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Chaldene
(Encyclopedia)Chaldene, in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...Kalyke
(Encyclopedia)Kalyke, in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...Iocaste
(Encyclopedia)Iocaste, in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...Erinome
(Encyclopedia)Erinome, in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...Taygete
(Encyclopedia)Taygete, in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...Themisto
(Encyclopedia)Themisto, in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...Praxidike
(Encyclopedia)Praxidike, in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...Jodrell Bank Observatory
(Encyclopedia)Jodrell Bank Observatory jôdˈrəl [key], observatory for radio astronomy located at Jodrell Bank, Macclesfield, England. Founded in 1945 on the site of a botanical experiment station, it is administ...Lalande, Joseph Jérôme Lefrançais de
(Encyclopedia)Lalande, Joseph Jérôme Lefrançais de läläNdˈ [key], 1732–1807, French astronomer. Under the direction of the French Academy of Science, he went to Berlin in 1751 to make observations on the p...sidereal period
(Encyclopedia)sidereal period, in astronomy, length of time a body takes to complete an orbit relative to the fixed stars. See sidereal time. ...Browse by Subject
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