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- Constellation (3718 bytes)
3: ...(constellation)|Orion]] is a remarkable constellation, visible from most places on the globe (but not ...
4: ...on or asterism rarely have any astrophysical relationship to each other; they just happen to appear cl...
6: ... e.g., [[Orion (constellation)|Orion]] and [[Scorpio]].
8: ...ons of the ancient [[ancient Greece|Greek]] tradition, passed down through the [[Middle Ages]], and co...
10: ==History of the Constellations== - Artemis (11271 bytes)
7: ...n's identification with and supplantation of [[Helios]] as the [[sun god]]. Artemis also assimilated ...
11: ...ium]]) Her high priest lived in Aricia; his position was passed to the person who was able to kill hi...
25: ... conquerors. It seems plausible that the association of Diana worship with slaves may reflect the con...
31: ...irth. Her brother [[Apollo]] exhibited contradiction as well, as he was a god of healing who brought ...
35: === Appellations === - Hubble Space Telescope (50930 bytes)
4: ...uttle Discovery]] during the second servicing mission, [[STS-82]]
6: |style="width:50%;"|'''Organization'''||[[NASA]], [[European Space Agency|ESA]]
8: |'''Wavelength regime'''||optical, ultraviolet, near-infrared
12: |'''Orbit period'''||97 min
43: ...been responsible for many ground-breaking observations and has helped astronomers achieve a better und... - History of astronomy (13532 bytes)
2: ...rly astronomy might involve a study of the [[relationships]] between the "[[height|apparent height]]" ...
8: ...and [[religion|religious]] [[social function|function]]s.
10: ...lternating thirty and thirty-one days apiece. Various Roman emperors altered the calendar subsequentl...
14: ... the year and that of the [[vernal equinox]] in Orion; this was the case around 4500 BC. Fire altars, ...
16: ...]) advanced a 95-year cycle to synchronize the motions of the sun and the moon. - Giza pyramid complex (7332 bytes)
3: ==Description==
6: ...C]]. It was popularised in [[Hellenistic civilization|Hellenistic]] times when the Great Pyramid was l...
8: ...f by foreigners as lying in a remote, desert location, even though they are located in what is now par...
11: ...carbon dating on material recovered from the exterior of the Great Pyramid.
13: ==Construction== - Genghis Khan (31537 bytes)
1: ... ([[1206]]–[[1368]]). He is considered a national hero in modern [[Mongolia]] for his historical...
5: ... intelligence and the mobility of his mounted warriors to defeat opponents, rapidly conquering more te...
7: ... in the longer term, resulted in massive depopulation of much of Asia [http://users.erols.com/mwhite28...
21: ...er she was freed from the Merkit, leading to questions regarding the child's paternity.
24: ...nghis Khan.JPG|thumb|right|right|300px|Representation of Genghis Khan and soldiers.]] - Min (god) (6198 bytes)
2: ...f the raised arm'' (a reference to the shape of Orion), and usually depicted as such.
4: ... viewed as a symbol of [[virility]]. This association with virility lead to ''Amun-Min'' gaining the [...
6: ...trongly with the city of [[Coptos]]. In both locations he was worshipped in the form of a white [[Catt...
8: ...since the Pharaoh was thought of as the manifestation of [[Ra]] (or more accurately, ''[[Atum]]-Ra'')....
10: ... and bent, right hand (cf. the constellation of Orion). Around his forehead, Min wears a red ribbon t... - History of science in early cultures (11033 bytes)
3: ...became possible for early [[Civilization|civilizations]] to develop and more time to be devoted to tas...
9: ...t/Gilgamesh/achieve.html] but an abstract formulation of the Pythagorean theorem was not.
11: ...rs for Earth's axis to round the circle of [[nutation]]).
16: ...dy advanced a 95-year cycle to synchronize the motions of the sun and the moon. In a treatise from the...
18: ...nd Turkey. Inoculation was a precursor to vaccination for [[smallpox]]. - Star (12279 bytes)
3: ...t]], a star generates energy through [[nuclear fusion]] and therefore emits light. All stars except th...
5: ... Sun, is [[Proxima Centauri]], which is 39.9 trillion kilometres, or 4.2 [[light year]]s away (light f...
7: ..., or 230 [[billion]] times as much as the 300 billion in our own [[Milky Way]].
9: ...n the [[Orion (constellation)|Orion]] [[constellation]], which have a diameter about 1,000 times large...
11: ...han [[lithium]] in their composition. This generation of supermassive star is long extinct, however, a... - Taurus (constellation) (2696 bytes)
1: ...ion]], and to the southeast [[Eridanus (constellation)|Eridanus]] and [[Cetus]].
5: ...the west, marked by [[Elnath]] (Beta Tauri, traditionally shared with Auriga) and Zeta Tauri.
9: In the east of the constellation lies one of the best known [[open cluster]]s, ea...
13: ...], was bright enough to be seen by day. It is mentioned in Chinese history texts and Native American p...
20: ...May 20]]) differs from the astronomical constellation and the Hindu astrological sign of the [[Siderea... - Scorpius (3888 bytes)
2: ...agittarius]] to the east. It is a large constellation located in the southern hemisphere near the cent...
10: ... to its location on the Milky Way, this constellation contains many [[deep sky object]]s such as the [...
14: ...ine precaution to forestall the heavenly continuation of the feud.
16: ...here, and every time it appears on the horizon, Orion starts to sink into the other side of the sky, s...
18: ...ve formed the constellation [[Eridanus (constellation)|Eridanus]]). Finally, [[Jupiter (god)|Jupiter]]... - Gemini (3325 bytes)
2: ...Auriga]] and the near-invisible [[Lynx (constellation)|Lynx]] to the north and [[Monoceros]] and [[Can...
6: ...med after the two twins, who correspond to the [[Dioscuri]] in [[Greek mythology]] - [[Castor (star)|C...
8: ...(planet)|Pluto]] was discovered in this constellation in [[1930]], near the star Wasat (δ Gemino...
12: ...Geminorum, near the western edge of the constellation.
15: ...f [[Castor and Polydeuces]] (also known as the [[Dioscuri]]). The myth of these twins heavily concerns... - Propeller (12179 bytes)
1: ...or a [[wing]] in air. The horizontal axis of rotation produces a dynamic [[force]] as [[thrust]]. The ...
2: ...er four engine as part of preflight checks. The Orion is an [[Anti-submarine weapon|anti-submarine war...
6: ... optimum angle to that portion. Since a large portion of the blade is therefore at an inefficient angl...
9: ...f attack. Advanced control systems and better section profiling are required to counter the need for a...
13: ...etting separate requirements for high power situations and cruising and controlling speed within these... - Pomegranate (4637 bytes)
2: ...e:Pomegranate fruit.jpg|Pomegranate|250px]] | caption = Fruit of pomegranate}}
5: ...x_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Magnoliopsida]]}}
12: {{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = lightgreen | plural_taxon = Species}}
17: ...]] in [[Spain]] became an early centre of cultivation, and was named after the fruit.
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