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Uranus
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Uranus Results from the flyby of the Voyager 2 spacecraft Uranus ’ s magnetic field Uranus ’ rotation Uranus ’ atmosphere Uranus ’ s internal structure Uranus ’ rings Uranus is the seventh planet...
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Neptune
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...while being slightly more massive than Uranus, which is about 14 times the mass of Earth...Astronomers consider Neptune to form with Uranus a subgroup of the Jovian planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune). Neptune and Uranus are...
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Planetary Ring Systems
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...can see directly from Earth. Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune, do however all have ring...detailed structure. The rings around Uranus were discovered next. On March 10, 1977, four groups of astronomers observed Uranus pass in front of a star and occult it...
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Astrological Planets
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
...Saturn. As other planets were discovered (Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto), they were added...large comet orbiting between Saturn and Uranus. The practice of astrology is based on...consciousness indicate Neptune's influence. Uranus. Uranus is by nature extremely cold...
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planet
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Earth ( Mars , Jupiter , Saturn , and Uranus , Neptune . Pluto , long regarded after...Jovian planets—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—are much larger...telescope other planets became visible. Uranus, detected in 1781 by Sir William Herschel...
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Planet X
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...Herschel (1738 – 1822) discovered Uranus, after detecting what he believed to...Calculations to determine the orbit of Uranus were made, and the planet was found to...arose. After 60 years, it was noticed Uranus was not following its predicted orbit...
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solar system
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Venus , earth , Mars , Jupiter , Saturn , Uranus , and Neptune . The planets orbiting nearer...gas giants—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Its orbit, which is tilted...Jupiter, is 3°, whereas that of Uranus is 98°, causing its axis of rotation...
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John Couch Adams
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...William Herschel had discovered the planet Uranus. From then on, astronomers had sought to account for the movement of Uranus according to the rules which governed...Neptune Adams's initial attack on Uranus, begun upon his graduation in 1843...
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Celestial mechanics
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...x2013; 1822) fortuitously discovered Uranus, the seventh major planet from the Sun...initial orbital elements calculated for Uranus did not accurately allow prediction of...six other major planets. Before 1821, Uranus was consistently observed to be ahead...
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Hesiod
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...divine powers for dominion of the world. Uranus (Sky), the original force, is succeeded...instigation of his mother, Gaia, castrates Uranus. Kronos, in turn, is deposed after...by Zeus, and the Titans (children of Uranus and Gaia), led by Kronos. In the course...
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