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Sir William Huggins Sir William Huggins
Sir William Huggins 1824-1910, English astronomer. Using a spectroscope, he began to study the chemical constitution of stars from the observatory attached to his home in Tulse Hill, London. He proved that while some nebulae are clusters of stars, others are uniformly gaseous. Huggins pioneered in... Read more
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pelorus pelorus
pelorus, a circular ring fitted to the rim of a compass bowl and carrying two sighting vanes, used to take azimuths of celestial objects. The ring can be easily revolved and the compass bearing read off by sighting the vanes on the required object. Alternatively, the ring can be fitted to a... Read more
binary star binary star
binary star or binary system, pair of stars that are held together by their mutual gravitational attraction and revolve about their common center of mass. In 1650 Riccioli made the first binary system discovery, that of the middle star in the Big Dipper's handle, Zeta Urase Majoris. True binary... Read more
spectroscope spectroscope
spectroscope optical instrument for producing spectral lines and measuring their wavelengths and intensities, used in spectral analysis (see spectrum ). When a material is heated to incandescence it emits light that is characteristic of the atomic makeup of the material. In the original... Read more
Joseph Heller Joseph Heller
Joseph Heller 1923-99, American writer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Heller is best known for his first novel, Catch-22 (1961). Set in World War II, it is a darkly humorous commentary on the illogic of war and bureaucracy. The title, which refers to an inescapable double bind, has entered the language.... Read more
Willie Shoemaker Willie Shoemaker
Willie Shoemaker 1931- American jockey In the unlikely role of jockey, Willie Shoemaker became known throughout the world during the course of a phenomenal career. After first entering the winner's circle in 1949, he went on to set record after record. Among these, Shoemaker claimed... Read more
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samarium samarium
samarium , metallic chemical element; symbol Sm; at. no. 62; at. wt. 150.36; m.p. 1,072°C; b.p. 1,791°C; sp. gr. 7.54 at 20°C; valence +2 or +3. Samarium is a lustrous silver-white metal. It is one of the rare-earth metals of the lanthanide series in Group 3 of the periodic table .... Read more

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