PISCES

pīˈsēz [Lat.,=the fishes], constellation lying directly S of Andromeda and on the ecliptic (the sun's apparent path through the heavens) between Aries and Aquarius; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Pisces is traditionally depicted as two fishes. Because of the precession of the equinoxes, the vernal equinox has moved westward from the constellation Aries (where it was located c.2,000 years ago) into Pisces. There are no exceptionally bright stars in Pisces, but a nova was observed there in 1925. Pisces reaches its highest point in the evening sky in November.

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books on: Pisces  - 727 results

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Advances in the Study of Behavior - Vol. 23
Book by Peter J. B. Slater, Jay S. Rosenblatt, Charles T. Snowdon, Manfred Milinski; Academic Press, 1994
Subjects: Animal Behavior, Human Behavior
...spawning of labrid and scarid fishes (Pisces: Labroidei) at Enewetak Atoll, Marshall...spotted goatfish Pseudopeneus maculatus (Pisces: Mullidae). Bull. Mar. Sci. 28...Lepidiolamprologus Pellegrin, 1904 (Pisces, Teleostei, Cichlidae). Rev. Fr...
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The Latin Poems Commonly Attributed to Walter Mapes
Book by Thomas Wright; J. B. Nichols and Son, 1841
Subjects: Poetry
...contra prohibitionem regulae. Quid igitur comedit ? Pisces grossos, quia de minutis non curat. Cavet enim...quod esse non potuere per substantiam. Comedit igitur pisces lixos, pisces frixos, pisces assatos, quosdam farsitos, quosdam...
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A Guide to the Constellations
Book by Samuel G. Barton, William H. Barton Jr.; Whittlesey House, 1935
Subjects: Constellations
...east point FOMALHAUT in Piscis Austrinus DENEB in Cygnus PISCES Pisces follows Cancer as the next-faintest constellation of...the great square of Pegasus lies a group of stars of Pisces which form an irregular pentagon. This is the so-called...
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The Scientific Achievement of the Middle Ages
Book by Richard C. Dales; University of Pennsylvania Press, 1973
Subjects: Science, Medieval, Science--History
...Saggitarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces. Each one of the planets has it own dignities...Aquarius, of Jupiter Saggitarius and Pisces, of Mars Aries and Scorpio, of Venus...Capricorn to earth, Aquarius to air, Pisces to water. There are therefore three fiery...
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The Critical Response to Anais Nin
Book by Philip K. Jason; Greenwood Press, 1996
Subjects: Nin, Anaeis--1903-1977--Criticism And Interpretation, Women And Literature--United States--History--20th Century
...Text of On Writing." Under the Sign of Pisces: Anais Nin and Her Circle 4 . 3 Summer...First Printings." Under the Sign of Pisces: Anais Nin and Her Circle 8 . 3 Summer...the House of Usher." Under the Sign of Pisces: Anais Nin and Her Circle 2 . 1 Winter...
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Mitochondrial DNA Variation in Johnny Darters( Pisces: Percidae) from Eastern Kentucky Supports Stream Capture for the Origin of Upper Cumberland River Fishes
Journal article by Rex Meade Strange; The American Midland Naturalist, Vol. 140, 1998
Subjects: Biology, Cumberland River, DNA, Deoxyribonucleic acid, Fish
Mitochondrial DNA Variation in Johnny Darters( Pisces: Percidae) from Eastern Kentucky Supports Stream Capture for the Origin of Upper Cumberland River Fishes by Rex Meade Strange...
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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
...Mercury makes infrequent evening risings in Pisces and most often in Virgo, morning risings...placement under Aquarius, Jupiter under Pisces, Mars under Aries, Venus under Taurus...Saturno datur; lovi qui ante Saturnum erat Pisces dicantur; Aries Marti qui praecesscrat...
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The Room of Maps at Caprarola, 1573-75
Journal article by Loren Partridge; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 77, 1995
Subjects: Art, Art history, Farnese, Alessandro, Italy, Maps, Mythology, Patronage, Renaissance period, Roman Catholic Church, Royalty
...zodiacal year in this room begins with Pisces rather than Aries, which results in a...Fab. 152, 197) explains the scene of Pisces to the left of Aries (Figs. 1 no. 2...together with her son achieved immortality as Pisces. To the right of Aries is the scene of...
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Beyond the Theater of War: Gravity's Rainbow as Film
Journal article by Scott Simmon; Literature/Film Quarterly, Vol. 6, 1978
Subjects: Gravity, Motion pictures, Novels, Pynchon, Thomas
...sought by a British intelligence group, PISCES (Psychological Intelligence Schemes for...to a particularly unreceptive group at PISCES: "He had not meant to offend sensibilities...rocket. There is much comic irony in PISCES belief that their project (directed by...
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The Aquatic Ape
Journal article by Joy Wilkinson; TheatreForum, 2006
...their repulsive dead flsheyes. PIPPA: Im Pisces. I love this place. Yolanda said you...not too devastated. PIPPA: I know that Pisces and Aquarius are completely incompatible...swims in close to the audience. PIPPA: Pisces is a mutable sign. Were known for our...
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Picking Up the Pisces
Magazine article by Alexander Cockburn; The Nation, Vol. 246, June 4, 1988
Subjects: For the Record: From Wall Street to Washington (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Reagan, Ronald--Behavior, Regan, Donald T.--Authorship
Picking Up the Pisces. by Alexander Cockburn As antidote to summitspeak I strongly recommend...the big untold story of the summit was the hunt for another fish, or Pisces as Quigley would no doubt prefer to put it. Theres plenty of evidence...
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Stereoscopic Video under the Sea
Magazine article by Lenny Lipton; American Cinematographer, Vol. 69, January 1988
...ball that is the cabin of the submarine Pisces VI with National Geographic photographer...in operation in the field, inside the Pisces. The UCC looked completely at home...and serves as a launching vessel for the Pisces VI. Those of us who were aboard The Wendy...
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John F. Birk, Tracing the Round: The Astrological Framework of Moby-Dick. London: Minerva Books, 2002
Magazine article by Gordon Poole; Melville Society Extracts, July 2004
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Tracing the Round: The Astrological Framework of Moby-Dick (Book)--Book reviews
...exactly one calendar year, Aries through Pisces" (p.328, my emphasis), which is...remaining signs (Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces). This irregularity seems to invalidate...Water signs, Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces co-preside instead in the second, fifth...
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Gaylord Debuts New Systems, Intros Supercite Module
Magazine article; Information Today, Vol. 10, July 1993
Subjects: Functions, Gaylord Information Systems, Information storage, Information systems, Product introduction, Software industry, United States
...large consortia library networks, while PISCES is an affordable, completely integrated...at the end of a specified time period. PISCES The new automated library system for schools...Gaylords GALAXY integrated library system. PISCES has been developed by Gaylord engineers...
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Testing Astrological Predictions about Sex, Marriage, and Selfishness
Magazine article by Charles S. Reichardt; Skeptic, Vol. 15, 2010
Subjects: Astrology, Data collection, Firearm laws & regulations, Sample size, Signs, Studies
...match," and those born under the sign of Pisces are said to be "sexually delicate, in...and that those born under the sign of Pisces are "intensely loyal" and "will remain...making the world a better place" (A). Pisces - those born under the sign of Pisces...
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Pisces
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), June 29, 2009
Pisces. URANUS is in reverse from the off so...hassle yourself! Its not so bad then, Pisces because surely, if youre saying it, youre...your social life is on the up and single Pisces continue to blossom, at least those who...
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GONE IN 60 SECONDS; Survivors Tell How 5 Died after Stricken Pisces Filled with Water before Sinking
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), November 16, 2005
...Survivors Tell How 5 Died after Stricken Pisces Filled with Water before Sinking. Byline: By PAT FLANAGAN SURVIVORS of the Pisces boat tragedy told yesterday of their...people drowned when the ill- fated Pisces sank off the Co Wexford coast three...
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Pisces
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), April 30, 2009
Pisces. Feb 20 to Mar 20 YOU have had such a long...and hopefully you have worked through them Pisces. But was it those day-to-day glitches...you believe to be true is your only marker Pisces, the only way you can see how you can proceed...
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Pisces; Feb 20 to Mar 20
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), November 30, 2009
Pisces; Feb 20 to Mar 20. CLOSE the door, turn...to take the simpler things for granted, Pisces. In fact, you love them more than most...on. But you do have to come out of that Pisces heaven. You do need to shop and earn a...
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Pisces Feb 20 to Mar 20
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), October 31, 2009
Pisces Feb 20 to Mar 20. Youre determined to bring...danger of getting caught up with the past, Pisces, and its understandable given the amount...things. The pressure comes off attached Pisces and long, drawn-out conversations are...
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Pisces
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PISCES pi sez Lat.,=the fishes, constellation...one of the constellations of the zodiac . Pisces is traditionally depicted as two fishes...was located c.2,000 years ago) into Pisces. There are no exceptionally bright stars...
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Aries
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...suns apparent path through the heavens) between Taurus and Pisces; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac . It contains...precession of the equinoxes has since shifted the vernal equinox into Pisces. Aries reaches its highest point in the evening sky in December...
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Chordata
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...nerves leading to them. There are eight vertebrate classes. Four are aquatic, and may be grouped together as the superclass Pisces, or fish ; four are terrestrial or (in the case of amphibians) semiterrestrial, and may be grouped as the superclass Tetrapoda...
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Aquarius
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...carrier, large constellation located on the ecliptic (the suns apparent path through the heavens) between Capricornus and Pisces; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac . Aquarius is sometimes represented as a man pouring water from a jar. Although...
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Zodiac
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...because of the precession of the equinoxes , the vernal equinox has moved westward about 30 and now lies in the constellation Pisces; the zodiacal constellations thus no longer correspond to the segments of the zodiac represented by their signs. The constellations...
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