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Dione
Dione , in astronomy, one of the named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn . Also known as Saturn IV (or S4), Dione is 695 mi (1,120 km) in diameter, orbits Saturn at a mean distance of 234,500 mi (377,400 km), and has an orbital period of 2.737 earth days—the rotational period is unknown... Read more
Dione
Dione in Greek religion and mythology, earth goddess. In some legends she is the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys; in others she is a Titaness, born to Uranus and Gaea. In yet another version she is the mother of Aphrodite. Her name is the feminine form of Zeus. Her cult was associated with the oracl... Read more
Dion Boucicault
Dion Boucicault , 1822?-1890, Anglo-Irish dramatist and actor. At 19 he had success with his play London Assurance at Covent Garden, London. In 1853 he went to the United States with his wife, Agnes Robertson, an actress who was the adopted daughter of Charles Kean. Boucicault became known for his... Read more
Dionysius the Younger
Dionysius the Younger fl. 368-344 BC, tyrant of Syracuse, son of Dionysius the Elder. He ended the war with Carthage and enlisted the support of the professional army. Neither gifted nor trained for administration or warfare, his banishment of Dion of Syracuse destroyed his only valid chance of m... Read more
Helene
Helene , in astronomy, one of the named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn . Also known as Saturn XII (or S12), Helene is an irregularly shaped (nonspherical) body measuring about 22 mi (36 km) by 20 mi (32 km) by 18 mi (30 km); it orbits Saturn at a mean distance of 234,500 mi (377,400 km) an... Read more
Decapolis
Decapolis [Gr.,=ten cities], confederacy of 10 ancient cities, all E of the Jordan, except Scythopolis. The others were (according to Pliny) Dion, Pella, Gadara, Hippos, Gerasa, Philadelphia, Damascus, Raphana, and Kanatha. The league was constituted after Pompey's campaign (65 BC-62 BC) as a prote... Read more
Oceanus
Oceanus , in Greek mythology. 1 Circular stream that flows around the edge of the earth. The sun and moon rise from and descend into this stream; it is the source of all rivers. 2 Personification of the circular stream described above. He was the Titan son of Uranus and Gaea, the husband of Teth... Read more
Aphrodite
Aphrodite , in Greek religion and mythology, goddess of fertility, love, and beauty. Homer designated her the child of Zeus and Dione. Hesiod's account of her birth is more popular: she supposedly rose from the foam of the sea where Uranus' genitals had fallen after he had been mutilated by Kronos. ... Read more
Enceladus
Enceladus , in astronomy, one of the named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn . Also known as Saturn II (or S2), Enceladus is 310 mi (500 km) in diameter, orbits Saturn at a mean distance of 147,900 mi (238,020 km), and has equal orbital and rotational periods of 1.37 earth days. It was discov... Read more
Joseph Jefferson
Joseph Jefferson 1829-1905, American actor. He was the foremost of an old and distinguished family of English and American actors. Jefferson spent the first 20 years of his life as a strolling player. His fame came with his creation of the role of Rip Van Winkle in a dramatization of Washington Irv... Read more

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Dione
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Dione , in astronomy, one of the named moons...Saturn . Also known as Saturn IV (or S4), Dione is 695 mi (1,120 km) in diameter, orbits...Gian Domenico Cassini . Aside from Titan , Dione is the densest of Saturn's satellites...
Helene
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...ground-based observations of Saturn. Another moon, Dione , is co-orbital with Helene; that is, Helene orbits Saturn at the same distance as Dione but precedes Dione by about 60°. Before the present name was adopted...
Cassini spacecraft
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...prominent gap in Saturn ’ s main rings (what is called the Cassini Division), as well as the icy moons Iapetus, Rhea, Dione, and Tethys. Dutch scientist Christiann Huygens (1629 – 1695) discovered Saturn ’ s rings and, in 1655...
Oceanus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Uranus and Gaea, the husband of Tethys, and the father of the river-gods and the sea nymphs (or oceanids). He was conceived of as a powerful but kindly old man. Some legends say that Dione was also the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys.
Enceladus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...periods. The fresh surface suggests relatively recent volcanism, caused perhaps by tidal forces exerted by Saturn and the moon Dione , with which Enceladus forms a satellite pair (that is, they interact gravitationally). In 2005 the space probe Cassini...
Aphrodite
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Aphrodite , in Greek religion and mythology, goddess of fertility, love, and beauty. Homer designated her the child of Zeus and Dione. Hesiod's account of her birth is more popular: she supposedly rose from the foam of the sea where Uranus' genitals had...
Caffeine
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...of moderate amounts. Caffeine ’ s chemical name is 3,7-dihydro-1,3,7-trimethyl-1H-purine-2, 6-dione. It is also known as theine, methyl theobromine, and 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine. Its molecular formula is C 8 H 10 N...
Herbicides
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...methylpropionitrile]; hexazinone [3-Cyclohexyl-6-(dimethyl-amino)-1-methyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione]; metribuzin [4-Amino-6-tert-butyl-3-(methylthio)-as-triazin-5(4H)-one]; and simazine [2-chloro...
Dodona
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Dodona , in Greek religion, the oldest oracle , in inland Epirus, near modern Janina, sacred to Zeus and Dione. According to Herodotus, an old oak tree there became an oracle when a black dove, from Egyptian Thebes, settled on it. Priestesses...
Zeus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...went to Hades, the sea to Poseidon, and the heavens and earth to Zeus. Zeus was an amorous god. His first mate was probably Dione, but his official consort was his sister, Hera, who bore him Ares and Hebe. Zeus also loved Themis, Eurynome, Demeter...

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Dione
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy Dione The fourth-largest satellite of Saturn...km in diameter; also known as Saturn IV. Dione orbits 377 400 km...rotation is the same as its orbital period. Dione was discovered in 1684 by G. D. Cassini...
Lagrangian point
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...the orbit of the much larger Tethys. In similar fashion, tiny Helene precedes Saturn's satellite Dione, keeping 60° ahead of Dione. The Lagrangian points are named after the French mathematician J. L. de Lagrange , who first calculated...
Enceladus
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences ...by radioactive decay; the heat would have dissipated long ago. The orbit of Enceladus is locked in a 1:2 resonance with Dione , which may provide some tidal heating , but probably not enough to melt water ice. Enceladus is 238 020 km from Saturn; its...
saturnian satellites
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences saturnian satellites See ATLAS (SATURN XV); CALYPSO (SATURN XIV); DIONE (SATURN IV); ENCELADUS (SATURN II); EPIMETHEUS (SATURN XI); HELENE (SATURN XIII); HYPERION (SATURN VII); IAPETUS...
Main satellites of the planets
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...Calypso 30 × 16 × 16   294.7  1.888  1.47 0.001 1980 IV Dione 1120   377.4  2.737  0.00 0.002 1684 XII Helene 36 × 32 ×...
linea
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...The name, which means ‘thread’ or ‘plumb-line’, is not a geological term, but is used in the nomenclature of individual features, for example Minos Linea on Europa and Palatine Linea on Dione.
Aphrodite
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...Greek mythology, the goddess of beauty, fertility, and sexual love. She is variously described as the daughter of Zeus and Dione, or as being born from the sea. Her cult was of Eastern origin, hence her identification with Astarte and Ishtar. Her Roman...
Kirkwood, Daniel
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...he noted that the periods would also be close to one-half that of Mimas and that there were also resonances with Tethys and Dione; furthermore, the Encke division in ring A also corresponded to resonances with Saturn ’ s satellites. A simple...
resonance
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...that the three satellites can never line up on the same side of Jupiter. Other pairs of satellites such as Mimas and Tethys, Dione and Enceladus, and Titan and Hyperion are in resonance, the effects being to stabilize their orbits and produce in them oscillations...
shadow transit
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...and of Titan on Saturn, are the only ones large enough to be visible through most Earth-based telescopes, although shadow transits of Rhea, and even of Tethys, Dione, and Iapetus, can be seen in large telescopes under good conditions.

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Lipman Acquires Dione Plc; Combination To Strengthen Leadership Position in the Worldwide Transaction Solutions Market.
Business Wire; 10/4/2004; 700+ words ; ...Nasdaq, TASE: LPMA) and privately-held Dione Plc jointly announced today that Lipman has purchased 100% of the share capital of Dione from its shareholders, Tamares Capital...cash for all of the outstanding shares of Dione. In addition, Lipman is required to pay...
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft finds frigid ice world on Saturn's moon Dione
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 10/19/2005; 575 words ; ...finds frigid ice world on Saturn's moon Dione LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- During...close flyby of Saturn's grayish moon Dione, NASA's Cassini spacecraft found an...the spacecraft came within 500 km of Dione surface, and took fine pictures of the...
Dione chosen to support MasterCard/Maestro Terminal Implementation Programme.
M2 Presswire; 10/27/2003; 700+ words ; M2 PRESSWIRE-27 October 2003-DIONE: Dione chosen to support MasterCard/Maestro Terminal Implementation...straight from the holder`s savings or current account. The Dione/NCR solution is a total package that can be replicated from...
Dione chosen to support M-TIP The MasterCard/Maestro Terminal Implementation Programme.
M2 Presswire; 11/10/2003; 700+ words ; M2 PRESSWIRE-10 November 2003-DIONE: Dione chosen to support M-TIP The MasterCard/Maestro Terminal...straight from the holder`s savings or current account. The Dione/NCR solution is a total package that can be replicated from...
Tethys and Dione are active moons of Saturn, reveals study
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 6/18/2007; 550 words ; ...ringed-planet's moons, Tethys and Dione, are active. Until this result, among...Saturn's magnetic field to Tethys and Dione. The plasma is basically a gas composed...electrons points back towards Tethys and Dione. "It establishes Tethys and Dione as...
Cassini scientists say Dione is 'older, more mature' and frigid
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 10/19/2005; ; 350 words ; ...close flyby of Saturn's grayish moon Dione reveals it is a mature, frigid world with...spacecraft flew within 310 miles of the Dione's pale surface last week, showing it...Cassini scientists compared the frozen Dione to another Saturn moon, Enceladus, which...
Lipman Launches Unattended Payment Initiative; Systems to Be Deployed Throughout the UK by Lipman's Subsidiary, Dione.
Business Wire; 2/16/2005; 700+ words ; ...today announced that its subsidiary, Dione Ltd., has launched its Unattended Payment...by EDC to be between 7 and 9 million. Dione is at the forefront of this market and...companies have all adopted products from Dione's new range of Secura(TM) Integration...
Flyby: Saturn's Moon Dione a Frigid World
News Wire article from: AP Online; 10/19/2005; 306 words ; ...close flyby of Saturn's grayish moon Dione reveals it is a mature, frigid world with...spacecraft flew within 310 miles of the Dione's pale surface last week, showing it...Cassini scientists compared the frozen Dione to another Saturn moon, Enceladus, which...
Cassini scientists: Saturn moon Dione is a frigid world
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 10/19/2005; 278 words ; ...close flyby of Saturn's grayish moon Dione reveals it is a mature, frigid world with...within 310 miles (500 kilometers) of the Dione's pale surface last week, showing it...Cassini scientists compared the frozen Dione to another Saturn moon, Enceladus, which...