fairy tree
A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
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fairy tree. Almost all kinds of tree found in the Celtic countries have been thought to have special powers or to serve as the abode of the fairies, especially the magical trio of
oak,
ash, and thorn. Next in rank are the fruit-bearing trees
apple and
hazel, followed by the
alder,
elder, holly, and willow. The esteem given different trees varies in different parts of the Celtic world; on the Isle of
Man, the phrase ‘fairy tree’ denotes the tramman [
elder]. D. A. MacManus devotes a chapter to Irish fairy trees in
The Middle Kingdom (London, 1959).
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Hidden creatures.(using a microscope to discover another world)
Magazine article from: Boy's Quest; 6/1/2003; ; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: Science Letter; 6/16/2003; 700+ words
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Sampras under the microscope
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/16/1995; ; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 7/2/2005; ; 698 words
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Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 4/21/2005; 700+ words
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News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/1/2007; 700+ words
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Microscope just starting to focus on Palin.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 9/3/2008; 700+ words
; ...was the fact that during the whole run, the candidates and I never ran into another reporter. Now, Palin wont be able to blink without having a camera in her face. Her words and actions will be scrutinized as never before as reporters and voters alike...
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Scientists in Spain map neural network by watching rats blink
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 10/10/2002; 390 words
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blink microscope
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
blink microscope in astronomy, device for determining a change in position or magnitude (brightness) of a star relative to other stars in the...
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blink comparator
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
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Tombaugh, Clyde W. (1906-1997)
Book article from: World of Earth Science
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Innes, Robert Thorburn Ayton
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...s rotation. Innes was a pioneer in the use of the blink microscope in astronomy — in the face, surprisingly...Variable Stars, etc., With Pulfrich ’ s Blink-Milkroskop, and Remarks Upon Its Use in Astronomy...
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Pluto
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...search for a ninth planet was resumed at Lowell Observatory , and on Feb. 18, 1930, using photographic plates and a blink microscope , Clyde W. Tombaugh discovered an object whose motion was consistent with that of a transneptunian planet. In 1978...
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