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Thebe

(Encyclopedia)Thebe thēˈbē [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Sinope

(Encyclopedia)Sinope sĭnōˈpē [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Rosalind

(Encyclopedia)Rosalind rŏzˈəlĭndˌ, rōˈzə– [key], in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus. ...

Callirrhoë

(Encyclopedia)Callirrhoë kəlĭrˈōē [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Carme

(Encyclopedia)Carme kärˈmē [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Hoyle, Sir Fred

(Encyclopedia)Hoyle, Sir Fred hoil [key], 1915–2001, British astrophysicist and mathematician, b. Bingley, Yorkshire. During the years of World War II, Hoyle primarily worked on technical problems related to rada...

Bessel, Friedrich Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia)Bessel, Friedrich Wilhelm frēdˈrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm bĕsˈəl [key], 1784–1846, German astronomer and mathematician. He became (1810) director of the new observatory at Königsberg and professor of a...

Shklovsky, Iosif Samuilovich

(Encyclopedia)Shklovsky, Iosif Samuilovich yôsˈĭf səmo͞oēlˈəvĭch shklŏfˈskē [key], 1916–85, Soviet astronomer. He was head of the department of radio-astronomy at the Sternberg Astronomical Institute,...

Darwin, Sir George Howard

(Encyclopedia)Darwin, Sir George Howard, 1845–1912, English astronomer and mathematician; 2d son of Charles Darwin. He was Plumian professor (from 1883) of astronomy and experimental philosophy at Cambridge, and ...

azimuth

(Encyclopedia)azimuth ăzˈəməth [key], in astronomy, one coordinate in the altazimuth coordinate system. It is the angular distance of a body measured westward along the celestial horizon from the observer's sou...