PERSEUS, in Astronomy

in astronomy, northern constellation lying E of Cassiopeia and N of Taurus. It contains the bright star Mirfak (Alpha Persei) and Algol (Beta Persei), a visible variable star of the type known as an eclipsing variable. Perseus contains two star clusters (NGC 869 and NGC 884) that are visible to the naked eye, as well as an open cluster (M34) that is barely visible. A meteor shower known as the Perseids appears to radiate from a star in Perseus; this shower can be seen every year for several nights beginning Aug. 10, after midnight. In 1901 a brilliant nova was observed in the constellation. Perseus reaches its highest point in the evening sky in late December.

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books on: Perseus in Astronomy  - 1171 results

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Essays in Astronomy
Book by Sir Robert S. Ball, William Harkness, Sir John Herschel, William Huggins, Marquid de Laplace, Ormsby McKnight Mitchel, Richard Proctor, M. Schiaparelli, Edward Singleton Holden; D. Appleton & Company, 1900
Subjects: Astronomy
Essays in Astronomy by Great Astronomers The Worlds...this Series Aldine Edition -i- Essays in Astronomy By Ball, Harkness, Herschel, Huggins...the universal and intelligent interest in astronomy that is so distinctive a note in our...
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A Dictionary of Astronomy
Book by Ian Ridpath; Oxford University Press, 1997
Subjects: Astronomy--Dictionaries
...abbreviations are commonly encountered in modern astronomy, particularly in connection with...different in different directions. In astronomy, the temperature of the cosmic...Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy AURA A consortium of US...
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The Story of Astronomy
Book by Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver; Perseus Publishing, 1995
Subjects: Astronomy--History
...ASTRONOMY THE STORY OF ASTRONOMY Lloyd Motz and Jefferson Hane Weaver PERSEUS PUBLISHING Cambridge...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data...A Member of the Perseus Books Group 10...reproduced, stored in a retrieval system...scientific disciplines Astronomy stands out as the...
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Sharing the Sky: A Parent's and Teacher's Guide to Astronomy
Book by David H. Levy, Larry A. Lebofsky, Nancy R. Lebofsky; Perseus Publishing, 1997
Subjects: Astronomy--Study And Teaching (Elementary)
...Guide to Astronomy David H...Lebofsky PERSEUS BOOKS Reading...Cataloging-in-Publication...member of the Perseus Books Group...reproduced, stored in a retrieval...first taste of astronomy could be as...significant in astronomy because the...
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Larousse Encyclopedia of Astronomy
Book by Lucien Rudaux, G. Vaucouleurs De, F. L. Whipple; Prometheus Press, 1962
Subjects: Astronomy
...argue that for the first time in mans history astronomy has taken its rightful place...himself. But the significance of astronomy in mans upward climb from the cave-men...compared with those we have to use in astronomy; and, indeed, astronomical has...
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journal articles on: Perseus in Astronomy  - 5 results

 
 
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All Danaë to the Stars: Nineteenth-Century Representations of Women in the Cosmos
Journal article by Pamela Gossin; Victorian Studies, Vol. 40, 1996
Subjects: English Literature--19th Century--History And Criticism, Great Britain--Civilization, Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901
...353-62). Contemporary theories in astronomy and cosmology engender the narrative...the role of receptors of popular astronomy. In the novels of Thomas Hardy, knowledge...hardship. Drawing upon lessons in astronomy and Darwinian evolution, she learns...
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Self-Eugenics: The Creeping Illusionising of Identity from Neurobiology to Newgenics
Journal article by Barbara Maria Stafford; New Formations, 2007
Subjects: Eugenics--Analysis, Genetic research--Analysis, Genetic research--Forecasts and trends
...28. (47.) F. Robert Rodman, Winnicott. Life and Work, Cambridge, Mass., Perseus Publishing, 2003, p185. (48.) Ibid., p153. (49.) See my Body Criticism. Imaging the Unseen in Enlightenment Art and Medicine, Cambridge, Mass. and London, MIT Press...
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The Painting of Nudes and Evolutionary Theory: Parleyings on Victorian Constructions of Woman
Journal article by Patricia O'Neill; Texas Studies in Literature and Language, Vol. 34, 1992
Subjects: Literature--History And Criticism, Philology
...Adrienne Munichs recent study of Victorian representations of the Perseus-Andromeda myth explores the ambiguity of gender roles within...who see the female nude as more interesting, more powerful in her courage and purity than her would-be savior. In "With...
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Apocalypse in the Stacks? the Research Library in the Age of Google
Journal article by Anthony Grafton; Daedalus, Vol. 138, 2009
Subjects: Research libraries--Collections and collecting, Research libraries--Services, Technology--Influence
...for high-energy physics. Within a year, arXiv became the standard mode for information diffusion in physics, and it has since grown to include astronomy, computer science, mathematics, nonlinear science, quantitative biology, and statistics, doing...
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Multimedia: A Revolution in Higher Education?
Journal article by Terry M. Savage, Karla E. Vogel; College Teaching, Vol. 44, 1996
Subjects: College Teaching
...all types on the World Wide Web. Applications such as the Perseus multimedia database of information on classical Greece are...world. Indexing services and search engines continue to expand in an effort to guide users to just the information they need...


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The Sky in July and August
Magazine article by Joe Rao; Natural History, Vol. 116, July 2007
Subjects: Astronomy, Meteors & meteorites, Planets, Venus
...backward across the sky, appear to diverge from a spot in the constellation Perseus: hence the name "Perseids." In the early evening hours you wont see many meteors because Perseus is low in the sky. But as Perseus rises, the numbers should...
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Binocular Vision
Magazine article by Joe Rao; Natural History, Vol. 107, September 1998
Subjects: Astronomy, Binoculars, Stars & galaxies
...to seasoned professional. Newcomers to astronomy should first obtain good binoculars, which...comets tail or show only; few of the stars in a cluster. A longtime consensus is that...Galaxy, ascending the eastern sky, and the Perseus double cluster, toward the northeast...
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The Demon Star
Magazine article by Joe Rao; Natural History, Vol. 105, October 1996
Subjects: Astronomy, Stars & galaxies
...times are given in eastern daylight saving time). Algol (derived from Arabic words meaning "the demons head") is in Perseus, visible low in the northeast sky at dusk and almost directly overhead at about 2:00 A.M., local time. Normally, it is 3.3 times...
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Skylog
Magazine article by Joe Rao; Natural History, Vol. 117, July 2008
Subjects: Astronomy, Meteors & meteorites, Stars & galaxies
...August 11-12, will probably offer the best meteor spectacle in 2008, since the December Geminids will be washed out by a full...leaving a dark sky for the next three hours. The constellation Perseus, from where these shooting stars appear to radiate, will be...
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Looking Back
Magazine article by Bob Sillery; Popular Science, Vol. 251, August 1997
...radiate from the constellation Perseus. The meteors are actually debris...Swift-Tuttle, says Joe Rao, a lecturer in astronomy at New Yorks Hayden Planetarium...to see streaks emanating from Perseus rising in the northeastern sky. Teaming...
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Tonight's the Night for Stars in Your Eyes
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 12, 2009
Subjects: Astronomy
...Society for Popular Astronomy, said that Perseid...true wow factor lies in knowing it is entirely...orig-inate from the Perseus constellation because...backwards towards Perseus. They appear when...is a fiery streak in their wake is known...Trust has advised astronomy enthusiasts to head...
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It's Looking like a Fine Night for a Spot of Meteor-Gazing
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 10, 2007
Subjects: Astronomy
...watch one. It is a very easy piece of astronomy and it can be quite spectacular. The nice...moonlight will severelyrestrict viewing in 2008. The annual meteor shower starts...the case of the Perseid shower, this is Perseus, which lies in theeastern sky. The meteor...
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It's Looking like a Fine Night for a Spot of Meteor-Gazing; gazingLight Fantastic: The Perseid Meteor Shower
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 10, 2007
Subjects: Astronomy
...watch one. It is a very easy piece of astronomy and it can be quite spectacular. The nice...moonlight will severelyrestrict viewing in 2008. The annual meteor shower starts...the case of the Perseid shower, this is Perseus, which lies in theeastern sky. The meteor...
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Meteor Shower at Dawn Thursday
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, August 12, 2009
Subjects: Astronomy, Meteorites
...come out from the constellation Perseus, dazzle the night sky on the eastern...Services Administration (PAGASA) said.In an article posted on its website...find considering that the skies in Metro Manila and most cities in the country are blocked by smog...
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Fire Falling from the Sky; Stargazers Get Ready for Meteors' Annual Shower and Show
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, July 11, 2002
...appears to spring out of the constellation Perseus, giving it its name. But when the Perseids reach their peak, some time early in the morning on Aug. 12, they probably will be watched by more than just astronomy buffs. After all, as Jim OLeary, director...
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encyclopedia articles on: Perseus in Astronomy  - 4 results

 
 
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Perseus , in Astronomy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PERSEUS , in astronomy in astronomy, northern constellation lying...known as an eclipsing variable. Perseus contains two star clusters...appears to radiate from a star in Perseus; this shower can be seen every...
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Algol , in Astronomy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ALGOL , in astronomy al gol, famous variable star in the constellation Perseus ; Bayer designation Persei...40 55. Algols variation in apparent magnitude , from...the dimmer component passes in front of, or eclipses, the...
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Constellation , in Astronomy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CONSTELLATION , in astronomy in common usage, group of stars that appear...corresponding to mythological figures (e.g., Perseus, Andromeda, Hercules, Orion), animals...Ptolemy listed 48 constellations in his Almagest (2d cent. a.d.). As...
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Milky Way
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...William Morgan detected evidence of spiral arms in Orion and Perseus. Another bright arm stretches from Sagittarius to Carina in the southern sky. With the development of radio astronomy, scientists have extended a nearly complete map of the spiral...


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