelaciones.htm (2270 words)

	The oldest zodiac of mankind: The Hindu Lunar Zodiac or Nakshatras as used in Vedic Astrology or Jyotish
		So we have to content ourselves with constellations beginning with the sound R. Although this may seem a rather simplistic method at first sight, it is a method which is fully in accordance with the traditional rules of the Vedic astrology.
		It is possible that the constellation matching your name does not correspond with the constellation in which your moon is located as determined by the astrological method.
		The vagina is the symbol of this lunar constellation.
	www.dirah.org /lunarzodiac.htm (4115 words)

	Stories Behind the Constellations
		This constellation was named by La Caille in honor of his reticle, the network of fine lines he placed in the focus of his telescope in order to make his observations in the southern hemisphere.
		The constellation is supposed to represent the coat of arms of John Sobieski, king of Poland, in honor of his successful resistance against the Turkish attack on Vienna in 1683.
		Hevelius formed this constellation, between Leo and Hydra, to recognize the importance of the sextant to his measurements of the stars.
	www.pooh-corner.org /Archive/constellations.html (3321 words)

	Name A Star - Astral Dreams name a star website allows you to name a real star. Thats right name a star, it makes the ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The constellations are groupings or regions of stars that resemble certain figures in the sky.
		The larger southern constellations of the sky got their names from an astronomer named Johan Bayer, he followed the ancient naming convention, naming most of the constellations after the sea and it's creatures.
		This constellation is often thought to represent Cupid's Arrow or the arrow that killed the Cyclops.
	www.astraldreams.co.uk /constellations.php (2449 words)

	Indus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Indus was created by the Dutch navigators Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman, who charted the southern skies in 1595 - 1597.
		The constellation is thought to represent the American Indians encountered by European navigators in their early voyages of exploration.
		Ian Ridpath suggests that the constellation may represent in particular the native peoples of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia.
	domeofthesky.com /clicks/ind.html (70 words)

	INDUS Technology, Inc. :: News :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		INDUS Technology, Inc. was recently awarded a subcontract by Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space, Sunnyvale, CA to provide engineering assistance to their recently awarded contract from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), San Diego, CA.
		INDUS Technology, Inc. is a San Diego based, small, woman-owned business recently certified by the US Small Business Administration as an SDB (Small Disadvantaged Business) and a participant in the 8(a) Program.
		INDUS is a provider of Communications, ASW, Weapons Systems development and Modeling and Simulation services to the military.
	www.industechnology.com /news/111999.htm (352 words)

	Sea and Sky's Pictures in the Sky: September Constellations
		The ten constellations of September contain several notable groups such as Aquila, the eagle, Capricornus, the sea goat, and Cygnus, the swan.
		Capricornus is one of the twelve constellations of the zodiac, which is an imaginary belt of the sky through which the Sun passes on its yearlong travels across the sky.
		The constellation Indus is completely visible in latitudes south of 15 degrees north from July through September.
	www.seasky.org /pictures/sky7b09.html (1043 words)

	Indus
		Indus; T. Indus (AKN-1) was launched as liberty ship Theodore Roosevelt by Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc., Baltimore, Md., 29 October 1943 under Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs.
		Indus then returned to Milne Bay 27 September, and soon afterward became flagship for Commander 7th Fleet Service Forces during the Leyte operation.
		Indus arrived safely at the assault area 9 January 1945 and performed service duties during the initial landing stages.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/i2/indus.htm (497 words)

	Astronomy Tutorial - Constellations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Before writing was developed, the constellations were used as picture books to help the town storyteller remember the legends and myths passed on to him from his predecessors.
		It is interesting to note that some constellations, such as Ursa Major (the Great Bear), used the same basic group of stars and represented the same objects as they did in other cultures.
		An asterism is a miniature constellation within another constellation or group of constellations.
	www.iolaks.com /softech/astro/astro3.htm (418 words)

	Tucana, history, characteristics, mythology and observations by telescope
		Tucana, or the toucan (Tuc) is a small austral constellation located in the parallel of 60º of South, observable latitude solely in the South hemisphere during great part of the year and not in the north where I write these lines to you.
		One is far from the equator of our Milky Route but it has in concrete in her to the small cloud of Magallanes to the south of the same one, therefore, it is the object more spectacular than we can observe in her.
		Tucana limits the north with the constellations of Phoenix and Grux, to the east with Indus, the south with Octans and Hidrus and to the west with this one last one.
	www.mallorcaweb.net /masm/Tuc1.htm (421 words)

	Epsilon Indi
		This star system is located about 11.8 light-years (ly) away from our Sun, Sol, at the northwestern edge (22:03:21.66-56:47:09.51, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Indus, the Indian -- southeast of Delta Indi and northwest of Alpha Tucanae.
		The fifth brightest star in Indus, this star is the title member of the Epsilon Indi stellar moving group.
		Constellation Indus was created by Dutch navigators Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman, who charted the southern skies from 1595 to 1597.
	www.solstation.com /stars/eps-indi.htm (1770 words)

	CONSTELLATIONS INDEX (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The hunter Orion is one of the most easily spotted constellations, especially in winter, and is visible from every inhabited part of the globe.
		Orion the hunter appropriately faces the red eye (star Aldebaran) of the adjacent bull (constellation Taurus); Albrecht Dürer represented him thus.
		His dog (constellation Canis Major) walks at his lower right, containing the brightest star in the sky (Sirius).
	homepage.mac.com /kvmagruder/bcp/aster/constellations/index.html (365 words)

	Hydrology (from Indus River) -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The fertile basin of the Indus River was an important center of ancient civilization.
		The constellation lies immediately north of Octans, the constellation that contains the south celestial pole, and west of two exotic bird constellations, Tucana (the Toucan) and Grus (the Crane).
		Indus was first published on a plate showing the southern constellations...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-48087?tocId=48087 (797 words)

	Myths, Legends and Lore
		These constellations are in order of their arrival on the horizon Pisces [Fishes], Aries [Ram], Taurus [Bull], Gemini [Twins], Cancer [Crab], Leo [Lion], Virgo [Maiden], Libra [Scales], Scorpio [Scorpion], Sagittarius [Archer Centaur], Capricornus [Goat], and Aquarius [Water Bearer].
		The constellations of Andromeda, Cephus, Cassiopeia, Perseus and Draco abound with astronomical delights.
		However, the true beauty of this constellation is not her hair but the ornaments in her hair.
	www.frostydrew.org /observatory/courses/myths/booklet.htm (11936 words)

	uma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Indus and Sumerian seals (below top left) were taken from a book that showed a realtionship between the sentance structure of early Sumerian signs and Indus signs.The top image below was taken from that book.
		This sign usually appears with a fork of three just like in the constellation Cepheus, that is in the fourth quarter of the Ecliptic's rise to the celastreal equator.
		When Dvy-Cat is used in the seals, it is preceded by those constellations that represent Sanskrit seasons (They named their early seasons after certain constellations).
	www.indoeurohome.com /uma.html (331 words)

	Telescopium -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		in astronomy, a constellation of the Southern Hemisphere bounded by the constellations Ara, Pavo, Indus, Microscopium, Sagittarius, and Corona Australis.
		Microscopium, the Microscope, is south of Capricornus and north of Indus.
		in astronomy, a constellation of the Southern Hemisphere that is surrounded by the constellations Eridanus, Hydrus, Reticulum, Dorado, and Caelum.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9313801?tocId=9313801 (390 words)

	COM-Ind,Pav,Tel.html
		The constellation is rather inconspicuous and it's brightest star is 3rd magnitude.
		There is little of interest for the casual observer in Indus with the possible exception of the binary star known as "Theta Indi".
		As its name implies the constellation is meant to represent a telescope, but it bears little resemblance to one and very few amateurs would ever bother to point their telescopes towards this constellation.
	www.bintel.com.au /08indpa.htm (506 words)

	* Indus - (Astronomy): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Julius Schiller combined Indus and Pavo to form the Biblical figure Job.
		Indus, or its lucida alpha, was Pe Sze in China,...
		Draco Equuleus Eridanus Fornax Gemini Grus Hercules Horologium Hydra Hydrus Indus Lacerta Leo Leo Minor Lepus Libra Lupus Lynx Lyra Mensa Microscopium Monoceros...
	www.bestknows.com /astronomy/indus.html (644 words)

	Evolution of the deity Murukan from the Indus Valley Prototype Ahmuvan
		The Indus tablet (G.R. Hunter, 1934) shows an elongated anthropomorphic figure (No: 1) with a trident shaped protuberance in the head surrounded by a loop from head to toe from both sides of the figure and pipal tree leaves attached to 13 smaller loops that come out from the bigger loop.
		In Indus rock art this Kanaga sign is identified as Kadavul, the name for God in Tamil (S. Gurumurthy, 1999) and it is also a symbol of Cosmic Purusha that is drawn in the exteriors of houses as an auspicious symbol in southern India.
		The primordial God of Indus valley - Ahmuvan, stands inside a bigger loop embedded with 13 smaller loops with pipal tree leaves attached to it possibly denoting 13 time periods as found in the astronomical calculations of the Mayan.
	murugan.org /research/valluvan3.htm (1537 words)

	Merry Manyr/Library/Chapbook/Plotting Science Into Science Fiction -pt2
		Delta Pavonis is in the constellation of Pavo (The Peacock).
		Cetus is a large constellation straddling, and overlapping the celestial equator, albeit mainly in the southern hemisphere.
		In the October sky, Cetus is bounded on the west by Aquarius, and in the north by Taurus.
	cochise.uia.net /~hixon/plottingsfpt2.html (797 words)

	* Indus - (Astronomy): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Industrially, iron is extracted from its ores, principally hematite (nominally Fe2O3) and magnetite (Fe3O4) by reduction with carbon in a blast furnace at temperatures of about 2000°C. After the industry and science came the financial institutions.
		An old orange dwarf star in the southern constellation Indus that lies 11.2 light-years away from the Sun.
		The other surrounding constellations are Ara to the west, Indus to the east, Sagittarius to the north-east and Pavo to the south.
	www.mimihu.com /astronomy/indus.html (622 words)

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