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Pleiad
Pleiad [from Pleiades ], group of seven tragic poets of Alexandria who flourished c.280 BC under Ptolemy II Philadelphus. Of the works of the men usually given in lists of the Pleiad only those of Lycophron survive. A group of enthusiastic French poets took c.1553 the name Pléiade from the Alexandrian Pleiad. The conventional seven of this group are Ronsard (the leader), Joachim Du Bellay , Belleau , Jodelle , Tyard , Baïf , and Daurat . Their avowed purpose was to encourage the writing of French, as against Latin, in order to enrich the French language and to establish a modern literature equal to other literatures. They cultivated the use of classical and Italian forms, especially of the sonnet.
Bibliography: See G. Castor, Pléiade Poetics (1964); R. J. Clements, Critical Theory and Practice of the Pléiade (1942, repr. 1970).
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PLEIADES SUPERCOMPUTER FUELS NASA TRIP TO MARS.
Newspaper article from: UNIX Update; 12/1/2008; 700+ words
; ...problems in history. Key to that effort is Pleiades, the world's third fastest supercomputer...operations per second (TeraFLOPS). Pleiades made its debut on the Top500 list (www...LINPACK benchmark. The results make Pleiades the world's most powerful general...
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Powered by Silicon Graphics, Pleiades Supercomputer Fuels NASA's Journey to Moon, Then Mars.
PR Newswire; 11/17/2008; 700+ words
; ...problems in history. Key to that effort is Pleiades, the world's third fastest supercomputer...operations per second (TeraFLOPS). Today, Pleiades made its debut on the Top500 list (http...LINPACK benchmark. The results make Pleiades the world's most powerful general...
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Mask of Black God: the Pleiades in Navajo cosmology.
Magazine article from: Journal of College Science Teaching; 10/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...center of his forehead, and the Pleiades on his left temple (see Figure...legends about Black God and the Pleiades as told to him by Upward Reaching...creation, people noticed that the Pleiades constellation was lodged at...foot vigorously which made the Pleiad bound to his knee. Again he...
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Meet the Pleiades: find this cluster of stars in the night sky.
Magazine article from: Highlights for Children; 1/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...meet a whole family of stars called the Pleiades (PLEE-uh-deez). You can observe the Pleiades from November through April. In winter...shimmering, misty swarm of stars you see is the Pleiades. To really get to know these stars, you...
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Scottish Development International Incubates Pleiad; Pleiad to Help Pharmaceutical and Biotech Companies Through Drug Testing Approval Process in EU and US.
Business Wire; 7/7/2003; 700+ words
; ...announced it has incubated its first company, Pleiad. Soon to be located at the Scottish Development...North American headquarters in Cambridge, Pleiad provides product development, regulatory...certification process can be lengthy. Pleiad's mission is to support companies through...
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Partnership Takes Quadros Systems into South America; Agreement with Brazil's Pleiades establishes sales, development and customer support network.
Business Wire; 11/21/2005; 700+ words
; ...RTOS), announced they have signed on Pleiades Sistemas de Comunicacao Optico Digitais...partner in Brazil. Under the agreement, Pleiades will provide pre- and post-sale technical...products and customers in Brazil. The Pleiades team will build on the customer base...
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Pleiad Devices Selects OmniComm Systems as their eClinical Solutions Provider.
PR Newswire; 8/25/2009; 700+ words
; ...TrialMaster(TM), has been selected by Pleiad, Inc., a Cambridge, Massachusetts...eClinical services to its customers. Pleiad's investment will provide it with the...to OmniComm over the next few years. Pleiad has worked with the TrialMaster EDC tool...
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Innovelis Announces Agreement with Pleiades System Designs to Distribute BudFits(TM) in Japan.
PR Newswire; 8/28/2008; 700+ words
; ...announces a strategic agreement with Pleiades System Designs to distribute BudFits...We're excited to collaborate with Pleiades to offer BudFits in Japan," said Innovelis...Mikio Motohashi, Managing Director of Pleiades, commented, "Pleiades has a strong...
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NASA Selects DataDirect Networks' Proven S2A9900 Storage Solution for Pleiades Supercomputer.
PR Newswire; 11/19/2008; 700+ words
; ...platforms to provide the data backbone for Pleiades, the space agency's new supercomputer. The goal of the Pleiades project -- named after the open star...s four mission directorates. The Pleiades project is located at the NASA Advanced...
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UH astronomers map activity of Pleiades star
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 12/26/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...by one of the brightest stars in the Pleiades cluster. George Herbig and Theodore...with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Pleiades, a famous navigational signpost for...illuminated by stars." Not far from Pleiades is a big dark cloud of cold gas and dust...
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Pleiades
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
Pleiades In Greek mythology, the Pleiades were seven sisters who were the daughters of the Titan Atlas...Electra, Taygete, Celaeno, Alcyone, Sterope, and Merope. The Pleiades are best known as a constellation in the sky consisting of seven...
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Pleiad
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Pleiad [from Pleiades ], group of seven tragic poets of Alexandria...the men usually given in lists of the Pleiad only those of Lycophron survive. A group...eacute;iade from the Alexandrian Pleiad. The conventional seven of this group...
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Stars
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
...the group of seven stars called the Pleiades. In Greek mythology these stars...constellation and continued to chase the Pleiades across the heavens. The cattle-herding Masai people of Africa see the Pleiades as a group of cattle, and their...
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Adam, Margie
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...activism in her performances. Founder of Pleiades Records, Adam has released all her own...Adam founded her own record label, Pleiades Records, in order to release her 1976...Boston Globe in an article provided in Pleiades Records press materials. ‘...
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Halcyone
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
...Halcyone is one of seven sisters called the Pleiades. This story has different versions...two of the sisters drives all of the Pleiades to commit suicide. In the more familiar version, a giant named Orion chases the Pleiades for seven years. To allow them to escape...
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