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Sycorax
Sycorax An outer retrograde moon of Uranus, distance 12 179 000 km; also known as Uranus XVII. Sycorax orbits every 1288.3 days at an inclination of 159° to the planet's equator. It is about 120 km in diameter and was discovered in 1997 from ground‐based observations.
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"Sycorax." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Sycorax." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-Sycorax.html "Sycorax." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-Sycorax.html |
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Sycorax
Sycorax, in Shakespeare's The Tempest a witch, the mother of Caliban; she does not appear in the play.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Sycorax." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Sycorax." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Sycorax.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Sycorax." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Sycorax.html |
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Sycorax
Sycorax , in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus . |
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"Sycorax." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Sycorax." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Sycorax-ast.html "Sycorax." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Sycorax-ast.html |
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