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eccentricity
(Encyclopedia)eccentricity, in astronomy: see orbit. ...filament
(Encyclopedia)filament, in astronomy: see chromosphere. ...granule
(Encyclopedia)granule, in astronomy: see photosphere. ...twinkling
(Encyclopedia)twinkling, in astronomy: see seeing. ...Cannon, Annie Jump
(Encyclopedia)Cannon, Annie Jump, 1863–1941, American astronomer, b. Dover, Del. In 1897 she became an assistant in the Harvard College Observatory, where (1911–38) she was astronomer and curator of astronomica...False Cross
(Encyclopedia)False Cross, in astronomy: see Carina. ...Xena
(Encyclopedia)Xena, in astronomy: see Eris.encounter theory
(Encyclopedia)encounter theory, in astronomy, see solar system. ...population I and II
(Encyclopedia)population I and II, in astronomy: see stellar populations. ...aether
(Encyclopedia)aether: see ether, in physics and astronomy. ...Browse by Subject
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