George Herbert Hitchings
George Herbert Hitchings 1905-98, American pharmacologist, b. Hoquiam, Wash., Ph.D. Harvard, 1933. Hitchings spent most of his career at Burroughs Wellcome Laboratories (1942-75), where he and fellow researcher Gertrude B. Elion developed drug treatments for leukemia, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, viral herpes, urinary and respiratory tract infections, and AIDS. In 1988 the pair shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with British pharmacologist Sir James Black .
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Feeding habits and trophic niche overlap between sympatric golden jackal (Canis aureus) and red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in the Pannonian ecoregion (Hungary).
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Zoology; 11/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...ecology of the golden jackal (Canis aureus L., 1758) and its...alimentation du chacal dore (Canis aureus L., 1758) et sa relation...range of the golden jackal (Canis aureus L., 1758) includes northern and eastern Africa, Asia Minor, the Middle East, the Caucasus...
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Star colors! (You Can Do Astronomy).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Odyssey; 1/1/2002; 700+ words
; ...Winter Circle. It contains six constellations: Orion, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Gemini, Auriga, and Taurus. Each of these constellations...three stars points down to the bright star Sirius, in Canis Major, the Big Dog. Can you find any star brighter...
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The all-star tour
Magazine article from: Boys' Life; 11/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...that Orion pursues. Two smaller constellations-Canis Major and Canis Minor, for big dog and little dog--became Orion's loyal hunting companions. Canis Major, sitting at the hunter's right heel, is...
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WHAT'S UP.(positions of stars)
Magazine article from: Odyssey; 2/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...the night sky, Sirius, in Canis Major. To the north of Sirius you will find the two stars of Canis Minor. Now, look between Canis Major and Canis Minor for a zigzag pattern of stars. You have found Monoceros! Ancient Chinese called the constellation...
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Happy New Year how to find the winter triangle.(STARGAZING with Jack Horkheimer)(Cartoon)
Magazine article from: Odyssey; 1/1/2009; ; 507 words
; ...FOR THE BRIGHTEST STAR, SIRIUS IN CANIS MAJOR. THEN DRAW A LINE EASTWARD...WITH PROCYON, THE BRIGHTEST STAR OF CANIS MINOR. NOW SIMPLY DRAW ANOTHER LINE UP...BELONGS TO ORION, THE HUNTER. CANIS MAJOR (THE BIG DOG) AND CANIS MINOR...
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Orion: Stars of the night; Winter good time to view constellations.(LIFE - SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 12/9/2004; 700+ words
; ...the night sky in the constellation Canis Major, one of Orion's hunting...Pollux and Sirius is the constellation Canis Minor, in which Procyon is the brightest...Saturn is between Castor, Pollux and Canis Minor. Last year, Saturn also was...
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Comets Coming and Planets Passing
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/4/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...9, Comet NEAT will be above the constellation Canis Major getting ready to pass Canis Minor, which hosts the star Procyon. It passes to the left of Canis Minor on May 10-11. The comet makes daily progress...
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Science: Stars and Planets: February
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 1/25/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...the southern sky. The great hunter - along with Canis Major and Minor, Taurus and the Pleiades - have constituted a cosmic...Gilgamesh, who - accompanied by his hunting dogs (Canis Major and Canis Minor) - battles the Bull of Heaven (Taurus...
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Make a stellar notebook.(You Can Do Astronomy)
Magazine article from: Odyssey; 9/1/2003; 700+ words
; ...in the winter constellation of Canis Major, the Great Dog. Sirius is...Distance Nickname (in L-Ys) Sirius Canis Major 8.6 The Dog Star Arcturus...Auriga 42.2 The Goat Star Procyon Canis Minor 11.4 Little Dog Star Altair Aquila...
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On the hunt for the mighty Orion
Newspaper article from: Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA; 2/9/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Eridanus and is accompanied by his faithful dogs, Canis Major and Canis Minor. Together they hunt Lepus the rabbit and Taurus the...Sirius, also known as the Dog Star, as it is part of Canis Major. Hanging from Orion's belt is his sword...
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Canis Minor
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Canis Minor [Lat.,=lesser dog], small constellation ying near the celestial equator, E of Orion and NE of Canis Major, the Large Dog. Known as the Small Dog, Canis Minor is traditionally identified as one of Orion's...
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Canis Major
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Canis Major [Lat.,=greater dog], constellation...SE of Orion. Known as the Large Dog ( Canis Minor is the Small Dog), it was associated with...as the Dog Star. Other bright stars in Canis Major are Adhara (Epsilon Canis Majoris...
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constellations, The
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
...Cnc 506 31 1 Canes Venatici Canum Venaticorum CVn 465 38 5 Canis Major Canis Majoris CMa 380 43 1 Canis Minor Canis Minoris CMi 183 71 1 Capricornus Capricorni Cap 414 40 1 Carina Carinae...
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Constellations
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Crab 8 +14 Canes Venatici Hunting Dogs 13 +43 Canis Major Large Dog 7 -23 Canis Minor Small Dog 7 +25 Capricornus (Sea) Goat 21...54 Lacerta Lizard 22 +45 Leo Lion 11 +17 Leo Minor Small Lion 10 +35 Lepus Hare 5 -23 Libra Balance...
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Gemini
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...through the heavens) between Taurus and Cancer, N of Canis Minor; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac . Gemini...Castor and Pollux (north of the bright star Procyon in Canis Minor), are two of the brightest stars in the sky and were...
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