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Altair
Altair , brightest star in the constellation Aquila (Eagle); Bayer designation α Aquilae; 1992 position R.A. 19 h 50.5 m , Dec. +8°51′. Its apparent magnitude is 0.74, making it one of the 20 brightest stars in the sky, and it is of spectral class A7 IV,V. Altair is one of the ... Read more
Pollux
Pollux brightest star in the constellation Gemini ; Bayer designation Beta Geminorum; 1992 position R.A. 7 h 44.8 m , Dec. +28°03′. An orange giant of spectral class K0 III, it is the nearest giant star, lying at a distance of 35 light-years. Its apparent magnitude of 1.13 makes it o... Read more
Achernar
Achernar , brightest star in the constellation Eridanus ; Bayer designation α Eridani; 1992 position R.A. 1 h 37.4 m , Dec. -57°16′. A bluish-white white star with apparent magnitude 0.51, it is one of the 10 brightest stars in the entire sky. Its distance is about 120 light-years... Read more
Acrux
Acrux [from the Bayer designation α Crucis], brightest star in the constellation Crux (Southern Cross); 1992 position R.A. 12 h 26.2 m , Dec. -63°04′. Its apparent magnitude of 0.86 makes it one of the 20 brightest stars in the sky, although its location in the far southern sky ... Read more
Adhara
Adhara , bright star in the constellation Canis Major ; Bayer designation Canis Majoris; 1992 position R.A. 6 h 58.3 m , Dec. -31°54′. A bluish-white giant (spectral class B2 II) with apparent magnitude 1.5, it is one of the 25 brightest stars in the sky. Adhara is a visual binary st... Read more
Aldebaran
Aldebaran , brightest star in the constellation Taurus ; Bayer designation α Tauri; 1992 position R.A. 4 h 35.5 m , Dec. +16°30′. An orange giant star ( spectral class K5 III) with apparent magnitude averaging 0.85, it is one of the 20 brightest stars in the sky. Aldebaran is a vis... Read more
Bellatrix
Bellatrix , bright star in the constellation Orion ; Bayer designation Gamma Orionis; 1992 position R.A. 5 h 24.7 m , Dec. +6°21′. A bluish-white giant of spectral class B2 III, its apparent magnitude of 1.63 makes it one of the 25 brightest stars in the sky. Its distance from the ear... Read more
Betelgeuse
Betelgeuse , bright star in the constellation Orion ; Bayer designation α Orionis; 1992 position R.A. 5 h 54.8 m , Dec. +7°24′. A red supergiant with a luminosity about 13,000 times that of the sun, it is of spectral class M2 Iab. Betelgeuse is a semiregular variable star with a... Read more
Canopus
Canopus in astronomy, 2d brightest star in the sky, located in the constellation Carina, which is part of the ancient constellation Argo Navis; Bayer designation α Carinae; 1992 position R.A. 6 h 23.8 m , Dec. -52°41′. It has an apparent magnitude of -0.72, second only to Sirius a... Read more
Capella
Capella brightest star in the constellation Auriga ; Bayer designation α Aurigae; 1992 position R.A. 5 h 16.1 m , Dec. +45°59′. Capella is a yellow giant star of spectral class G8 III and is also a spectroscopic binary star with a component of spectral class F. Its apparent ma... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Bayer"

Bayer process
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Bayer process procedure for obtaining alumina from the aluminum ore bauxite. The alumina can then be used for various industrial purposes...
Hoffmann, Felix
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Hoffmann was a young chemist working for Bayer, the German chemical company, when he...year later Hoffmann joined the staff of Bayer, a manufacturer of dyes that had been...1863. Began Researching Pain Relievers Bayer was named after one of its two founders...
constellation
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...constellations were added to the list by J. Bayer, N. L. de Lacaille, and others. For...designated according to a system originated by Bayer in 1603: the brightest star is designated...g., Ursa Major, the assignment of a Bayer name is according to position rather than...
aspirin
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...trade name, coined by the German company Bayer when the drug was introduced in 1899...drug and the US Patent office cancelled Bayer's rights to the name. Originally salicylates...The acetyl derivative was thought by Bayer to reduce the nausea and gastrointestinal...
Boyer, Paul Delos
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Early Life Influenced Career Direction Boyer's father descended from the Boyers of Pennsylvania, who themselves came from Bayer ancestry in what is now Holland and Germany. Grace Boyer's family descended from the Huguenots who fled religious persecution...
Polaris
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...celestial pole (see equatorial coordinate system ). It is in the constellation Ursa Minor (see Ursa Major and Ursa Minor ; Bayer designation Alpha Ursae Minoris) and marks the end of the handle of the Little Dipper. Polaris's location less than 1...
Pollux
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Pollux brightest star in the constellation Gemini ; Bayer designation Beta Geminorum; 1992 position R.A. 7 h 44.8 m , Dec. +28°03′. An orange giant of spectral...
Mimosa
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Southern Cross); 1992 position R.A. 12 h 47.3 m , Dec. -59°39′. It is sometimes called Becrux, from its Bayer name, analogous to Acrux (Alpha Crucis) and Gacrux (Gamma Crucis). A bluish-white giant of spectral class B0 III, its...
Castor
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Castor , bright star in the constellation Gemini ; Bayer designation α Geminorum; 1992 position R.A. 7 h 34.1 m , Dec. +31°54′. Slightly dimmer than Pollux...
Canopus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...2d brightest star in the sky, located in the constellation Carina, which is part of the ancient constellation Argo Navis; Bayer designation α Carinae; 1992 position R.A. 6 h 23.8 m , Dec. -52°41′. It has an apparent magnitude...

Dictionary entries related to "Bayer"

Bayer, Johnann
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Bayer, Johnann ( b . Rain, Germany, 1572; d...Augsburg, Germany, 7 March 1625) astronomy. Bayer, a lawyer who was an amateur astronomer...honorarium of 150 gulden. On 13 December 1612, Bayer was appointed legal adviser to the city council...
Bayer, Herbert
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Bayer, Herbert (1900–85). Born at Haag, near Salzburg, he studied...year. He became a design consultant in Aspen, Co, in 1946. Bibliography Bayer (1938); Jervis (1984); E. Neumann (ed.) (1993); Widder (2001...
Bayer, Johann
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy Bayer, Johann (1572–1625)Germanlawyer and astronomer. In his star...in each constellation, usually in order of brightness, and this system of Bayer letters has persisted. He also depicted twelve new southern constellations...
Bayer letters
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy Bayer letters The system of identifying stars in a constellation by Greek letters according to their approximate order of brightness. They were introduced in 1603 by J. Bayer in his star atlas Uranometria .
Baeyer Adolf Johann Friedrich Wilhelm von
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Franz Kugler, and her grandfather made Bayer ’ s first home on Friedrichstrasse...others for weekly evenings of conversation. Bayer ’ s mother was Jewish but had...Munich as successor to Justus von Liebig. Bayer ’ s contributions to science...
Blind Melon
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...Blind Melon shot a video for the simple acoustic ballad "No Rain" with director Samuel Bayer, best known for his pioneering direction of videos by Nirvana. Bayer brought to life the cover image from the group's album: a photo of drummer Graham...
Knorr, Georg Wolfgang
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Woodward, John Ray, John Morton, Tenzel, Buttner, Johann Bayer, Scheuchzer, Liebknecht, G. A. Volkmann, Christlob Mylius...fossils depicted by Knorr, as well as to Peter Collinson, F. Bayer ’ s “ Sublim. Oryctograph. ”...
Uranometria
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...The first star atlas to cover the entire sky, published in 1603 by J. Bayer . Each constellation was depicted on a page of its own, with star positions...the system of labelling the brightest stars by Greek letters, known as Bayer letters .
Jeder Für Sich und Gott Gegen Alle
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Florian ); Clemens Scheitz (Registrar ); Johannes Buzalski (Police officer ); Dr. Willy Meyer-Furst (Doctor ); Wilhelm Bayer (Captain of the Cavalry, domestic ); Franz Brumbach (Bear trainer ); Alfred Edel (Professor of Logic ); Heribert Fritsch...
Karina, Anna
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers KARINA, Anna Nationality: Danish. Born: Hanne Karin Blarke Bayer in Copenhagen, 22 September 1940. Education: Studied painting in Copenhagen. Family: Married 1) the director Jean-Luc Godard...

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Bayer Foundation Awards $300,000 to MIT's Chemical Engineering Department for Professorship and Fellowship
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 12/11/2007; 700+ words ; ...SCIENCE EDITORS Contact: Rebecca L. Lucore of The Bayer Foundation, +1-412-777- 5200, rebecca.lucore.b@bayer.com Nanotechnology, Diversity Are Focus of Research, Advocacy of Bayer Professor PITTSBURGH, Pa.,Dec. 11/PRNewswire...
Bayer Advanced(TM) Garden of Oz Rose Parade(R) Float Wins Ninth Consecutive Trophy for Its Salute to the 70th Anniversary of The Wizard of Oz(TM) Movie.
PR Newswire; 1/1/2009; 700+ words ; ...Jan. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- RTP-based Bayer Advanced won its ninth consecutive Rose...during the January 1, 2009, Rose Parade. Bayer Advanced makes consumer rose care products...bin/prnh/20090101/LATH011-b) Bayer Advanced Float Wins Fantasy Trophy Tournament...
Bayer International Summer Sustainability Camp Kicks Off July 17 in Pittsburgh.
Business Wire; 7/14/2009; 700+ words ; ...Urban-River Experiences PITTSBURGH -- Bayer will welcome 12 high school students from...experiences as part of the second annual Bayer Summer Sustainability Camp. The camp - funded by the Bayer USA Foundation and the Bayer Science and...
Bayer Launches New North American Organization and New Leadership.
PR Newswire; 4/28/2003; 700+ words ; Bayer AG shareholders voted at their annual meeting to adopt a new organizational structure proposed by the Bayer AG Board of Management. The proposal represents for Bayer far-reaching changes that are expected to provide maximum...
Bayer to spin off chemicals as a stand-alone company.(top of the week)(Bayer will combine its chemicals unit, Bayer Chemicals, with some parts of Bayer Polymers)
Magazine article from: Chemical Week; 11/12/2003; ; 700+ words ; Bayer says it intends to combine its chemicals unit, Bayer Chemicals, with some parts of Bayer Polymers to create a stand-alone company with sales of 5.6 billion [euro] ($6.5 billion) (CW, Nov. 5, p. 14). Bayer says it will spin...
Bayer enters strategic pharmaceuticals alliance.
Newspaper article from: World Disease Weekly; 10/12/2004; 700+ words ; ...12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bayer announced that it is continuing the systematic...According to the terms of the agreement, Bayer's primary care pharmaceutical products...product, Zetia, in Japan. At the same time Bayer healthcare will build up a new U.S...
Bayer reorganization finds less is more.(News)(Company Profile)
Magazine article from: Plastics News; 5/12/2003; ; 700+ words ; Byline: Frank Esposito Bayer AG scientists have tackled some tough...addition by subtraction. Essentially, Bayer (Booth N5149) wants to grow its markets...Paterson, head of the Americas region for Bayer's newly formed polymers unit, said...
Bayer Biological Products Launches Bayer Hemophilia Awards Program; Multi-Million Dollar Grant Initiative to Provide Important Source for Hemophilia Research and Education.
PR Newswire; 10/1/2002; 700+ words ; RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Bayer Biological Products (BP), a division of Bayer Corporation, today announced the launch of the Bayer Hemophilia Awards Program, a $2.75 million USD annual grant initiative to fund hemophilia research...
Bayer Offers Manufacturing Site for $1; Company Seeks to Enhance Economic Development in Midwestern City.
PR Newswire; 8/26/2002; 700+ words ; ELKHART, Ind. -- Bayer announced today a year-long initiative...senior vice president and general manager, Bayer Diagnostics. "In the past we have always...more direct impact on local residents, Bayer employees and their families." The property...
Bayer to Receive Two Top National Awards for Its Science Education, Science Literacy Work
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 4/2/2008; 700+ words ; ...Rebecca L. Lucore, +1-412-777-5200, rebecca.lucore.b@bayer.com or Bryan Iams, +1-412-777-5200, bryan.iams.b@bayer.com, both of the The Bayer Foundation Company and Foundation to be Honored by National Science...