TAURUS, in Astronomy

[Lat.,= the bull], in astronomy, constellation NW of Orion and lying on the ecliptic (the sun's apparent path through the heavens) between Gemini and Aries; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Taurus is traditionally depicted as the forepart of a bull, in reference to the Greek legend in which Zeus either assumed the form of a bull himself or sent the bull to carry Europa over the sea to Crete. The constellation contains the bright stars Elnath (Beta Tauri) and Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), long used in navigation. A line extended through and slightly up from Orion's belt will strike Aldebaran. Two notable star clusters, the Pleiades and the Hyades, are found in Taurus, which also includes a number of double stars (observable with small telescopes) and the Crab Nebula (M1). Taurus reaches its highest point in the evening sky in January.

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Popular Astronomy: Being the New Descriptive Astronomy
Book by Joel Dorman Steele; American Book Company, 1899
Subjects: Astronomy
...fallen back along the ecliptic about 30 , so that those stars which were, during the infancy of astronomy, in the sign of Aries are now in Taurus , and those which were in the sign Pisces are now in Aries . Permanence of the Constellations...
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The Story of Astronomy
Book by Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver; Perseus Publishing, 1995
Subjects: Astronomy--History
...without photography naked-eye astronomy this association enlarged...considerably. Naked-eye astronomy gave way to photography and...important not only for positional astronomy but also for measuring the...stars. The Hyades cluster in Taurus
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A Dictionary of Astronomy
Book by Ian Ridpath; Oxford University Press, 1997
Subjects: Astronomy--Dictionaries
...Major, particularly near Taurus. In the southern hemisphere...Galaxy. millimetre-wave astronomy The observation of electromagnetic...molecules. Millimetre-wave astronomy is one of the newest fields in astronomy and is used to study the...
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Cleomedes' Lectures on Astronomy: A Translation of the Heavens
Book by Alan C. Bowen, Robert B. Todd, Cleomedes; University of California Press, 2004
Subjects: Astronomy, Greek, Astronomy--Early Works To 1800
...Hyades, occupies the 15th degree of Taurus. 16 Their color resembles that of Mars...were not supplanted in Greco-Latin astronomy by Ptolemaic methods immediately on the...misleading precision in the history of astronomy. Hipparchus himself In Arat. et Eudox...
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Larousse Encyclopedia of Astronomy
Book by Lucien Rudaux, G. Vaucouleurs De, F. L. Whipple; Prometheus Press, 1962
Subjects: Astronomy
...Galaxy, were made by the Netherlands Foundation for Radio-astronomy in Leiden, and the Division of Radiophysics, Commonwealth...340 -- i.e. the southern stretches of the Milky Way and Taurus to Sagittarius and practically none in the opposite direction...
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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
Planetary Diagrams for Roman Astronomy in Medieval Europe, Ca. 800...Brasshoff Chapter I INTRODUCTION 1 ASTRONOMY AND ITS TEACHING IN CAROLINGIAN...natural sciences, certainly not in astronomy.1 Studies in recent years, especially...
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Reading through Galileo's Telescope. Margaret Cavendish and the Experience of Reading [*
Journal article by Elizabeth A. Spiller; Vol. 53, 2000
Subjects: Astronomy--Literature, Galileo--Research, Physics--17th century, Royal Society--17th century, Telescope--History, Utopias--Portrayals, depictions, etc.
...observers could see six stars in Taurus, Galileo could now distinguish...to the argument came into astronomy quite naturally as a concomitant...fictional truth, Cavendish uses astronomy to define the boundaries of...convergence of poetics and astronomy, this constellation of three...
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The Agricultural Marker Stars in Yemeni Folklore
Journal article by Daniel Martin Varisco; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 52, 1993
Subjects: Calendar--Yemen, Folklore--Yemen, Seasons in literature--Yemen, Yemen--Literature
...simak al-aczal in Arab astronomy. As such, this would be...zodiacal constellation of Taurus. The reference here is to...alphabeta Centauri). In nautical astronomy these are equivalent to himaran...been published on the folk astronomy of the Arabian Peninsula...
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Introduction
Journal article; Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 95, 2005
...cluster in Cancer, and to the Pleiades of Taurus, to the arrow point of Sagittarius...star listed is "Pleiades in the sign of Taurus"; the arrow point of Sagittarius, the...the fourteenth degree, the Pleiades of Taurus, from the fourth to the sixth degree...
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The Contributions of India: The Seer-Scientists and the Renaissance in India
Journal article by Vasant V. Merchant; International Journal of Humanities and Peace, Vol. 18, 2002
Subjects: Aeronautics--History, India--History, Medicine--History, Science--History
...birds and animals were found. Coins with Taurus and Lion Seals were discovered. Presently...remapped the boundaries of mathematics and astronomy. At the age of 23, in 499 CE, he wrote a text on astronomy and an unparalleled treatise on mathematics...
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The Heavens and the Earth
Magazine article by Rudolf Kippenhahn; History Today, Vol. 46, November 1996
Subjects: Astronomical research--History, Astronomy--History
...nebula in the constellation of Taurus is a residue of that stellar...migrations. Like other sciences, astronomy made little progress during...the Earth stood still, all astronomy stood still, as it had to...Sun stand still appeared, astronomy began to make progress. For...
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What's Your Sign?
Magazine article; Natural History, Vol. 102, April 1993
Subjects: Astrology, Astronomy, Constellations, Planets
...either Aries (okay so far) or Taurus, a constellation the sun...considered as rational as the astronomy and geometry upon which astrology...seventeenth century, the science of astronomy has become more precise...featuring astrology but not astronomy. The news that Reagans White...
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May Day, Pagan Style
Magazine article; Natural History, Vol. 102, May 1993
Subjects: Astronomy
...near the 2d-magnitude star E1 Nath in Taurus. Venus, called Phosphorus by the Greeks...comet. Gail S. Cleere writes on popular astronomy and is a founding member of the International...dedicated to preserving the skies for astronomy.
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Crash Landing on Jupiter
Magazine article; Natural History, Vol. 103, July 1994
Subjects: Astronomy, Comets, Jupiter
...collision draws near, check local papers or astronomy publications for updates on the timing...thin crescent moon. Mars has moved into Taurus and can be seen rising about three hours...Washington, D. C., and writes on popular astronomy.
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A View outside the Galaxy
Magazine article; Natural History, Vol. 103, October 1994
Subjects: Astronomy, Stars & galaxies
...Eridanus. By midnight, however, our familiar winter friends--Taurus, Orion, Gemini, Canis Major--lumber up over the eastern...Cleere lives in Washington, D.C., and writes on popular astronomy. ERRATUM: In "Moonstruck" ("Celestial Events," April...
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Taurus Apr 21-May 21
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), October 27, 2010
Subjects: Astronomy
Taurus Apr 21-May 21. IF youre not sure about someone as this month begins you...Neptune going forward from the 6th, things are changing significantly for those Taurus who want more from their career. Neptune is the key. He has been delaying...
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Look Up to the 'Best Skies in the World' during March
Newspaper article; The Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Australia), March 6, 2010
Subjects: Astronomy
...This is the famous constellation of Taurus the Bull. David Reneke has over 40 years experience in astronomy. Hes a feature writer for major Australian...and commercial radio. Get Davids free astronomy newsletter at: www.davidreneke.com
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SCOTS DISCOVER YOUNGEST PLANET; Jupiter-Sized World May Be as Little as 1600 Years Old
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), April 2, 2008
Subjects: Astronomy--Discovery and exploration
...planet is located in the constellation of Taurus and is 520 light years away. Using telescopes...Andrews University school of physics and astronomy, said the discovery was "amazing...discuss the find at the RAS National Astronomy Meeting in Belfast today. LITTLE UN...
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ARCHIVE: Star-Studded Event, despite the Clouds; Night Sky for April Gill Pilfold of Birmingham Astronomical Society Reports on Latest and Forthcoming Events
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), April 1, 2006
Subjects: Astronomy--Calendars
...enthusiasts willing to share their passion for astronomy more than made up for the lack of stars...while crossing from the constellation of Taurus into Gemini. It will set by late evening...Find out more from www.birmingham-astronomy.co.uk. Molly Yeardsley, nine...
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A Star Is Born; Final Frontier: An Impression of a 'Planet' Forming from an Inner Ring That Encircles a New Star Star Quality: Dr Greaves and a Radio Image of the New Planet
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), April 2, 2008
Subjects: Astronomy--Discovery and exploration
...It is located in the constellation of Taurus and is about 520 light years away from...Andrews University School of Physics and Astronomy, who found the planet along with colleagues...Royal Astronomical Societys National Astronomy Meeting in Belfast today..
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Taurus , in Astronomy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TAURUS , in astronomy Lat.,= the bull, in astronomy, constellation NW of Orion and lying on the ecliptic (the...and Aries; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac . Taurus is traditionally depicted as the forepart of a bull, in...
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Hyades , in Astronomy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HYADES , in astronomy hi dez, in astronomy, open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, located immediately to the right of the bright star Aldebaran. The cluster is about 130 light-years from the earth. It consists of about 100 stars...
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Pleiades , in Astronomy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PLEIADES , in astronomy ple dez, pli , in astronomy, famous open star cluster in the constellation Taurus; cataloged as M45. The cluster consists of some 500 stars, has a diameter of 35 light-years, and is 400 light-years distant from...
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Perseus , in Astronomy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...
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Radio Astronomy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
RADIO ASTRONOMY study of celestial bodies...remnant is the Crab Nebula in Taurus. Because there are strong...before the advent of radio astronomy, the spiral structure of...state. More recently radio astronomy has discovered pulsars...
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