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(Encyclopedia)filament, in astronomy: see chromosphere. ...IRAS
(Encyclopedia)IRAS: see infrared astronomy.granule
(Encyclopedia)granule, in astronomy: see photosphere. ...NICMOS
(Encyclopedia)NICMOS: see infrared astronomy.twinkling
(Encyclopedia)twinkling, in astronomy: see seeing. ...SOFIA
(Encyclopedia)SOFIA: see infrared astronomy.radio telescope
(Encyclopedia)radio telescope: see radio astronomy. ...Al-Battani
(Encyclopedia)Al-Battani ălˌbətēˈnēəs [key], b. before 858, d. 929, Arab astronomer and mathematician. He is best known in astronomy for his improvements and corrections of the Ptolemaic tradition. His Kitab...Lamont, Johann von
(Encyclopedia)Lamont, Johann von yōˈhän fən läˈmônt [key], 1805–79, Scottish-German astronomer and magnetician, b. Scotland. In 1817 he went to Ratisbon to study at the seminary. He remained in Germany to ...False Cross
(Encyclopedia)False Cross, in astronomy: see Carina. ...Browse by Subject
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