WHITE DWARF

in astronomy, a type of star that is abnormally faint for its white-hot temperature (see mass-luminosity relation). Typically, a white dwarf star has the mass of the sun and the radius of the earth but does not emit enough light or other radiation to be easily detected. The physical conditions inside the star are quite unusual; the central density is about 1 million times that of water. The existence of white dwarfs is intimately connected with stellar evolution. The first white dwarf discovered (1844) was the faint companion in the binary star Sirius. Although invisible to the telescopes of the day, the white dwarf's mass was large enough to produce a noticeable wavy motion of its very bright partner as the two stars revolved around each other. It is believed that white dwarfs could represent as much as a third of the so-called dark matter in the universe.

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Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White - Vol. 1
Book by Andrew Dickson White; Century, 1905
Subjects: White, Andrew Dickson--1832-1918
...began a long and very earnest speech. Windthorst was a man of diminutive stature, smaller even than Thiers, -- almost a dwarf, -- and his first words on this occasion had a comical effect. He said, in substance, "I am told that if we enter into...
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In the Master's Eye: Representations of Women, Blacks, and Poor Whites in Antebellum Southern Literature
Book by Susan J. Tracy; University of Massachusetts Press, 1995
Subjects: African Americans In Literature, American Literature--19th Century--History And Criticism, American Literature--Male Authors--History And Criticism, American Literature--Southern States--History And Criticism, Literature And Society--Southern States--History--19th Century, Patriarchy In Literature, Poor In Literature, Social Classes In Literature, Southern States--In Literature, Women And Literature--Southern States--History--19th Century, Working Class Whites In Literature
...that peeped out from under a shaggy white pent-house of hair" Border Beagles...portrait is meant to be humorous, the dwarf as animal, drawn to emphasize the uncivilized...contention that these unsophisticated frontier whites are so uncivilized they are "utterly...theatrical pretensions; outlaw poor-white gangs who ravish innocent women and rob the law-abiding; deformed dwarfs who join the socially unfit in the woods...
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Straight White Male: Performance Art Monologues
Book by Michael Peterson; University Press of Mississippi, 1997
Subjects: American Drama--20th Century--History And Criticism, American Drama--Male Authors--History And Criticism, American Drama--White Authors--History And Criticism, Fiction, Heterosexuality In Literature, Monologue, Monologues, American--History And Criticism, Performance Art--United States, White Men In Literature
...12 - 13 , 43 , 47 ; straight white male, impossibility of, 189...similarities to other forms, 22 ; and white men, 6 Performance group...Politics, viii , 15 ; and straight white male performance, 187 ; in...22 Royko, Mike, defense of dwarf tossing, 65 Sayre, Henry...
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Understanding White Collar Crime
Book by Hazel Croall; Open University Press, 2001
Subjects: White Collar Crimes
...although, as Slapper and Tombs (1999) point out, its costs dwarf almost all estimates of all forms of street crime put together...deceptive sales practices. Corruption In common with other white collar crimes, bribery and corruption are diffi- cult to define...
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Taking It like a Man: White Masculinity, Masochism, and Contemporary American Culture
Book by David Savran; Princeton University Press, 1998
Subjects: Masculinity--United States, Masochism--United States, Men In Literature, Men In Popular Culture--United States, Reverse Discrimination--United States, White Men--United States
...is a confrontation with new forms of wisdom and energy that dwarf and humiliate mans mind. And he insists, I consider my work...subjectivity among men identified with the counterculture than among white men identified with the straight world. Unlike their fathers...
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Tracking Chromosomes, Castrating Dwarves: Uninformed Consent and Eugenic Research
Journal article by Paul A. Lombardo; Ethics & Medicine, Vol. 25, 2009
Subjects: Biomedical research, Divisions, Ethics, Medical research, Race, Studies, War crimes
...rays of the "Mongoloid Dwarfs" at Vineland and wished to...chromosomes black compared to white - an issue of some contention...number of chromosomes in whites is considerably in excess...in contrast, that as to white and black chromosomes...43 Castrating the Mongoloid Dwarf: Planning the Experiment...the problem of the Mongolian dwarf. No satisfactory interpretation...is in Austin and Mongolian dwarfs can no doubt be obtained there...
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Dwarf Beech Forests in Coastal New England: Topographic and Edaphic Controls on Variation in Forest Structure
Journal article by Posy E. Busby, Glenn Motzkin; The American Midland Naturalist, Vol. 162, 2009
Subjects: Birds, Mortality, Soils, Storm damage
Dwarf Beech Forests in Coastal New...Glenn Motzkin Introduction Dwarf or pygmy forests comprised of...2005). Tree growth forms in dwarf forests below treeline are characterized...forests, with scattered large white oak ( (fuerais alba) and black...
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Linkage Maps of the Dwarf and Normal Lake Whitefish (Coregonus Clupeaformis) Species Complex and Their Hybrids Reveal the Genetic Architecture of Population Divergence
Journal article by S. M. Rogers, N. Isabel, L. Bernatchez; Genetics, Vol. 175, 2007
Subjects: Animal behavior, Engineering research, Evolutionary biology, Gene expression, Genetic linkage, Genomics, Hybridization, Maps, Population
...specific viability observed in dwarf-Normal hybrid crosses (ROGERS...QTL have been found between dwarf and Normal ecotypes among independently...population divergence in the lake white- fish will benefit from a population...genetic linkage maps incorporating dwarf and Normal genetic backgrounds...
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School Failures Caused by Personal Goals of Teachers and Administrators That Dwarf Social Ones
Journal article by Cheryl B. Aspy; Education, Vol. 115, 1995
Subjects: School management and organization--Analysis, Schools--Management
...caused by personal goals of teachers and administrators that dwarf social ones. by Cheryl B. Aspy Americas educational system...Shakespeare magnify human traits. Watergate, Irangate, S L and White Water investigations revealed clearly the prevailing pursuit...
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Manufacturing Employment in China: The Scale of Manufacturing Employment in China Dwarfs the Numbers of Manufacturing Workers in Other Countries; China's Manufacturing Sector Has Shed Surplus Workers from Inefficient State-Owned Factories, While Increasing Employment in the Private Sector
Journal article by Judith Banister; Monthly Labor Review, Vol. 128, 2005
Subjects: Group of 7--Labor relations, Labor force--International aspects, Labor supply--International aspects, United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics--Powers and duties
...Employment in China: The Scale of Manufacturing Employment in China Dwarfs the Numbers of Manufacturing Workers in Other Countries; Chinas...as 16-59 years for men, 16-54 years for women working in white-collar jobs, and 16-49 years for women in blue-collar...
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On the Trail of Dead Planets: Dust Ring around a White Dwarf
Magazine article by R. Cowen; Science News, Vol. 171, February 17, 2007
Subjects: Cosmic dust--Observations, White dwarfs--Observations
...Dust Ring around a White Dwarf. by R. Cowen Infrared observations...shrink to a cinder called a white dwarf. The Spitzer Space Telescope...glowing dust that rings the hot white dwarf at the center of the...astronomical units (AU) from the white dwarf, the team reports in...of other, more mature white dwarfs, which were old enough that...
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White Dwarf: Tabletop Wargaming
Magazine article by Gareth Branwyn; Whole Earth, Winter 2002
Subjects: Games Workshop--Products, Periodical publishing--Products, Toy industry--Products
White Dwarf: tabletop wargaming by Gareth Branwyn My...think Ive gone off my nut on this one. White Dwarf is the monthly house organ for Games...components and countless fan websites, White Dwarf is a gorgeously produced full-color...
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'Dolly' Dwarf Phlox
Magazine article by Lauren Bonar Swezey; Sunset, Vol. 198, March 1997
Dolly Dwarf Phlox by Lauren Bonar Swezey Last spring...you couldnt see the foliage. Dolly is a dwarf phlox, growing only 6 to 8 inches tall...deep rose, purple, red, sky blue, and white-and as a mix. Dolly flowers dont need...
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Howdy, Neighbors: Long-Term Study Finds a Batch of Red Dwarfs
Magazine article by Ron Cowen; Science News, Vol. 170, December 2, 2006
Subjects: Astronomers--Research, Star clusters--Discovery and exploration, Star clusters--Observations, Stars--Clusters, Stars--Discovery and exploration, Stars--Observations
...Finds a Batch of Red Dwarfs. by Ron Cowen The galactic...extrasolar planets. "Red dwarf stars ... are the closest...mass of the sun. The dwarfs are among the dimmest...planets orbiting red dwarfs, theorists had dismissed...lie so close to a red dwarf that the planet would...several near-Earth white dwarfs, which are old...
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Of Dwarfs and Men
Magazine article by Cameron Duodu; New African, July 2005
Subjects: African folklore, Folk literature, African
Of Dwarfs and Men. by Cameron Duodu Dwarfs figured quite a lot in our folklore...fiery, twisted hair) and mmoatia (dwarfs). Dwarfs are supposed to be very...very rich man, Mr Addae, and its white mans banana trees. He would use a...
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Flabby, Chesty and Burpy? Snow White's Dwarfs Got off Lightly
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 27, 2009
...Chesty and Burpy? Snow Whites Dwarfs Got off Lightly. Byline: LINA DAS WHEN Snow White first took up with the seven...years after its release, Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs arguably...gonna pay a dime to see a dwarf picture. But they did, and...Feminists would denounce Snow Whites subjugation of her rights...
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PANTO FACING FINAL CURTAIN AS HALL SOLD; Snow White and Dwarfs May Be Evicted
Newspaper article by Pat Flanagan; The Mirror (London, England), January 3, 2000
...PANTO FACING FINAL CURTAIN AS HALL SOLD; Snow White and Dwarfs May Be Evicted. by Pat Flanagan SNOW WHITE and the Seven Dwarfs are facing an eviction...000 annually for charities, stages Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in two weeks time. Other...
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A Grimm Fairy Tale Kirk Players to Present 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), April 10, 2008
...Snick" and "Wick." But the dwarfs will have familiar characteristics...of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on stage," he said. The...anything, whether it was a dwarf or a woodland creature...herself at the house of the dwarfs played by Aspen Griffin, Julia...queen finds out where Snow White is hiding, she transforms...
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Feisty Snow White Just Right for Lucy; Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Is the Festive Offering at the Playhouse Whitley Bay This Year. Entertainment Editor GORDON BARR Has the Details
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), December 15, 2010
...Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Is the Festive Offering at...Has the Details. WILL Snow White meet her Prince Charming...Waterloo Roads Lucy Dixon as Snow White; Anne Orwin from Byker Grove...surrounding areas. "Snow White was my favourite fairy tale...determined: "Muddles is Snow Whites best friend. He is very much...
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ARTS DIARY: PANTOMIME Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs/ Royal Court, Liverpool
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), December 20, 2006
ARTS DIARY: PANTOMIME Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs/ Royal Court, Liverpool. Byline...and traditional routines. Snow White remains one of the most popular...to do apart from chase after Snow White but he is an amiable presence on...
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encyclopedia articles on: White Dwarf  - 21 results

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White Dwarf
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WHITE DWARF in astronomy, a type of...abnormally faint for its white-hot temperature (see mass...relation ). Typically, a white dwarf star has the mass of...detected. The existence of white dwarfs is intimately connected with...
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Dwarf Star
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DWARF STAR see white dwarf . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Stellar Evolution
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...reaction, the result is a brown dwarf , or "failed star." In these thermonuclear...suns mass), the star will become a white dwarf , glowing feebly for billions of...heat energy until it becomes a black dwarf, a totally dead star. If the star...
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X-Ray Astronomy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...telescopes, V-2 rockets launched from White Sands, N.Mex., occasionally...Giacconi launched a small rocket from White Sands to search for celestial sources...very dense neighbor, which may be a white dwarf , a neutron star , or a black hole...
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Sirius
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Jupiter at their maximum brightness. A white, main-sequence star of spectral...The companion, Sirius B, is a white-dwarf star and has also been the object...considerable study because it is the first white dwarf whose spectrum was found to...
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