Phoebe
Phoebe , in astronomy, one of the named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn . Also known as Saturn IX (or S9), Phoebe is 137 mi (220 km) in diameter, orbits Saturn at a mean distance of 8,047,985 mi (12,952,000 km), has an orbital period of 550.5 earth days, and rotates on its axis in about nine hours. The outermost of the known satellites, Phoebe was discovered by American astronomer William H. Pickering in 1898. Phoebe's reflectivity is very low, and it appears to be composed of a mix of ice and rock. Its orbit is inclined 175° to Saturn; that is, its north pole is almost aligned with the planet's south pole. Phoebe is the only one of the moons that orbits with retrograde motion , i.e., opposite to that of the planet's rotation. The sharp inclination of its orbit, its retrograde motion, and the resemblance of its apparent density and composition to Kuiper belt objects (see comet ) suggest that Phoebe is a captured object similar to a comet or asteroid rather than a native satellite.
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White Dreams, Black Africa: The Anti-Slavery Expedition to the River Niger, 1841-1842.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Historian; 6/22/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...failure. Temperley's chief protagonist is Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton (1786-1845). Buxton's plan was to set up a model farm in the heart...technological, medical, and logistical nightmare. Buxton's own ignorance was masked by his total confidence...
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Scotland's forgotten explorer: overshadowed by Livingstone, Burton and Stanley, the exploits of the hapless John Duncan have been all but forgotten. Derek O'Connor tells the story of a pioneering Scottish explorer in the old West African French colony of Dahomey.(Cover Story)
Magazine article from: Geographical; 11/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...ill-fated humanitarian mission was dispatched by Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton MP and other British anti-slavery campaigners to...steamed out of sight. Worse still, the model farm that Buxton's anti-slavery expedition had established with...
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Protest upstages commemoration
Newspaper article from: Hull Daily Mail (UK); 3/28/2007; 630 words
; ...anniversary of the Act of Parliament. The service remembered other key figures in the abolition movement, such as Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, Thomas Clarkson and former slaves Ottobah Cugoano and Olaudah Equiano. To coincide with the Wilberforce 2007 commemorations...
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Sen. Santorum Introduces Resolution Commemorating 200th Anniversary of Abolition of Slave Trade in Great Britain
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/20/2006; 700+ words
; ...and committed himself to sweeping social reform in his country; Whereas William Wilberforce joined with Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, Thomas Clarkson, Olaudah Equiano, Harriet Martineau, Hannah More, and other great abolitionists in Great Britain...
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Give a dog a bad name
Magazine article from: The Spectator; 9/20/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Lincoln and Canning. The deeply unfashionable Victorian Gothic memorial fountain to anti-slavery campaigner, Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton was moved from the northwest corner of the square to the Victoria Tower Gardens, where it remains. Transport...
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ECHO MEMORIES - Founding father of education who hated drudgery of the mill
Newspaper article from: The Northern Echo; 2/15/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Elements of Algebra." A little light bedtime reading. He also threw himself into the campaign led by his uncle, Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton MP, and backed by south Durham's new MP Joseph Pease, against slavery. There was also some proper entertainment...
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Evangelicalism, Penal Theory and the Politics of Criminal Law Reform in England, 1808-30.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Albion; 9/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...reform campaign in Parliament under the leadership of Sir Samuel Romilly, Follett argues that Romilly charted...campaign in Parliament, sustained and broadened by Thomas Fowell Buxton and Sir James Mackintosh following Romilly's death in 1818...
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Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton , 1786-1845, British social reformer. As...Reformation of Prison Discipline. An abolitionist, Buxton succeeded William Wilberforce as leader of...See his memoirs (ed. by his son Charles Buxton, 1872).
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