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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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planet †(old astron.) heavenly body having an apparent motion among the fixed stars XII; (mod. astron.) heavenly body revolving round the sun XVII. — (O)F.
planète — late L.
planēta,
planētēs (only in pl.
planētæ, for older L.
stellæ errantes) — Gr.
planḗtēs wanderer (pl.
astéres planâtai wandering stars), f.
planán lead astray, wander.
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planetary XVII. — late L.
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Planets Seen Orbiting Distant Stars
News Wire article from: AP Online; 3/29/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...away. Both of the new planets are slightly smaller...is the second largest planet in the solar system after...discovered extrasolar planets, including 20 others...life flourished on our planet.'' Planets in an eccentric orbits...
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Planets in all the wrong places.(WEB)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 3/6/2006; 700+ words
; ...best theories of planet formation. It made sense that all the planets close to the sun...influence of giant planets orbiting around them. The larger the planet, and the closer...several years of planet-hunting and close to 200 extrasolar planets found, it's time...
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Planet Hunters Find Large Planet
News Wire article from: AP Online; 6/14/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...newly discovered planet is one of three planets circling a star...will find many such planets over the next decade. Since a planet must make one whole...On the Net: Planet search: http://exoplanets.org New planets: http://www...
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Missing planets proof of destructive power of stars' tides.
News Wire article from: Asian News International; 4/28/2009; 700+ words
; ...first evidence that such planet destruction has already...properties of extrasolar planets, we can see that this...the tide will pull the planet in," Jackson said...these tidally evolving planets change very slowly...Eventually, the planet's orbit brings it close...
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Planet hunters
Magazine article from: Boys' Life; 1/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...as Earth and the other planets in our solar system circle...sun. Finding such a planet would answer an age...question: Is our family of planets alone in the universe...like Jupiter or solid planets like Earth. Like hunters...the telltale clues of a planet's presence around a...
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Planet Corp. launches The Planet Financial Planner Program.
Business Wire; 6/24/1997; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 1997-- The Planet Financial Planner Program provides special pricing...CMAs dealing with financial and business planning Planet Corp. Tuesday launched The Planet Financial Planner Program that provides a variety...
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Planet hunter: he has found 65 new worlds circling stars far away.
Magazine article from: Highlights for Children; 11/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...family" of three planets. In June 2002 they...a Jupiter-like planet orbiting star number...scientists began spotting planets farther out. The planet orbiting 55 Cancri...the Jupiter-like planet and two other planets that lie close to...
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Missing planets attest to destructive power of stars' tides.(Report)
Newspaper article from: NewsRx Science; 5/17/2009; 700+ words
; ...the tide will pull the planet in," Jackson said. Most of the planets discovered outside of...will obliterate the planet." The researchers...of how stars destroy planets and how that process might affect a planet's orbit, Jackson...
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Planets to waltz across night-sky ballroom: In a rare event, five planets will be visibly aligned over the next few weeks - no telescope necessary.(USA)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 4/19/2002; 700+ words
; ...nestle between the top two planets, Venus and Jupiter...the tidy line of the planet's ascending arc are...like a frisbee, each planet is on roughly the same...the moon, and every planet follow the same track...Usually, though, the planets are spaced out enough...
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Planet Movies by AMC Commits to Easton; Complex to Include Planet Hollywood and Official All-Star Cafe
PR Newswire; 10/31/1997; 700+ words
; ...Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Officials of Planet Hollywood International (NYSE: PHL...Georgetown Group announced today that "Planet Movies by AMC" will be constructed at...cinema with the excitement and glamour of a Planet Hollywood restaurant, an Official All...
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Minor Planets
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...Though distinct from minor planets, comets are sometimes...a subset of the minor planet group. There are many thousands of minor planets — also termed...rather than as a true planet. There is also a significant...the 1990s, only nine planets were known: Mercury...
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Extrasolar Planets
Book article from: Space Sciences
...known extrasolar planets have been discovered...mass of the orbiting planet causes the central...detecting additional planets. In 1999, Butler...detection of a multiple-planet system, in orbit...existence of such planets challenges conventional theories of planet formation. Gas ...
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planet
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Identification of the Solar Planets The ancient Greeks applied the term planet to the five major planets then known—Mercury...and was regarded as a planet for many years. Additional minor planets have been discovered since...
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Astrological Planets
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
...Sun and Moon are not planets, but they generally...the most important planet in the chart. Individuals...the premise that the planets can be related to...associated with specific planets, beginning with the outermost planet in the solar system...
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Planet
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...sciences in their work with planets. Although the word planet is used frequently in...the 1990s, only nine planets were known: Mercury...what was then the ninth planet in the solar system...hundreds of exoplanets (planets orbiting stars other...
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