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  Richard Martin West -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Richard Martin West (born 1941) is a (A Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark) Danish (A physicist who studies astronomy) astronomer working at the (additional info and facts about European Southern Observatory) European Southern Observatory (ESO).
He discovered numerous ((astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit) comets, including the spectacular "Comet West" ((additional info and facts about C/1975 V1) C/1975 V1) and the periodic comets 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura and 123P/West-Hartley.
He also discovered a number of (Any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)) asteroids, including the (additional info and facts about Trojan asteroid) Trojan asteroids 2146 Stentor, 2148 Epeios and (20995) 1985 VY.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ri/richard_martin_west.htm   (195 words)

  
 West --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Within months of its discovery, Comet West became visible to the naked eye, and for two days in 1976 the comet was the brightest in space.
West stood out as a social critic with strong religious ties who discussed the importance of class and economic issues in the fl community, both as a professor and as a...
Biographical sketch of Benjamin West, American-born painter of historical, religious, and mythological subjects who had a profound influence on the development of historical painting in Britain, supplemented with a collection of his paintings.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9340149   (772 words)

  
 Powell's Books - The Mythical West: An Encyclopedia of Legend, Lore, and Popular Culture by Richard W Slatta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Images of the Wild West, both past and present from Jesse James to Baywatch pervade American culture and provide the world with its ideas of the "real" America.
From action figures to entries span the legends of the old and modern American West as expressed in folklore, art, literature, popular culture and media.
Images of the Wild West, both past and present — from Jesse James to Baywatch — pervade American culture and provide the world with its ideas of the "real" America.
www.powells.com /cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=16-1576071510-0   (332 words)

  
 Nathan Van Metre House
Those on the east side form a double parlor.
On the west side is a large dining room and a smaller rear room.
Comstock, Jim "West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia" Richard, West Virginia, 1976.
www.vanmetre.com /National%20Historic/nathan_van_metre_house.htm   (1031 words)

  
 CSU | Public Affairs | Richard P. West   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
EDUCOM Review Speaks with William H. Graves and Richard West," EDUCOM Review, Jan.-Feb. 1993.
15, No. 2, Summer 1992 "Sustaining Excellence in the 21st Century: A Vision and Strategies for Higher Education Administration," with Richard N. Katz, CAUSE Professional Paper Series #8, April 1992.
"Implementing the Vision: A Framework and Agenda for Investing in Academic Computing," with Richard N. Katz, EDUCOM Review, Winter 1990.
www.calstate.edu /PA/bios/staffbio/rwest.shtml   (312 words)

  
 Rick West, [Richard Westwood], rocker, Brian Poole and Tremeloes May 7 in History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Rick West, [Richard Westwood], rocker, Brian Poole and Tremeloes May 7 in History
Rick West, [Richard Westwood], rocker, Brian Poole and Tremeloes
Look for me in the nurseries of Heaven.
www.brainyhistory.com /events/1943/may_7_1943_102505.html   (43 words)

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