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  • 21Halley, Edmond — born Nov. 8, 1656, Haggerston, Shoreditch, near London died Jan. 14, 1742, Greenwich, near London English astronomer and mathematician. He studied at the University of Oxford. In 1676 he set sail for the South Atlantic with the intention of… …

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  • 22Involution (Meher Baba) — For Indian spiritual master Meher Baba, involution is the inner path of the human soul to the Self. Charles Haynes, in describing Meher Baba s sense of involution writes, The old and new impressions, both of which create a veil over consciousness …

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  • 23di|min|u|en|do — «duh MIHN yu EHN doh», noun, plural dos, adjective, adverb, verb. doed, do|ing. –n. 1. a gradual lessening of loudness. In music the sign for a diminuendo is dim., dimin., or >. SYNONYM(S): decrescendo. 2. a passage to be played or sung with a …

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  • 24Kepler — Keplerian /kep lear ee euhn/, adj. /kep leuhr/, n. 1. Johann /yoh hahn/, 1571 1630, German astronomer. 2. a crater in the second quadrant of the face of the moon having an extensive ray system: about 22 miles (35 km) in diameter. * * * ▪ United… …

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  • 25Milky Way Galaxy — Large spiral galaxy (roughly 150,000 light years in diameter) that contains Earth s solar system. It includes the multitude of stars whose light is seen as the Milky Way, the irregular luminous band that encircles the sky defining the plane of… …

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  • 26galaxy — /gal euhk see/, n., pl. galaxies. 1. Astron. a. a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation and isolated from similar systems by vast regions of space. b. (usually cap.) See Milky Way. 2. any large and brilliant or impressive… …

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  • 27astronomical map — Introduction       any cartographic representation of the stars, galaxies, or surfaces of the planets and the Moon. Modern maps of this kind are based on a coordinate system analagous to geographic latitude and longitude. In most cases, modern… …

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  • 28List of Soul Reapers in Bleach — This is a list of Soul Reaper (死神, Shinigami?, literally, Death god ) characters featured in the anime and manga series Bleach, created by Tite Kubo. Soul Reapers are a fictional race of spirits who govern the flow of souls between the human… …

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  • 29telescope — /tel euh skohp /, n., adj., v., telescoped, telescoping. n. 1. an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens… …

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  • 30Alpha Centauri — This article is about α Centauri . For a Centauri , see V761 Centauri. For A Centauri , see A Centauri. For other uses, see Alpha Centauri (disambiguation). Alpha Centauri A[1]/B[2] …

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