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Shklovsky, Iosif Samuilovich
(Encyclopedia)Shklovsky, Iosif Samuilovich yôsˈĭf səmo͞oēlˈəvĭch shklŏfˈskē [key], 1916–85, Soviet astronomer. He was head of the department of radio-astronomy at the Sternberg Astronomical Institute,...IRAS
(Encyclopedia)IRAS: see infrared astronomy.COBE
(Encyclopedia)COBE: see infrared astronomy.Einstein Observatory
(Encyclopedia)Einstein Observatory: see X-ray astronomy. ...SOFIA
(Encyclopedia)SOFIA: see infrared astronomy.radio telescope
(Encyclopedia)radio telescope: see radio astronomy. ...NICMOS
(Encyclopedia)NICMOS: see infrared astronomy.Ananke
(Encyclopedia)Ananke ənăngˈkē [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...Himalia
(Encyclopedia)Himalia hĭmälˈyə [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...Lysithea
(Encyclopedia)Lysithea lĭsĭthˈēə [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...Browse by Subject
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