POLARIS

pōlârˈĭs or North Star, star nearest the north celestial pole (see equatorial coordinate system). It is in the constellation Ursa Minor (see Ursa Major and Ursa Minor; Bayer designation Alpha Ursae Minoris) and marks the end of the handle of the Little Dipper. Polaris's location less than 1° from the pole (1992 position R.A. 2h23.3m, Dec. +89°14′) makes it a very important navigational star even though it is only of second magnitude; it always marks due north from an observer. Polaris can be located by following the line upward from the two stars (the Pointers) at the right end of the bowl of the Big Dipper or, if the Big Dipper is not visible, by following the line through the left side of the square in Pegasus through the end star in Cassiopeia. Because of the precession of the equinoxes, Polaris will not remain the polestar indefinitely; in 2300 b.c. the polestar was in the constellation Draco, and by a.d. 12,000 the star Vega in the constellation Lyra will be the polestar.

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books on: Polaris  - 938 results

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Uncharted Waters: The UK, Nuclear Weapons and the Scottish Question
Book by Malcolm Chalmers, William Walker; Tuckwell, 2001
Subjects: Deterrence (Strategy), Nuclear Arms Control--Great Britain, Nuclear Weapons--Scotland
...The US base at Holy Loch 12 Polaris at Faslane/Coulport 17 Trident at...Scotlands largest city. In nationalist eyes, Polaris and Trident have been imposed on Scotland...the Cold War. The decision to replace Polaris with Trident at Faslane was therefore...
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Ambiguity and Deterrence: British Nuclear Strategy, 1945-1964
Book by John Baylis; Oxford University, 1995
Subjects: Deterrence (Strategy), Great Britain--Politics And Government--1945-1964, Nuclear Weapons--Government Policy--Great Britain--History
...Naval interest in providing a submarinebased nuclear deterrent, which was to come to fruition in the late 1960s with the Polaris force, had its roots in Naval thinking as early as 1945 rather than the mid-1950s, as has often been suggested. The ideas...
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Report to JFK: The Skybolt Crisis in Perspective
Book by Richard E. Neustadt; Cornell University Press, 1999
Subjects: Great Britain--Foreign Relations--United States--Case Studies, Kennedy, John F--(John Fitzgerald)--1917-1963, Macmillan, Harold--1894-, Strategic Weapons Systems--United States--History--20th Century, United States--Foreign Relations--1961-1963--Decision Making--Case Studies, United States--Foreign Relations--Great Britain--Case Studies
...nuclear deterrent. Macmillan insisted on Polaris, the first submarine-to surface missile...The then most advanced model of the Polaris missile, still in development, which...Holy Loch . The Scottish base for U.S. Polaris submarines on which Eisenhower and...
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British, French, and Chinese Nuclear Weapons
Book by Robert S. Norris, Andrew S. Burrows, Richard W. Fieldhouse; Westview Press, 1994
Subjects: China--Armed Forces--Weapons Systems, France--Armed Forces--Weapons Systems, Great Britain--Armed Forces--Weapons Systems, Nuclear Weapons--China, Nuclear Weapons--France, Nuclear Weapons--Great Britain
...59 Polaris Warhead 62...100 Polaris A3T SLBM 105 Polaris A3TK Chevaline SLBM 105...
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Ace in the Hole: Why the United States Did Not Use Nuclear Weapons in the Cold War, 1945 to 1965
Book by Timothy J. Botti; Greenwood Press, 1996
Subjects: Cold War, Deterrence (Strategy), Nuclear Weapons--Government Policy--United States--History
...1950s, the Navy would win a share of the nuclear pot as well with development of atomic bombers for aircraft carriers and the Polaris missile submarine. 25 CONCLUSION As the Berlin Blockade crisis wrapped up, there was no doubt that American strategic...
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Zoran Zivkovic. the Writer
Journal article by Tim Feeney; The Review of Contemporary Fiction, Vol. 23, 2003
Subjects: The Writer (Book)--Reviews
Zoran Zivkovic. The Writer. by Tim Feeney Trans. Alice Copple-Tosic. Polaris/Ministry of Whimsy, 2002. 81 pp. Paper: $8.00. Zivkovic is a Serbian writer whose stories often run in the tradition of Calvino...
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Out of Conflict
Journal article by Jill Conner; Afterimage, Vol. 35, 2007
Subjects: Images, Photographic--Exhibitions, Photographs--Exhibitions, Shoshan, Assaf--Exhibitions
Out of Conflict. by Jill Conner ASSAF SHOSHAN: HOME GALERIE POLARIS PARIS JUNE 2-JULY 12, 2007 The recent work of Israeli-born photographer Assaf Shoshan captures a personal and shared experience...
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The United States, the Soviet Union and the Indian Ocean: the Competition for the Third World
Journal article by Rex Wingerter; Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars, Vol. 9, 1977
Subjects: Asia
...development surcharge on the 1963 U.S.-U.K. Polaris Sales Agreement. The total amount would...addition, the harbor will be able to host Polaris and Poseidon submarines. Third, the runway...United States perfected and refined the Polaris system, the USSR has been attempting...
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Colonel Edward N. Hall, USAF (Ret.), 1914-2006
Journal article; Air Power History, Vol. 53, 2006
Subjects: Air Force officers, Hall, Edward N.
...subsequently used in most other U.S. missiles, including the Polaris, the Titan III, and IV and the boosters on the space shuttle...directly involved, the same technology was used in the U.S. Navys Polaris missile, which could be launched from a submarine, and the...
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Ten Points of Note : Asia and the Nixon Doctrine
Journal article by John Dower; Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars, Vol. 2, 1970
Subjects: Asia
...China), as a berth for nuclear-armed Polaris submarines, and as a storage arsenal...conventional death amidst its arsenal. Polaris submarines will continue to glide beneath...configuration" consists of MIRVing the Polaris missiles, that is, converting them to...
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Questions and Answers
Magazine article; Geographical, Vol. 73, July 2001
Subjects: Astronomy--Observations, Moon--Observations, Navigation--Analysis
...is anywhere along the equator. The problem with seeing Polaris or the Southern Cross would be that they would be so low on...been used by the Vikings as a navigational aid because of its polarising property. The Vikings did settle in Iceland and the theory...
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Organization Leaders
Magazine article; Ebony, Vol. 63, May 2008
Subjects: African American executives
...National Funeral Directors Morticians Association, Inc. ILLUSTRATION OMITTED Honorable Larry Fraiser Sr. International Grand Polaris, Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. ILLUSTRATION OMITTED Frederick T. Little Sr. Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander of the...
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Funds That Rev Up Your Portfolio: Our List of 90 Top-Performing Vehicles Can Help Steer You to a Promising Financial Future
Magazine article by Donald Jay Korn; Black Enterprise, Vol. 33, April 2003
Subjects: Investments--Planning, Mutual funds--Evaluation, Stocks--Evaluation
...VGFAX STOCK Polaris Global Value PGVFX...6.60 10.92 STOCK Polaris Global Value 3.82...N/A STOCK Polaris Global Value N...
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"Matthew Barney: The CREMASTER Cycle"; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
Magazine article by Tim Griffin; Artforum International, Vol. 41, May 2003
Subjects: Assemblage (Art)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Assemblage (Art)--Exhibitions, Barney, Matthew--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Barney, Matthew--Exhibitions, Installations (Art)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Installations (Art)--Exhibitions
"Matthew Barney: the CREMASTER cycle"; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. by Tim Griffin Dark Polaris snowmobiles stand dormant in a row, their cinematic image dissolving slowly into crags of glacial ice, so that shimmering silver...
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Water Privateers
Magazine article by Tony Clarke, David A. Mcdonald; Alternatives Journal, Vol. 29, Spring 2003
Subjects: Privatization--Environmental aspects, Water--Distribution
...Flecker is the education co-ordinator at the Polaris Institute. Follow up The text of the...english/tratop_e/serv_e/gatsintr_e.htm The Polaris Institute provides regularly updated information...8.) Ibid. (9.) In February 2003. the Polaris Institute, in a worldwide exclusive, made...
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Polaris Smooths out Victory Celebration
Newspaper article by Ken Glassman; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), February 5, 2001
Subjects: Polaris Industries Inc. (Minneapolis, Minnesota), Transportation equipment, Transportation equipment industry
Polaris Smooths out Victory Celebration. by Ken Glassman Byline: Ken Glassman Special to the Daily Herald In 1998, Polaris Industries, long known for manufacturing excellent snowmobiles, ATVs, and personal water craft, launched Victory Motorcycles...
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Would You Let Polaris World Take Control of Your Life? Safe and Sound Behind 8ft Brickwalls, Little Is Left to Chance in These Resorts. Which Is All Great If You Don't Mind Being Told What to Drink, Where to Eat, and What You Can Watch on TV
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), October 9, 2005
Would You Let Polaris World Take Control of Your Life? Safe...Byline: DUNCAN FARMER The salesmen at Polaris World may say they just want to sell...watch over you every minute of the day. Polaris World is a developer with a difference...
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ProSoft Eyes Two Accounts for Polaris Software Deployment
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, September 18, 2004
ProSoft Eyes Two Accounts for Polaris Software Deployment. Progressive...commercial banks for the deployment of Polaris Software for banking. The company has recently tied up with Indian-based Polaris Software and Sun Microsystems Phils...
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Was Tony Benn Duped into Giving Polaris Secrets to the Soviet Union? Security Officer Claims Labour Veteran Was Source of Information Handed on to KGB Spies
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), January 30, 2005
Subjects: Benn, Tony, Jones, Jack
Was Tony Benn Duped into Giving Polaris Secrets to the Soviet Union? Security...former MI5 officer, Benn discussed Britains Polaris submarine programme with influential union...Benn could have picked up details about Polaris through his Government job, there is no...
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[Pounds Sterling]180m Polaris Rocket; [Pounds Sterling]1m a Year to Keep Nuclear Subs Secure
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 9, 1996
Pounds Sterling180m Polaris Rocket; Pounds Sterling1m a Year to...River Forth the taxpayers debt to the Polaris submarine has not yet been paid in full...bill for Britains 11 decommissioned Polaris subs will be pounds sterling180million...
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encyclopedia articles on: Polaris  - 15 results

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Polaris
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
POLARIS polar is or North Star, star nearest the north celestial...and marks the end of the handle of the Little Dipper. Polariss location less than 1 from the pole (1992 position R.A...magnitude; it always marks due north from an observer. Polaris can be located by following the line upward from the two...
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Polestar
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
POLESTAR see Polaris . ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright 2007, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Lernout Hauspie Speech Products N.V. All rights reserved.
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North Star
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
NORTH STAR see Polaris . ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright 2007, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Lernout Hauspie Speech Products N.V. All rights reserved.
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Bremerton
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...centered around the naval installation, where many types of U.S. vessels (including Polaris submarines) are built and repaired in its six drydocks. The navys Polaris Missile Facility is also there. Although the majority of residents are employed...
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De Long, George Washington
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...1865. In 1873 he was assigned to the Juniata, which was sent to the arctic to search for C. F. Halls expedition on the Polaris. In 1879, backed by the younger James Gordon Bennett and under the auspices of the U.S. navy, he sailed from San Francisco...
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