GEMINI

jĕmˈənī, –nē [Lat.,=the twins], northern constellation lying on the ecliptic (the sun's apparent path through the heavens) between Taurus and Cancer, N of Canis Minor; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Gemini is traditionally depicted as two men. The two brightest stars in Gemini, Castor and Pollux (north of the bright star Procyon in Canis Minor), are two of the brightest stars in the sky and were identified by the Greeks with two children, in most accounts the twin sons of Zeus and Leda. The Egyptians identified the two stars with a pair of young goats. An annual meteor shower known as the Geminids appears to radiate from this constellation during the second week in December. Owing to the precession of the equinoxes, the summer solstice now lies in Gemini, rather than in Cancer as it did 2,000 years ago. Gemini reaches its highest point in the evening sky in February.

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books on: Gemini  - 1213 results

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Babes in the Darkling Wood: A Novel
Book by H. G. Wells; Alliance Book Corporation, 1940
Subjects: Fiction
...Intervenes. 4. Geminis Thirdly...1. Gemini Vanishes...Chapter II GEMINI IN POLAND 248...
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Fallen Astronauts: Heroes Who Died Reaching for the Moon
Book by Colin Burgess, Kate Doolan, Bert Vis; University of Nebraska Press, 2003
Subjects: Astronauts--Death, Astronauts--Soviet Union--Biography, Astronauts--United States--Biography, Space Flight To The Moon--History
...Cordy Freeman , USAF 2. Gemini Twins 32 Elliot...33. Edward Givens in a Gemini EVA space suit 203 34...A. Cernan, U. S. Navy ret. Pilot, Gemini IX Lunar module pilot, Apollo 10 Commander...
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Sustaining Distance Training: Integrating Learning Technologies into the Fabric of the Enterprise
Book by Zane L. Berge; Jossey-Bass, 2001
Subjects: Distance Education, Distance Education--United States--Case Studies, Employees--Training Of, Employees--Training Of--United States--Case Studies
...Learning Environment: Experiences at Cap Gemini Ernst Young 218 John E May, Jan A...Individual-Based Training Program Offered in a Cap Gemini Ernst Young Training Center 220 13...john E. Maj andyana. deyong describe Cap Gemini Ernst Young, one of the leading European...
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The Missile and Space Race
Book by Alan J. Levine; Praeger Publishers, 1994
Subjects: Arms Race--History--20th Century, Cold War--History, Outer Space--Exploration--History, Space Race--History
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Apollo Moon Missions: The Unsung Heroes
Book by Billy Watkins; Praeger, 2006
Subjects: Aeronautical Engineers--United States--Biography, Project Apollo (U.S.)--History
...astro- naut in history. He flew two Gemini missions. He was the first to orbit...launches. I created my own Mercury and Gemini cockpits, which consisted of a recliner...twenty-two months to prepare for the two-man Gemini flights, the Soviets flew four more missions...
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journal articles on: Gemini  - 162 results

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Innovation without Boundaries: the Gemini
Journal article by Tamarah M. Ashton; Journal of Special Education Technology, Vol. 16, 2001
...Innovation without Boundaries: the Gemini by Tamarah M. Ashton Since...professionals who work with them. Gemini (Assistive Technology, 2001) is its...offering. Introduced in late 2000, Gemini is ATIs state-of-the-art augmentative...
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Twin Outcomes from Cap Gemini Deal
Journal article by Edward J. Schnee; Journal of Accountancy, Vol. 206, 2008
Subjects: Acquisitions and mergers--Taxation, Tax auditing--Laws, regulations and rules, Tax audits--Laws, regulations and rules, Tax refunds--Laws, regulations and rules, Tax returns--Laws, regulations and rules
Twin Outcomes from Cap Gemini Deal. by Edward J. Schnee In...on stock received from a merger with Cap Gemini that lost most of its value while in restricted accounts. In 2000, Cap Gemini agreed to purchase E Ys consulting practice...
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Still Hunkered Down: All's Quiet on the IT Budget Front, with a Few Standout Exceptions
Journal article by Lauren Bielski; ABA Banking Journal, Vol. 95, 2003
Subjects: Banking industry--Finance, Cap Gemini Ernst and Young--Reports, Computer services industry, Forrester Research Inc.--Reports, Gartner Inc.--Reports, Information technology, Marketing research firms--Reports
...more on server hardware (84% vs. 74%). At the same time, Cap Gemini Ernst Young, New York City, caught the attention of the trade...and applications. One indicator of this resides in that Cap Gemini report, which noted that over the past year, cost savings, efficiency...
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Caprarola's Sala Della Cosmografia
Journal article by Mary Quinlan-Mcgrath; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 50, 1997
Subjects: Architecture, Renaissance--Appreciation, Art, Renaissance--Appreciation
...Aries, and it continues through Taurus and Gemini; summer commences with the Sun at the...CENTERED SIGNS: CAPRICORN, LIBRA, ARIES AND GEMINI The deliberate dis-ordering of the frieze...over the door on the western wall, and Gemini, enlarged and centered on the eastern...
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Planetary Diagrams for Roman Astronomy in Medieval Europe, Ca. 800-1500
Journal article by Bruce Eastwood, Gerd Braßhoff; Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 94, 2004
Subjects: Astronomy, Europe, European history, Middle Ages, Research & development--R&D, Teaching
...Jupiter in Virgo Mars in Leo Sun in Gemini Venus in Sagittarius Mercury in Capricorn...Jupiter in Virgo, Mars in Leo, Sun in Gemini, Venus in Sagittarius, Mercury in Capricorn...iovi in virgine, marti in leone, soli in geminis, veneri in sagittario, mercuric in capricorno...
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magazine articles on: Gemini  - 176 results

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Under Gemini
Magazine article by Christopher Carduff; New Criterion, Vol. 17, April 1999
Subjects: Books--Reviews, Under Gemini (Book)--Reviews
Under Gemini by Christopher Carduff Isabel Bolton Under Gemini. Steerforth Press, 133 pages, $12 paper When she...Elizabeth Bowen. She also wrote a remarkable memoir, Under Gemini, published in 1966 and now, after three decades, plucked...
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Artists and Printers Join to Make Good Graphics: The National Gallery of Art in Washington Offers a Look at 10 Years of Work from Gemini G.E.L., the Highly Acclaimed Los Angeles Studio That Has Reinvented the Art of Printmaking
Magazine article by M.D. Carnegie; Insight on the News, Vol. 10, August 29, 1994
Subjects: Constructivism (Art)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Prints--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Sculpture--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Vogel, Dorothy--Collections and collecting, Vogel, Herbert--Collections and collecting
...offers a look at 10 years of work from Gemini G.E.L., the highly acclaimed Los Angeles...M.D. Carnegie Founded in 1966, Gemini G.E.L. (for Graphic Editions Limited...becoming twins, like the astrological sign of Gemini), the process yields unusually rich results...
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Software Cleans Up Money Laundering
Magazine article; Risk Management, Vol. 49, November 2002
Subjects: Cap Gemini Ernst & Young LLP, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Money Laundering & Prediction, Money laundering, Software packages, United States
...help domestic financial institutions comply with the Acts October 24, 2002 deadline, Boston-based Norkom Technologies and Cap Gemini Ernst Young (CGE Y) collaborated to devise Money Laundering Detection and Prediction (MLDAP), an anti-money laundering technology...
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How Greed Cost Clive His Gold ...South Africa Gets 405 Pieces of Them
Magazine article by Russel Molefe, Russel Gemini; New African, April 2001
Subjects: Gold coins--South Africa, South Africa--History, South African history
How Greed Cost Clive His Gold ...South Africa Gets 405 Pieces of Them. by Russel Molefe , Russel Gemini Nearly 250 years ago, a haul of gold coins sank to the bottom of the ocean off the coast of South Africa. On 1 March this...
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IMF's 'Useless Excercise'
Magazine article by John Kamau/Gemini; New African, January 2001
Subjects: Economic assistance--Political aspects, Economic development--Political aspects, Foreign economic assistance--Political aspects, International Monetary Fund--Finance, Poverty--Conferences, meetings and seminars
IMFs Useless Excercise. by John Kamau/Gemini Spending $1.8m (KShsl40m) to organize workshops about poverty just doesnt make sense to many Kenyans. But an IMF loan requires...
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newspaper articles on: Gemini  - 4791 results

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Gemini; Doubly Interesting Days Ahead as the Sign of the Twins Faces Up to Some Major Challenges
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), January 4, 2001
Gemini; Doubly Interesting Days Ahead as the Sign of the Twins Faces Up to Some Major Challenges. PERSONALITY GEMINI is the sign of the twins, said always to be searching a...its because you genuinely do. I guess its when some Geminis stir up a little controversy, you might be accused of being...
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ASTROMANCE; GEMINI Mat 22 - June 21
Newspaper article by Frank Pilkington; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), February 9, 1997
ASTROMANCE; GEMINI Mat 22 - June 21. by Frank Pilkington Geminis are, for the most part, unfairly judged to be the...process. The thing people should remember about Geminis is that they are all children at heart. So when they...
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Gemini; May 22 to June 21
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), January 30, 2007
Gemini; May 22 to June 21. Byline: David Wells LIKE most...your cards right and that means doing what you do best Gemini - flit from situation to situation and all in the name...balance is under enormous strain which may explain why single Gemini arent getting anywhere with their love life? Mid-month...
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Gemini; May 22 to June 21
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), September 26, 2006
Gemini; May 22 to June 21. Byline: DAVID WELLS YOURE allowed...not a bad way to start the month especially for single Gemini, who could easily find theres enough attention to put a...of your face. Look for a fellow air sign - thats another Gemini, Libra or Aquarius,- they hold the key to happier times...
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Gemini; May 22 to June 21
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), August 29, 2006
Gemini; May 22 to June 21. Byline: David Wells IF youre a single Gemini you really need to pay attention, thats if youre looking...in which case you will already be two steps ahead of the Gemini man who is, lets face it, a bit delicate when it comes...
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encyclopedia articles on: Gemini  - 21 results

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Gemini
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GEMINI jem ni, ne Lat.,=the twins, northern constellation lying on the ecliptic...Taurus and Cancer, N of Canis Minor; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac . Gemini is traditionally depicted as two men. The two brightest stars in Gemini, Castor and Pollux (north of the bright star Procyon in Canis Minor), are two...
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Gemini Space Program
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GEMINI SPACE PROGRAM see space exploration . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Young, John Watts
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
YOUNG, JOHN WATTS 1930 , American astronaut, b. San Francisco. Young served as pilot of Gemini 3 (Mar. 23, 1965), command pilot of Gemini 10 (July 18 21, 1966), command-module pilot of the Apollo 10 lunar-orbit mission (May 18 26...
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Cancer , in Astronomy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...ecliptic (the suns apparent path through the heavens) between Gemini and Leo; it is a constellation of the zodiac . It contains...the summer solstice has moved westward into the constellation Gemini. Cancer reaches its highest point in the evening sky in March...
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Twins, The
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TWINS, THE English name for Gemini , a constellation . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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