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  Search Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
weather satellite weather satellite, artificial satellite used to gather data on a global basis for improvement of weather forecasting.
Arctic, the -> Natural Resources In parts of the Arctic are found a variety of natural resources, but many known reserves are not exploited because of their inaccessibility.
Natural childbirth emphasizes the ability of many women to give birth with a minimal amount of pain-killing drugs or none at all.
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 Encyclopedia: Uranus' natural satellites
The flyby of the Voyager 2 space probe in January 1986 led to the discovery of a further 10 moons, and another satellite S/1986 U 10 was later found after studying old Voyager photographs.
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Stephano (stef-a-noe or ste-faa-noe) is a natural satellite of Uranus.
Timeline of natural satellites in the Solar system by decade of discovery For comparison, discovery dates of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are also included, as well as the first six asteroids.
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 Natural satellite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The common noun moon (not capitalized) is used to mean any natural satellite of the other planets.
) Diameters of the new Plutonian satellites are still very poorly known, but they are estimated to lie between 64 and 200 km.
In addition to the moons of the various planets there are also over 30 known asteroid moons, asteroids that orbit other asteroids.
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 List of themed timelines
Timeline of quantum mechanics, molecular physics, atomic physics, nuclear physics, and particle physics
Timeline of states of matter and phase transitions
Timelines of History: a collection of timelines by time, country, today in history along with assorted subjects
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 Naming of natural satellites - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The choice of names is often determined by a satellite's discoverer; however, historically some satellites were not given names for many decades or even centuries after their discovery.
Until then, Titan was known as the "Huygenian (or Huyghenian) satellite of Saturn" and the other moons had Roman numeral designations in order of their distance from Saturn.
However, the increasing number of moons that were being discovered in the 21st century caused the IAU to draw up a new scheme for the outer moons, which are named after giants in the mythologies of other cultures.
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 Timeline of natural satellites
Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their natural satellites
This timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their natural satellites charts the progress of the discovery of new bodies over history.
Historically the naming of natural satellites did not always match the times of their discovery.
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 The Galileo Project | Chronology | Galileo Timeline
The satellites of Jupiter are here called the Medicean Stars, in honor of the house of his prospective patron.
The satellites of Jupiter are observed in England by Thomas Harriot, in Provence by Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc and Joseph Gaultier de la Valette, and in Rome by Christopher Clavius and the other Jesuit mathematicians at the Collegio Romano.
Galileo attacks the problem of determining longitude at sea by means of eclipses of the satellites of Jupiter.
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 Astronomy Online Research :: Information about Astronomy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Bible contains a number of statements on the position of the earth in the universe and the nature of the stars and planets, most of which are poetic rather than literal; see Biblical cosmology.
In 500, Aryabhata presented a mathematical system that described the earth as spinning on its axis and considered the motions of the planets with respect to the sun.
Timeline of galaxies, clusters of galaxies, and large scale structure
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 CONK! Encyclopedia: Timeline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Chronologies or timelines are important in understanding history.
General: List of years in science, Timeline of scientific discoveries, Timeline of scientific experiments, Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand, Timeline of Islamic science and technology, Timeline of Polish science and technology
Timeline Wall Chart of Evolution, Culture and Knowledge: 13,7 billion years of history
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 TERRIERS Classroom: Lesson 2.1: What is a Satellite?
Our moon is an example of a natural satellite as are all the moons of the other planets.
Bubbles are naturally spherical - natural tendency for that shape (teacher note - this is because of surface tension).
Natural satellites are spherical too, but for a different physical reason - gravity will produce sphere shaped bodies in space - this is also a natural tendency.
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 Commercial Space Transportation - FAA / AST   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
In the 1960s, most satellites were top-secret devices used primarily in a military capacity for such activities as navigation and surveillance.
No matter who launches the satellites, they are all launched into orbit by a rocket or transported inside the cargo bay of the space shuttle.
Satellites will help us find solutions to some of the pressing problems of the 21st century, and as we move farther into the new millennium, we can rest assured that no matter what our Earth might face, satellites will be there to help.
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 MyWestTexas.com - Local News - 11/18/2004 - Georgia prof: Global warming real, but could be natural   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
In a second timeline lasting hundreds of millions of years is the movement of the continents, which he equated to the growth of the human fingernail.
The third timeline lasts hundreds of thousands of years and involves short-term changes to the Sun's energy.
This timeline also involves the Earth's tilt -- every 41,000 years it shifts from a 24.5 degree tilt to a 21.5 degree tilt and back again while every 23,000 years the planet's wobble shifts from one side to the other.
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 TERRIERS Classroom - Lesson 5.1: How Do We Launch Artificial Satellites?
Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy), 1687, was one of the most important single works in the history of modern science.
Newton's Three Laws of Motion are: (1) an object in motion tends to stay in motion and an object at rest tends to stay at rest unless acted upon by an external force; (2) force is equal to mass times acceleration; (3) every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
Satellites do not launch themselves - rockets do and that is what provides the upward force to lift the satellite to high altitudes.
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 Astronomy - Internet-Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Motions and positions of objects are now easily known, and modern astronomy concerns itself much more with trying to observe and understand the actual physical nature of celestial objects—what makes them "tick".
Ever since the twentieth century the field of professional astronomy has tended to split into observational astronomy and theoretical astrophysics.
In 500 AD, Aryabhata presented a mathematical system that took the earth to spin on its axis and considered the motions of the planets with respect to the sun.
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 eLexi - das Onlinelexikon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Timeline of the 2001 anthrax attacks in New York
Timeline of U.S. attack on Afghanistan in December 2001
Timeline of U.S. attack on Afghanistan in November 2001
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 Satellites
The first Milstar I satellite was launched in 1994, and Aerospace supported the integration and test of the Milstar I and II series of spacecraft.
SBIRS is a planned constellation of geosynchronous-orbit satellites and highly elliptical-orbit payloads with a consolidated, common ground system built to meet U.S. surveillance needs over the next 20 to 30 years.
WGS satellites will be the most capable and powerful communications satellites ever launched by the Department of Defense.
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 Talk:Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their natural satellites - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Or perhaps change it to "Timeline of solar system objects discovery" and include Uranus, Neptune, the first six or so asteroids, the first Centaur (2060 Chiron), the first trans-Neptunian object ((15760) 1992 QB), the first Sedna (whatever we end up classifying it).
How about just Timeline of the discovery of the Solar System, or Timeline of discovery of Solar System objects, and the intro can still state that we're confining ourselves to objects of a certain mass so as not to clutter the article.
Well, the other approach would be to break the page out into Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets, Timeline of discovery of Solar System natural satellites of planets, Timeline of discovery of Solar System asteroids, etc, but I think it is more useful to have them in one place.
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 Natural climate change may be larger than commonly thought
A new study of climate in the Northern Hemisphere for the past 2000 years shows that natural climate change may be larger than generally thought.
The fact that these two climate evolutions, which have been obtained completely independently of each other, are very similar supports the case that climate shows an appreciable natural variability - and that changes in the sun’s output and volcanic eruptions on the earth may be the cause.
This means that it is difficult to distinguish the human influence on climate from natural variability, even though the past 15 warm years are best explained if one includes human influence in the simulations.
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 AT&T: AT&T Labs: ATAT&T Labs - Innovation - Technology Timeline - Natural Voices
At the heart of this technology is the ATandT Natural Voices Text-to-Speech (TTS) Engine, and this engine supports a library of multilingual male and female voice fonts in languages including U.S. English, Latin American Spanish, German, U.K. English, Parisian French and Canadian French (and this list will continues to grow).
ATandT Natural Voices' TTS technology is the key to giving voice-a pleasant, natural and crystal clear voice-to a new generation of ATandT managed business services.
Natural Voices is used by Freedom Box, a conversational Web interface that tells users the choices they have and describes exactly what is available on a Web page.
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 Natural satellite - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Natural satellite - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
At least 47, see Jupiter's natural satellites for a listing.
Natural satellite, Origin, Physical characteristics, Moons of the Solar system, See also, External links, Jupiter's moons, Saturn's moons, Neptune's moons and All moons.
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 Encyclopedia: Timeline of natural satellites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
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Timeline of natural satellites in the Solar system by decade of discovery
When two dates are given, the first is publication, the second is the discovery observation's date.
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 Unmanned Satellites. (from Space Exploration) --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Most known natural satellites orbit planets; the Earth's Moon is the most obvious example.
The United States experienced a frustrating year in space exploration in 1993 as several key satellites were lost, space shuttle launches were delayed five times, and the space station was drastically cut in size.
Includes a timeline of space exploration history, information on rockets and the various kinds that have been made, and a collection of brief profiles of some of the important figures.
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 Neptune (planet)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Five new irregular moons were announced in 2004.
For a timeline of discovery dates, see Timeline of natural satellites.
In Olaf Stapledon's epic novel Last and First Men, Neptune is the final home of the highly evolved human race.
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 Jupiter's natural satellites -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The interior groups seem natural: (Click link for more info and facts about Amalthea) Amalthea's, the (Click link for more info and facts about Galilean moons) Galilean moons.
What is left of the outer retrograde irregular satellites of Jupiter can be grouped in three families, based on shared orbital characteristics and bearing the name of the largest member in each case.
See (Click link for more info and facts about Naming of natural satellites) Naming of natural satellites.
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 Encyclopedia: Sycorax (moon)
Inclination is one of the six orbital parameters describing the shape and orientation of a celestial orbit and is the angular distance of the orbital plane from the plane of the reference (usually planets equator or the ecliptic), stated in degrees.
The Laplace plane is defined as the mean plane occupied by the orbit of a satellite during a precession cycle.
The pascal (symbol Pa) is the SI unit of pressure.
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 satellite, natural
satellite, natural, celestial body orbiting a planet, asteroid, or star of a larger size.
Within the solar system, Pluto's moon, Charon, and the earth's moon are the largest satellites in relation to their planets, although neither is the largest in actual size.
In comparison, some satellites are quite small, e.g., Deimos, the outer satellite of Mars, is c.4 mi (6 km) in diameter.
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 NAMING OF NATURAL SATELLITES FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
John_Herschel names the seven known satellites of Saturn: MNRAS 8 (1848) 42 in his 1847 publication of ''Results of Astronomical Observations made at the Cape of Good Hope'')
John_Herschel names the four known satellites of Uranus: AN, 34 (1852) 325/326 in 1852
Seth_Barnes_Nicholson declines to name satellites of Jupiter he has discovered: PASP 51 (1939) 93
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