VEGA

vāˈgə, brightest star in the constellation Lyra; Bayer designation Alpha Lyrae; 1992 position R.A. 18h36.7m, Dec. +38°47′. A white main-sequence star of spectral class A0 V, its apparent magnitude is 0.1, making it the fifth brightest star in the sky. Vega is about three times the size of the sun and 50 times as luminous. Its distance from the earth is 26 light-years. Its name is from the Arabic for "falling eagle," referring to the figure that the Arabs associated with the constellation Lyra.

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books on: Vega  - 3580 results

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Pilgrimage to Patronage: Lope de Vega and the Court of Philip III, 1598-1621
Book by Elizabeth R. Wright; Bucknell University Press, 2001
Subjects: Literature And State--Spain--History--17th Century, Politics And Literature--Spain--History--17th Century, Spain--History--Philip Iii, 1598-1621, Vega, Lope De--1562-1635--Criticism And Interpretation, Vega, Lope De--1562-1635--Influence
...Patronage Pilgrimage to Patronage Lope de Vega and the Court of Philip III, 1598-1621...1963- Pilgrimage to patronage : Lope de Vega and the Court of Philip III, 1598-1621...ISBN 0-8387-5454-6 (alk. paper) 1. Vega, Lope de, 1562-1635-Criticism and interpretation...
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The Spanish Stage in the Time of Lope de Vega
Book by Hugo Albert Rennert; Hispanic Society of America, 1909
Subjects: Theater--Spain--History
...SPANISH STAGE IN THE TIME OF LOPE DE VEGA BY HUGO ALBERT RENNERT, Ph.D. Freiburg...is, perhaps, no exaggeration. Lope de Vega, the great founder of the national drama...school were all followers of Lope de Vega its activity can be dated back no farther...
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The Incas: The Royal Commentaries of the Inca, Garcilaso de la Vega, 1539-1616
Book by Maria Jolas; Orion Press, 1961
Subjects: Incas, Peru--History--To 1548
...Commentaries of the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega 1539-1616 Translated by Maria Jolas...LHISTOIRE DES INCAS DE LINCA GARCILASO DE LA VEGA L Alain Gheerbrant and Club des Libraires...poets, Jorge Manrique and Garcilaso de la Vega, the elected friend of Charles V, and...
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The Literature of Jealousy in the Age of Cervantes
Book by Steven Wagschal; University of Missouri Press, 2006
Subjects: Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel De--1547-1616--Criticism And Interpretation, Gaongora Y Argote, Luis De--1561-1627--Criticism And Interpretation, Jealousy In Literature, Literature And Society--Spain, Spanish Literature--Classical Period, 1500-1700--History And Criticism, Vega, Lope De--1562-1635--Criticism And Interpretation
...literature through the works of Lope de Vega, Cervantes, and G6ngora. Using the philosophical...1547-1616- Criticism and interpretation. 4. Vega, Lope de, 1562-1635-Criticism and interpretation...foremost literary rival, Felix Lope de Vega, composed six dramas that contain the word...
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Fuente Ovejuna; the Knight from Olmedo; Punishment without Revenge
Book by Lope de Vega, Gwynne Edwards; Oxford University Press, 1999
Subjects: Drama
...CLASSICS THREE MAJOR PLAYS LOPE DE VEGA 1562-1635 was one of the three great...readers. OXFORD WORLDS CLASSICS LOPE DE VEGA Fuente Ovejuna The Knight from Olmedo...Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Vega, Lope de, 1562-1635. Plays. English...
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Cervantes Y Lope De Vega: Postrimerias De Un Duelo Literario Y Una Hipotesis
Journal article by Helena Percas De Ponseti; Cervantes: Bulletin of the Cervantes Society of America, Vol. 23, 2003
Subjects: Autores espanoles, Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, Literatura espanola, Lope de Vega, Felix
Cervantes Y Lope De Vega: Postrimerias De Un Duelo Literario Y Una...antagonistas, uno de los principales, Lope de Vega, por razon de convicciones literarias y de principios eticos y esteticos. Lope de Vega debio reconocerse en algunos de los comentarios...
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La VisiÓn Del Indio Americano En Los Comentarios Reales Del Inca Garcilaso De La Vega
Journal article by Francisco J. Cevallos; Symposium, Vol. 39, 1985
Subjects: Vega, Garcilaso De La--1539-1616
...COMENTARIOS REALES DEL INCA GARCILASO DE LA VEGA EN EL SEGUNDO LIBRO de La republica...por el mas glorioso de Garcilaso de la Vega, el Inca . 7 Todavia estan frescos en...las Casas. 12 El Inca Garcilaso de la Vega es hombre de su tiempo, atrapado dentro...
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Richard Helgerson, A Sonnet from Carthage: Garcilaso De la Vega and the New Poetry of Sixteenth-Century Europe
Journal article by Andrew M. Beresford; Medium Aevum, Vol. 78, 2009
Subjects: A Sonnet from Carthage: Garcilaso de la Vega and the New Poetry of Sixteenth-Century Europe (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews
Richard Helgerson, A Sonnet from Carthage: Garcilaso De la Vega and the New Poetry of Sixteenth-Century Europe. by Andrew...Richard Helgerson, A Sonnet from Carthage: Garcilaso de la Vega and the New Poetry of Sixteenth-Century Europe (Philadelphia...
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The Cultural Basis of a Regional Economy: The Vega Baja del Segura in Spain(1)
Journal article by Susana Narotzky; Ethnology, Vol. 39, 2000
Subjects: Community development--Spain, Spain--Social aspects
...CULTURAL BASIS OF A REGIONAL ECONOMY: THE VEGA BAJA DEL SEGURA IN SPAIN(1). by Susana Narotzky The Vega Baja del Segura is a region in southeastern...informal economy, work, global economy) The Vega Baja del Segura is a district located in...
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Heterofilia: El Modelo Heterosexual En la Crytica del Inca Garcilaso
Journal article by Juan Pablo Rivera; Chasqui, Vol. 36, 2007
Subjects: Autores, Garcilaso de la Vega, El Inca--Evaluaciyn, Garcilaso de la Vega, El Inca--Obras, Literatura--Anylisis, Literatura--Historia, Literatura--Obras
...los Comentarios reales de Garcilaso de la Vega, el Inca. Una de las definiciones mys concentradas...padre, el capityn Sebastiyn Garcilaso de la Vega. Con cierta ansia de coherencia, por ejemplo...la dedica no a Sebastiyn Garcilaso de la Vega, sino "a la gloriosysima virgen Marya...
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magazine articles on: Vega  - 264 results

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Rebecca Vega Thurber: the Coral Doctor
Magazine article by Jef Akst; The Scientist, Vol. 23, August 2009
Subjects: Colleges & universities, Coral reefs, Genomics, Herpes viruses, Marine biology
Rebecca Vega Thurber: the Coral Doctor by Jef Akst...in corals, thats what happened to Rebecca Vega Thurber, theri a marine biology postdoc Her...sluts of the sea." "It was a huge honor," Vega Thurber says. "The only next biggest step...
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Bedeviled in la Vega
Magazine article by Suzanne Murphy-Larronde; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 60, January 2008
Subjects: Carnivals (Amusements)--History, Carnivals (Amusements)--Social aspects, Carnivals--History, Carnivals--Social aspects, Dominican Republic--Fairs and festivals, Dominican Republic--Social aspects
Bedeviled in la Vega. by Suzanne Murphy-Larronde...consecutive Sunday afternoons each February in La Vega, a mostly quiet fanning community in the...stage their own pre-Lenten celebrations, La Vega, with a population of about 60,000, has...
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1000 Words: Sergio Vega Talks about Tropicalounge, 2002-2005
Magazine article by Alexander Alberro; Artforum International, Vol. 45, September 2006
Subjects: Furniture industry--Exhibitions, Furniture--Design and construction, Furniture--Innovations
1000 Words: Sergio Vega Talks about Tropicalounge, 2002-2005. by Alexander Alberro...may at first seem, although the historical and geopolitical context that Vega addresses differs markedly from these earlier projects. Mobilizing the...
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Seed of a New and Renewed Church: The "Ecclesiastical Insurrection" in Nicaragua
Magazine article by Andrew Reding; Monthly Review, Vol. 39, July 1987
Subjects: Catholic Church in Nicaragua--Political activity, Church and state in Nicaragua--Analysis, Church and state--Analysis, Church and state--Nicaragua, Nicaragua--Political aspects, Obando y Bravo, Miguel Cardinal--Political activity, Religion--Nicaragua, Socialism and religion--Nicaragua, Socialism--Nicaragua, Vega, Pablo Antonio, Bishop--Political activity
...to the residence of Bishop Pablo Antonio Vega in the city of Juigalpa, a regional capital...Rio San Juan. The officers instructed Vega, the 56-year-old vice president of the...issued that morning beneath the title "Vega does not deserve to be Nicaraguan, the...
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Heroic Teenage Survivor
Magazine article by Robert W. Lee; The New American, Vol. 19, April 21, 2003
Subjects: Heroism--Case studies, Vega, Roxanna--Behavior
...malady last October. On January 2nd, Phillips, her daughter Kayla, stepsons Christopher and Carlos Large, and cousin Roxanna Vega piled into her car for the 100-mile trip to visit a friend in Ignacio. At around 8 p.m. on the way back, they reached the peak...
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CD Reviews and Music: Viva Lost Vega; after Taking Time out to Raise Her Daughter Ruby, Suzanne Vega Is Back Touring the Uk
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), July 2, 2004
Subjects: Vega, Suzanne
CD Reviews and Music: Viva Lost Vega; after Taking Time out to Raise Her Daughter Ruby, Suzanne Vega Is Back Touring the Uk. Byline: GAVIN MARTIN It is nearly 20 years since Suzanne Vega first emerged from the New York folk scene...
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Trailblazer; Suzanne Vega Can Still Stir the Heartstrings and the Angst, as Lew Baxter Discovers
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), June 15, 2007
Subjects: Dylan, Bob, Vega, Suzanne
Trailblazer; Suzanne Vega Can Still Stir the Heartstrings and the...huge influence in her own teens, Suzanne Vega became something of an iconoclast for gaggles...wonderful moments," she sighs. SUZANNE VEGA appears at the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool...
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COSTUME DRAMA; Swimsuit Designer Liza Bruce and Her Artist Husband Nicholas Alvis Vega Live and Work in an Exuberant, Steelfloored, Flint-Walled Former Chapel in West London; but, Says Helen Kirwan-Taylor, Where Are the Comfy Zones?
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), February 24, 2006
...Bruce and Her Artist Husband Nicholas Alvis Vega Live and Work in an Exuberant, Steelfloored...KIRWAN-TAYLOR Liza Bruce and Nicholas Alvis Vega inhabit a world entirely of their own making...lists on both sides of the Atlantic. Alvis Vega is equally debonair in his characteristic...
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Football: SIGN KUZ NOW BEFORE BARCA GRAB HIM; Don't Risk Swiss Miss Vega Tells Strach CELTIC LATEST..
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), January 12, 2007
...BEFORE BARCA GRAB HIM; Dont Risk Swiss Miss Vega Tells Strach CELTIC LATEST... Byline: BY NEIL CAMERON RAMON VEGA last night urged Celtic to snap up Swiss...clubs across Europe keeping an eye on him. Vega, now an agent, has closely monitored the...
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Send in the SAS; They're Your Best Bet, Vega Tells Hodd
Newspaper article by David Barnes; Sunday Mirror (London, England), March 22, 1998
Subjects: England
Send in the SAS; Theyre Your Best Bet, Vega Tells Hodd. by David Barnes RAMON Vega, the giant Swiss defender from Spurs, tells England...Hoddle today: "Its time to send in the SAS." Vega expects to face England captain Alan Shearer...
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encyclopedia articles on: Vega  - 30 results

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Vega Carpio, Lope De
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
VEGA CARPIO, LOPE DE see Lope de Vega Carpio . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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La Vega
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LA VEGA la va ga, city (1993 pop. 73,387), central Dominican Republic, on the Camu River. La Vega is the commercial and processing center of a rich agricultural region. A religious sanctuary erected on the site of an important battle in the colonial...
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Vega
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
VEGA va g , brightest star in the constellation Lyra ; Bayer designation Alpha Lyrae; 1992 position R.A. 18 h 36.7 m , Dec...sequence star of spectral class A0 V, its apparent magnitude is 0.1, making it the fifth brightest star in the sky. Vega is about three times the size of the sun and 50 times as luminous. Its distance from the earth is 26 light-years. Its name...
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Vega, Garcilaso De La
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
VEGA, GARCILASO DE LA called the Inca: see Garcilaso de la Vega . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Lope De Vega Carpio, FÉlix
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LOPE DE VEGA CARPIO, FELIX fa leks lo pa da va ga kar pyo, 1562 1635, Spanish dramatic...and most prolific Spanish literary innovator. See Four Plays of Lope de Vega (tr. with an introd. by J. G. Underhill, 1936); biography by A. Flores (1930...
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