CENTAURUS

sĕntôrˈəs, southern constellation located N and E of Crux, the Southern Cross. It is known especially for its bright stars Alpha Centauri and Hadar. It also contains Centaurus A, a radio galaxy, as well as a globular star cluster visible to the naked eye. Centaurus reaches its highest point in the evening sky in May.

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books on: Centaurus  - 311 results

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Astral Sciences in Mesopotamia
Book by Hermann Hunger, David Pingree; Brill, 1999
Subjects: Astronomy, Assyro-Babylonian
...of the Astronomical Cuneiform Texts, Centaurus 14, 23-28 Bezold 1911 - Bezold, C...the Babylonian Moon Texts, System A, Centaurus 24, 36-50 Brack-Bemsen 1990 - Brack...Column 0 from Horizontal Observations, Centaurus 33, 39-56 Brack-Bemsen 1993 - Brack...
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A Dictionary of Astronomy
Book by Ian Ridpath; Oxford University Press, 1997
Subjects: Astronomy--Dictionaries
...or Halley-type cometary orbits. Centaurus abbr. Cen, gen. Centauri A large...a peculiar radio galaxy known as * Centaurus A. NGC 3918 is a planetary nebula known as the * Blue Planetary. Centaurus A A strong radio and X-ray source...
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Cognitive and Instructional Processes in History and the Social Sciences
Book by Mario Carretero, James F. Voss; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1994
Subjects: History--Study And Teaching--Congresses
...empirischer vergleich . Pfaffenweiler: Centaurus. Borries B. V. 1993a . Vorstellungen...Geschichtsbewusstsein empirisch . Pfaffenweiler: Centaurus. Borries B. V., Rusen J. 1994...empirische Pilotstudien . Pfaffenweiler: Centaurus. Jeismann K. E. 1985 . Geschichte...
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The Restless Universe: Understanding X-Ray Astronomy in the Age of Chandra and Newton
Book by Eric M. Schlegel; Oxford University Press, 2002
...35 , 37 38, 174 n. 39 , 181 n. 18 CDF. See Chandra Deep Field Centaurus A (Cen A)(AGN), 135 36 Centaurus X-2 (Cen X-2) (X-ray binary), 21 , 23 Centaurus X-3 (Cen X-3) (X-ray binary), 88 90, 179 n. 34 centrifugal...
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Encyclopedia of the History of Arabic Science
Book by Roshdi Rashed, Regis Morelon; Routledge, 1996
Subjects: Science--Arab Countries--History--Encyclopedias
...models in ancient and medieval astronomy, Centaurus 24. (1985a) Scientific traditions...47. (1985b) Star lists in Hebrew, Centaurus 28:185-208. (1985c) The Astronomy...Avempace and Galileos Pisan dynamics, Centaurus 11:79-95. (1974) A Source Book...
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journal articles on: Centaurus  - 28 results

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Interorganizational Commitment in Syndicated Cross-Border Venture Capital Investments
Journal article by Markus M. Makela, Markku V.J. Maula; Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, Vol. 30, 2006
Subjects: Foreign investments--Analysis, Venture capital companies--Analysis, Venture capital companies--Investor relations
...br/ Antares Capricorn 1Q2000, 3Q2000 Centaurus 3Q2000 Hydra 1Q2000, 3Q2000 <br/ Betelgeuse...others <br/ Antares Capricorn Finland 2 Centaurus U.S. West Coast 1 Hydra Finland 1...br/ Antares Capricorn High -- Centaurus High Expressed explicitly in the beginning...
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The Sky
Journal article by Ray Forma; Teaching Science, Vol. 54, 2008
Subjects: Astrographic catalog and chart, Astronomical bodies--Study and teaching, Astronomical charts
...surrounded on three sides by the constellation Centaurus, and to the south by Musca, the Fly...originally considered Crux to be part of Centaurus. The Greeks could see these stars at...with the red giant dominating. Nearby Centaurus, the Centaur, is a big constellation...
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The Political Regulation of Technological Risks: A Theoretical and Comparative Analysis
Journal article by Richard Munch; International Journal of Comparative Sociology, Vol. 36, 1995
Subjects: Political science--Analysis, Social action--Analysis, Technology and state--Political aspects
...polyzentrischer Gesellschaft. Pfaffenweiler: Centaurus-Verlagsgesellschaft. HANDL, Johann...Glagow and Helmut Willke. Pfaffenweiler: Centaurus-Verlagsgesellschaft. VOELZKOW, Helmut...Glagow and Helmut Willke. Pfaffenweiler: Centaurus-Verlagsgesellschaft. 1987b "Kontextsteuerung...
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Centaurs Unnaturally Fabulous
Journal article by Carl Woodring; Wordsworth Circle, Vol. 38, 2007
Subjects: Animals, Mythical--Portrayals, Greek mythology--Portrayals, Mythical animals--Portrayals
...or fun, but ramping to defeat an enemy? (There is also a Centaurus in the southern sky, but Keats is not likely to have inherited...likeness of Hera. Ixion obligingly begot upon this cloud Centaurus, originally described as a monstrous shaggy giant, who then...
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Single Motherhood and Maternal Employment in Divided Germany
Journal article by Elizabeth D. Heineman; Journal of Women's History, Vol. 12, 2000
Subjects: Women--History
...der DDR , 116. On welfare, see Petra Koch and Hans Gunther Knobel, Familienpolitik der DDR (Pfaffenweiler, Germany: Centaurus, 1986 ), 47; and Siegfried Mampel Alfred Leutwein , Die sozialen Leistungen in der sowjetischen Besatzungszone (Bonn...
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Freakonomics of Maritime Piracy
Magazine article by James Kraska; The Brown Journal of World Affairs, Vol. 16, Spring 2010
...Greek-flagged oil tanker VLCC Maran Centaurus, captured 800 miles off the coast of...The cost of freeing the tanker Maran Centaurus was more than double the $3.2 million...pay-off for the release of the Maran Centaurus started after the nine men from Puntland...
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Knowledge Builders
Magazine article by Barbara Mathias-Riegel; ASEE Prism, Vol. 17, November 2007
Subjects: College campuses, College students, Energy conservation, Engineers, Graduate studies, Materials science, Mechanical engineering, Middle school students, School principals, Secondary school students, Secondary schools, Space shuttle
...Deirdre Pilch, former principal of Centaurus High School in LaFayette, Colorado...graduate engineering students come into Centaurus labs and classrooms several times a week...of the school day. On both the CU and Centaurus campuses, these teaching fellows wear...
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Fiction of the Week
Magazine article by Sebastian Shakespeare; New Statesman, Vol. 130, November 19, 2001
Subjects: Books--Reviews, The Complete Short Stories (Book)--Reviews
...have become commonplace, such as 24-hour shopping and four televisions per household. His short stories "Thirteen to Centaurus" and "Manhole 69" featured Big Brother-type scenarios (the goldfish bowl as social experiment) long before Nasty Nick...
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Reunions & Claims
Magazine article; VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine, Vol. 84, April 1997
...Stewards Stewardmates, Inc.: Robert Hammond (908) 752-2512 USS Aquarius AKA-16: Evelyn Amacher (9101452-7491 USS Centaurus (AKA-17): Frank Brewer (602) 265-3045 USS LST 829 (CG-manned): Albert J. Ryzner (814) 362-1810 USS Machias...
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5x5
Magazine article by Greg Cahill, Edith Eisler, Robert Moon, James Reel, Laurence Vittes; Strings, Vol. 19, January 2005
Subjects: Beaton Family of Mabou, Korpacheva, Julia, Kremer, Gidon, Kremerata Baltica, Lester, Richard, Musical recordings, String music
...power and reach. Unfortunately, the side is let down by the rough sound of the recording. Yoshimatsu: Cello Concerto "Centaurus Unit"; The Age of Birds, Chikap Peter Dixon, cello; with Sachio Fujioka conducting the BBC Philharmonic. (Chandos...
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newspaper articles on: Centaurus  - 51 results

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Sea Too Large to Stop All Pirate Attacks - Admiral
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, December 3, 2009
Subjects: Piracy (Transportation crime), Pirates
...captured the Greek-flagged tanker Maran Centaurus on Sunday while it was carrying 275...The naval commander said the Maran Centaurus was traveling east of an area that the...Hudson said oil tankers like the Maran Centaurus can be tempting targets."Shes a big...
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Motivator for Frankie; Dettori Gets Boostwith a Chance of Sheikh Ride
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), August 28, 2005
...Dettori being required by Godolphin for Centaurus in the St Leger on the same day seemed...Stakes. We came here to find out about Centaurus and on that running he isnt quite good...added: Based on that run, supplementing Centaurus for Doncaster would seem unlikely. Its...
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St. Viator Jazz Band Takes Veterans Back in Time
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), October 11, 2005
...Guard reunion. Veterans from the USS Centaurus gathered at the Chicago Hilton and Towers...during World War II, they said. The Centaurus, named after a constellation, served...Y., submitted a rendering of the Centaurus in watercolor to the Coast Guard Museum...
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Pirate Attack on Tanker Repelled off Oman
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, December 2, 2009
Subjects: Piracy (Transportation crime), Pirates, Tankers, Tankers (Ships), United States. Coast Guard
...had set off from Sudan with a shipment of oil.The Maran Centaurus, which pirates boarded on Sunday, is headed toward Somalias...guns, for fear of igniting the ships payload.And the Maran Centaurus ndash; traveling from Saudi Arabia to New Orleans ndash...
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He's 33. He Used to Work for Scandal-Hit Energy Firm Enron. So He Set Up His Own Investment Company and Last Year He Earned. Pounds 2.7M A DAY
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), April 13, 2007
Subjects: Acquisitions and mergers, Enron Corp., Gas transmission industry, Investment companies--Usage, Trading companies
...his own private investment firm, known as a hedge fund, Centaurus, based in Houston, Texas. Then it employed just three people...called the Knowledge is Power Program. But a spokeswoman for Centaurus declined to comment on his success last year. Art Gelber...
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encyclopedia articles on: Centaurus  - 7 results

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Centaurus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CENTAURUS sentor s, southern constellation located...Centauri and Hadar . It also contains Centaurus A, a radio galaxy, as well as a globular star cluster visible to the naked eye. Centaurus reaches its highest point in the evening...
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Centaur
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...CENTAUR sen tor, in Greek mythology, creature, half man and half horse. The centaurs were fathered by Ixion or by Centaurus, who was Ixions son. Followers of Dionysus, they were uncouth and savage, but some, such as Chiron , became friends...
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Constellations
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Canis Minor Small Dog 7 +25 Capricornus 1 (Sea) Goat 21 21 Carina Keel 9 62 Cassiopeia Cassiopeia (Seated Lady) 1 +64 Centaurus Centaur 13 44 Cepheus Cepheus (the King) 22 +68 Cetus Whale 1 6 Chamaeleon Chamaeleon 11 78 Circinus Pair of Compasses...
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X-Ray Astronomy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...radio galaxies (galaxies whose radio emissions constitute an extraordinarily large amount of their total energy output) Centaurus A and Virgo A. Other types of galaxies, particularly Seyfert galaxies (galaxies with extremely bright cores that are strong...
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Hadar , in Astronomy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HADAR , in astronomy or Beta Centauri ba t sentor e, bright star in the constellation Centaurus ; 1992 position R.A. 14 h 01.7 m , dec. 60 13. A bluish-white giant of spectral class B1 II, it has an apparent magnitude...
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