normal astrograph
normal astrograph A photographic refractor with aperture 0.33 m and focal length 3.438 m, giving a
plate scale of 60ʺ to 1 mm. The usable field is about 2° × 2°. This type of telescope was designed in Paris by the brothers Paul Pierre Henry (1848–1905) and Prosper Matthieu Henry (1849–1903) in about 1880. Many such telescopes were constructed and were used for the
Astrographic Catalogue and
Carte du Ciel.
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Moose and forest problems in Russia.
Magazine article from: Alces; 1/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...This article presents an analysis of the moose-forest relationship in Russia characterized...land by humans and its consequences for moose and the forest. It provides a general...regarding Russia's damaged forests by moose. In the early 1950s, the moose population...
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Moose hunting in Russia.
Magazine article from: Alces; 1/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT: Moose (Alces alces) have become one of the popular big game species in Russia, whereas only decades ago, low moose numbers precluded hunting. The rapid increase in moose numbers is primarily the result of forest harvest practices...
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MOOSE MANIA Maine makes an industry of the ungainly beasts
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 7/5/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...GREENVILLE, Maine -- Let's be honest here: Moose are unlikely celebrities. They have oversize...Pressed to explain the growing popularity of moose as local tourist attractions, Toni Blake...these ungainly critters fall back upon. "Moose are just different," she says of these...
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MOOSE MANIA MICHIGAN EXPERIMENT A MODEL FOR NEW YORK.(Living Today)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 5/9/1989; 700+ words
; ...any indication, the reintroduction of moose to New York state could be the next best...People love us for bringing back the moose," says Ed Langenau, big game specialist...there. Now they affectionately call us the Moose and Goose Division." This about-face...
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Moose detection distances on highways at night.
Magazine article from: Alces; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT: Moose-vehicle collisions are a serious concern...in northwestern Ontario, more than 400 moose-vehicle collisions occur annually, and...last 10 years. To avoid colliding with a moose, a motorist must: (1) successfully...
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Moose on Kalgin Island: are density-dependent processes related to harvest?
Magazine article from: Alces; 1/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...the demography of a population of Alaskan moose (Alces alces gigas) that was closed to...carefully, and the age structure from harvested moose was used to estimate population size during each year. Moose were harvested heavily during permit hunts...
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MOOSE LOSES ANTLERS, LOSES INTEREST IN COW.(Local)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 1/11/1987; 700+ words
; ...Donnelly Associated Press The lovesick moose that spent 76 days wooing a brown and white...is ... going home." The 700-pound moose showed up at Larry Carrara's hilltop...shine to Jessica, a Hereford cow. The moose was last seen at the farm Wednesday night...
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Moose on the move: helicopters bring Utah's moose to their new home in Colorado.(Cover story)
Magazine article from: WR News, Edition 3 (including Science Spin); 3/2/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Read Ask students: Have you ever seen a moose? Where? How big are they? Would it be easy to move a moose? Vocabulary animal overpopulation: the...transport: to move Background * How are the moose relocated? A capture team in a helicopter...
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Flying moose: scientists are balancing animal populations out West.
Magazine article from: WR News, Edition 4 (including Science Spin); 3/2/2007; ; 700+ words
; Rocky Mountain moose are on the move--and they're flying...are using helicopters to send Utah's moose to Colorado. In exchange, wildlife officials...animal swap is part of a plan to keep the moose and sheep populations in both states healthy...
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Moose on move: Roving Ogden beast are relocated to Colorado
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 1/15/2009; ; 700+ words
; OGDEN - Moose thrive in the mountains east of Ogden. In fact, the moose do so well in the Ogden Canyon area that the foothills...little crowded. And for some of the more adventurous moose, the lure of additional food and a little legroom down...
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Moose, Charles 1953–
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
Charles Moose 1953– Former police department...Maryland, Chief of Police Charles A. Moose was at the center of an international media...weeks, taking the lives of ten victims, Moose became the public face of the multi-agency...
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Moose
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Moose The moose ( Alces alces ), also known as elk in Europe, is a horse-sized, northern...both North America and Eurasia. At one time, the Eurasian and American moose were considered to be separate species, but these animals are fully interfertile...
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moose
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
moose largest member of the deer family, genus Alces, found in the...another large deer, the wapiti . The Eurasian and the American moose are quite similar, but the American moose is somewhat larger and is considered by some to be a separate...
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Moose Lodge v. Irvis
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States
Moose Lodge v. Irvis, 407 U.S. 163 (1972...refused service as the guest of a member of the Moose Lodge in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board had issued the Moose Lodge a private club license to dispense...
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Bull Moose Party
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
BULL MOOSE PARTY BULL MOOSE PARTY, the nickname given by newspapers to the Progressive Party...presidential electors by incumbent William Howard Taft. The "Bull Moose" tag was an obvious reference to Theodore Roosevelt, the party...
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