CERES, in Astronomy

sîrˈēz, in astronomy, the first asteroid to be discovered. It was found on Jan. 1, 1801, by G. Piazzi. He took three distinct observations; on the basis of these the mathematician Gauss calculated Ceres' orbit with such accuracy that it was found one year later within 0.5° of the predicted position. Ceres is the largest and most massive of the asteroids; it has a diameter of c.630 mi (1000 km) and a mass 1/100,000 that of the earth. Its orbit has a semimajor axis of 2.78 astronomical units and a period of 1,681 days.

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books on: Ceres in Astronomy  - 60 results

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A Dictionary of Astronomy
Book by Ian Ridpath; Oxford University Press, 1997
Subjects: Astronomy--Dictionaries
...Alexeyevich Cerenkov 1904- . Ceres The first asteroid to be discovered...and hence given the number 1. Ceres is by far the largest asteroid...rotation period is 9.075 hours. Ceres contains roughly one-third...of the US * National Optical Astronomy Observatories. Cerro Tololos...
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The Story of Astronomy
Book by Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver; Perseus Publishing, 1995
Subjects: Astronomy--History
...E. Bode, a professor of astronomy at Berlin, published this numerical...discovery of the first asteroid Ceres with a mean distance of 2...2 months, after which time Ceres was no longer visible. Fortunately...three distinct observations of Ceres before it disappeared. Using...
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Makers of Astronomy
Book by Hector MacPherson; Clarendon Press, 1933
Subjects: Astronomers, Astronomy--History
...body thus definitely discovered was named Ceres. The gap had been filled. True, the...in an orbit almost similar to that of Ceres, at practically the same distance from...perihelion in 1887. His chief work in cometary astronomy was on the great comet of 1811. His careful...
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Astronomy: A Revision of Young's Manual of Astronomy - Vol. 1
Book by Henry Norris Russell, Raymond Smith Dugan, John Quincy Stewart; Ginn, 1926
Subjects: Astronomy, Solar System
Central force, 262 Centrifugal force, 127 Ceres, first asteroid discovered, 347 ; diameter of, 351 Chicago...seeker, 408 Compensation pendulums, 56 Computations in astronomy, 107 Conics, definitions of, 268 Conjunction, definition...
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Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing 'Hoax'
Book by Philip C. Plait; John Wiley & Sons, 2002
Subjects: Astronomy--Miscellanea, Astronomy--Popular Works, Errors, Scientific
Astrology: Science or Magic, 215-16 astronauts, 85 Astronomy magazine, 257 Astrophysical Journal, 170 atmosphere bending...of mass, 67-68 illustrated, 69 centripetal force, 249 Ceres, 215 charge-coupled devices (CCDs), 228-29 Charles...
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The Greek Manner and a Christian Canon: Francois Duquesnoy's Saint Susanna
Journal article by Estelle Lingo; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 84, 2002
Subjects: Art criticism, Art history, Duquesnoy, Francois (1597-1643), Sculpture, Visual artists
...at that time as the Muse of astronomy, enjoyed considerable popularity...collection, often referred to as Ceres (Fig. 11).151 Like the Saint Susanna, the Ceres rests her right hand on her...winding mantle. Moreover, the Ceres, like the Saint Susanna...
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Tropes of Suffering and Postures of Authority in Margaret Fuller's European Travel Letters
Journal article by Heidi Kolk; Biography, Vol. 28, 2005
Subjects: Authors--Records and correspondence, Authors--Travel, Fuller, Margaret--Records and correspondence, Fuller, Margaret--Travel, Writers--Records and correspondence, Writers--Travel
...them a divine visitant, and instructive Ceres, --telling them wonderful tales of foreign...the "divine visitant and instructive Ceres" who tells the peasants their own legends...that, while her status as "instructive Ceres" is temporarily empowering (in the context...
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Planetary Perils in Prague
Journal article by Owen Gingerich; Daedalus, Vol. 136, 2007
Subjects: International Astronomical Union--Management, Pluto (Planet)--Identification and classification, Prague, Czech Republic
...astrophysics and the history of astronomy, I was tapped to lead the...included the round asteroid Ceres as well as Charon, a satellite...we hold on to supporters of astronomy and do not starve." Unfortunately...is Professor Emeritus of Astronomy and History of Science at Harvard...
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Byron's Don Juan as a Global Allegory
Journal article by Eric Strand; Studies in Romanticism, Vol. 43, 2004
Subjects: Byron, George Gordon, Lord--Criticism and interpretation, Byron, George Gordon, Lord--Works, Poetry--Criticism and interpretation
...food and drink to the multitude: "Beneath the misers cars of Ceres groan the roads, / And the vine blushes like Auroras lip...after all, promise us that "my best Canto, save one on astronomy, / Will turn upon Political Economy" (12.88), and there...
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The Importance of Pastoralists' Indigenous Coping Strategies for Planning Drought Management in the Arid Zone of Kenya (1)
Journal article by Gufu Oba; Nomadic Peoples, Vol. 5, 2001
Subjects: Droughts--Social aspects, Food supply--Management, Herders--Safety and security measures, Herders--Social aspects, Indigenous peoples--Safety and security measures, Indigenous peoples--Social aspects, Life skills--Research, Water resource management
...used include: reading the entrails of slaughtered animals, astronomy by local experts and interpreting changes in the lunar phase...Modernizing Milk Production in Nigeria, Who Benefits?, Ceres 19: 34-39. Watson, C. 1994. `Kenya, Turkana: Women...


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Numerical Patterns in Nature
Magazine article by T.R. Sundaram; World and I, Vol. 13, May 1998
Subjects: Astronomy--History, Mathematical research--Translations and translating, Mathematics--History
...been a close connection between astronomy and mathematics. Indeed, many...missing planet, and he named it Ceres--after the Sicilian goddess of fertility. But because of Ceres small size and the scant data...derived a theoretical orbit for Ceres, and several astronomers were...
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Is Harmony at the Heart of Things?
Magazine article by Anthony Aveni; The Wilson Quarterly, Vol. 25, Winter 2001
Subjects: Astronomy--History, Calendar, Maya--Analysis, Harmony--Analysis
...ever identified. He named it Ceres, after the Roman goddess and...ranging in size from the giant Ceres, some 500 miles in diameter...formula in most elementary astronomy texts you can use to figure...perceptible, in fields as varied as astronomy, music, and calendar making...
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Pluto's Honor
Magazine article by Neil de Grasse Tyson; Natural History, Vol. 108, February 1999
Subjects: Astronomy, Comets, Planets, Pluto
...1801 Giuseppe Piazzi discovered the planet Ceres, orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter...But astronomers rapidly determined that Ceres was much, much smaller than any other...were found in orbits similar to that of Ceres. A new class of object was identifled...
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Close Encounters
Magazine article by Richard Panek; Natural History, Vol. 109, September 2000
Subjects: Asteroids, Astronomy, Space exploration
...1801, when Italian monk and astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi discovered a relatively small celestial object he later christened Ceres, asteroids have been the orphans of the solar system planets without portfolio. Maybe they were pieces of a planet that never...
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Let's Get Technical: Online Learning Opportunities for Science Education
Magazine article by Stephanie Stevenson; MultiMedia Schools, Vol. 8, November 2001
Subjects: Distance learning, Internet, Science education, Web sites
...montana.edu/-nmp/ creating astronomy lessons for the NASA CERES project http://btc. montana...provides a broad choice of multimedia astronomy experiences. Resources Link takes you to an index of astronomy phenomena and other links of information...
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One Small Crash for Man. Tonight; LOCAL HISTORY NIGHT SKY FOR SEPTEMBER Astronomical Notes for September by Gill Pilfold of Birmingham Astronomical Society
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), September 2, 2006
...UB313 (Xena) and the asteroid, Ceres. Doubtless, this new category will...Point, Digbeth. Founder of Sidewalk Astronomy, John has set up his telescope on...Doors open 9.30am. birmingham-astronomy.co.uk
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Youth Get Licence to Probe Deep Space
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), October 4, 2004
...Project at the school of Physics and Astronomy in Cardiff University. The decision...Government and the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council, two telescopes have...birth of the solar system. The largest, Ceres, however, measures 770-kilometres...
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Pluto's New Title Leaves Lesson Plans in the Gray
Newspaper article by Sara Hooker; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), September 8, 2006
Subjects: Elementary school students
...future," Neuqua Valley High School astronomy teacher Jim Johns said. While the change...process, Naperville Central High School astronomy teacher Jennifer Pollard said. "Its...commonly known as Xena and the asteroid Ceres. "Now we can include other dwarf planets...
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Naval Observatory Is Showered with Sights
Newspaper article by Joe Szadkowski; The Washington Times, September 13, 2001
...for accurate navigation and fundamental astronomy. A resident of the scientific agency...couple of hundred miles or so, like Ceres. They tend to be in the asteroid belt...Why should children get involved in astronomy? A: With all the images coming down...


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encyclopedia articles on: Ceres in Astronomy  - 3 results

 
 
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Ceres , in Astronomy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CERES , in astronomy sir ez, in astronomy, a dwarf planet, the first asteroid to be discovered. It was...observations; on the basis of these the mathematician Gauss calculated Ceres orbit with such accuracy that it was found one year later within...
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Astronomy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ASTRONOMY branch of science that studies...universe at large. Ancient Astronomy Astronomy is the oldest of...Giuseppe Piazzi discovered Ceres, the first of many asteroids...Discoveries, and Theories Astronomy was revolutionized in the...
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Pluto , in Astronomy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PLUTO , in astronomy in astronomy, a dwarf planet and the first Kuiper belt, or transneptunian...ultimately led to Plutos classification (2006), along with Eris and Ceres , as a dwarf planet; transneptunian dwarf planets are now classified...


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