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Re: Family Astronomersby BStoner on Aug 27, 2003 - 11:31 PM (User information [4] | Send a message [5] |
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1. What is your favorite star/constellation/heavenly body? - M51 the spiral Galaxy 2. Why? What does it mean to you? - It was the first stellar object (besides stars and inner solar system planets) that I ever viewed through a telescope. It reminds me of the vastness of our universe and how small we really are. Another favorite of mine is Saturn. Through a telescope it looks just like a photo in a school text book. If this stuff interests you, I recommend reading the following: A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen Hawking The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene Scientific American Magazine is also a good bet for the latest science/astronomy news. |
Re: Family Astronomersby slmcd on Oct 07, 2003 - 11:34 AM (User information [7] | Send a message [8] http://home.twmi.rr.com/smcdonnell/ [9]) |
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My "A Word A Day" posting this morning was somewhat astrological in nature, so I thought I would pass it along. It follows******* ******* septentrion (sep-TEN-tree-on) noun The north. [From Latin septentrionalis, from septentrio, singular of septentriones, originally septem triones, the seven stars of the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear, from septem (seven) and triones (a team of three plow oxen). These are the principal stars of the Great Bear, which is located in the region of the north celestial pole. These stars are more commonly perceived as the Big Dipper.] Some other words based on septem are septemfluous, flowing in seven streams; septemplicate, one of seven copies of a document; septenary, pertaining or relating to the number seven, or forming a group of seven, as in the number of days in the week; septenate, growing in sevens, having seven divisions; and Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures, from Latin septem via septuaginta, seventy, for the traditional number of translators. "The sky is one great emerald from south to septentrion." Paul Fort; Selected Poems And Ballads; Duffield and Company; 1921. (Translator: John Strong Newberry) "Washed by the southern sea, and on the north To equal length backed with a ridge of hills That screened the fruits of the earth and seats of men From cold Septentrion blasts." John Milton; Paradise Regained; 1671. This week's theme: words based on numbers by guest wordsmith Stewart Edelstein (stewartedelstein@sbcglobal.net). Sponsors' Messages: Try an awesome stress reliever: Crazy Aaron's Thinking Putty! In adult-sized handfuls and amazing colors, http://puttyworld.com And Want a professional writer's help? Guidance with fiction, nonfiction, memoirs, plays. Free weekly newsletter. Visit http: http://RoySorrels.com ............................................................................ Assumptions are the termites of relationships. -Henry Winkler, actor (1945-) Sign off the list: http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/unsubscribe.html Update your address: http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/address-change.html Send a gift subscription: http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Subscribe yourself: http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/subscribe.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/septentrion.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/septentrion.ram |