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- Jupiter (24639 bytes)
6: ...olor="#c0ffff" colspan="2" | [[Orbit]]al characteristics ([[Epoch (astronomy)|Epoch]] J2000)
8: ! align="left" | [[Semi-major axis]]
50: ...bgcolor="#c0ffff" colspan="2" | Physical characteristics
108: ...elestial body's atmosphere|Atmospheric]] characteristics
138: ...Jove). The [[astronomical symbol]] for the planet is a stylized representation of the god's lightning ...
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- June (1973 bytes)
2: '''June''' is the [[sixth]] [[month]] of the [[year]] in the [[...
6: ...376;). In [[Finnish language|Finnish]], the month is called ''kes䫵u'', meaning "month of summer".
10: ...alendar]] the month is called '''Meitheamh''' and is the middle month of the Summer season.
11: ... is the time of [[Litha]] and the winter solstice is that of [[Yule]].
12: * [[Midsummer (holiday)|Midsummer]] is celebrated in [[Sweden]] on the third Friday in J... - Scientific revolution (17675 bytes)
1: ... basic themes of the revolution are readily recognised.
3: ...matical]], [[mechanics|mechanical]], and [[empiricism|empirical]].
5: == Existence of the revolution ==
7: ...e rancor and cross-purposes in such debates may arise from lack of recognition of these fundamental di...
9: ...derstood and practiced in the modern world; there is no concern here with "other narratives" or altern... - Alto saxophone (1789 bytes)
2: ...instrument has, the higher the instrument's range is.
4: ...]]s above. The uppermost notes (the altissimo register), however, are less-frequently mastered.
6: ...ds the [[treble clef]] in the key of E flat (that is to say, a written C will sound as E flat concert)...
8: ...olos for alto exist. It has great versatility and is used commonly in concert, jazz, funk, blues, pop,...
10: ... that produce saxophones are Selmer, Yamaha, Yanagisawa, and Jupiter. New alto saxophones range great... - Earth (30908 bytes)
7: ...on]]. Its dominant [[Sentience|sentient species]] is the [[human]] (''Homo sapiens sapiens'').
9: Its symbol consists of a circled cross, representing a [[meridian]]...
11: == Physical characteristics ==
14: ...rt in about 584, or 0.17 %. The mass of the Earth is approximately 6,000 yottagrams (6 x 10<sup>24</su...
17: ... a solid inner core. The liquid outer core gives rise to a weak [[magnetosphere|magnetic field]] due t... - Volcano (27295 bytes)
2: ...inental plates]]. However, important exceptions exist in '''[[hotspot (geology)|hotspot volcanoes]]'''...
3: ...0px|Smoking Bromo and Semeru volcanoes on [[Java (island)|Java]] in [[Indonesia]].]]
5: The study of volcanoes is called [[vulcanology]] (or ''volcanology'' in som...
10: .... [[Mount Pel饝] on the island of [[Martinique]] is another example.
12: ...misleading, however, and are slowly falling into disuse. - Ra (2793 bytes)
2: ...eism|monotheistic]] worship of [[Aten]], the sun disk itself, was imposed on the kingdom of Egypt.
4: ...s wore on, becoming the aspect of Ra that is the rising sun. In later times, he was associated with [[...
8: ...he monster [[Apep]] (representing darkness), who wished to devour Ra. Temporary failure to protect Ra ...
10: ...bols of Ra are the [[solar symbols]] of a golden disk or the symbol ⊙ (Circle with a point at it...
12: ...oyed any man or god that approached. Thoth, disguised, eventually succeeds in convincing her to retur... - Ancient Rome (25155 bytes)
1: '''Ancient Rome''' was a [[civilization]] that existed in [[Europe]], [[North Africa]], and the [[Mid...
5: ==History==
11: ...iver [[Tiber]]. At this location the Tiber has an island where the river can be forded. Because of the...
13: ...us Hostilius]], [[Ancus Marcius]], [[Tarquinius Priscus]], [[Servius Tullius]], and [[Tarquinius Super...
19: ...nate, which grew in size and power with the establishment of the Republic. - Florida (24937 bytes)
13: OfficialLang = [[English language|English]] |
33: ISOCode = US-FL |
36: ...orida'' in Spanish. The U.S. Postal abbreviation is '''FL'''.
38: ...Florida|USS ''Florida'']] was named in honor of this state.
40: == History == - Solar system (21174 bytes)
1: ...satellite|moon]]s, and [[planet]]s. The [[Earth]] is the third planet of the Solar System. ''[[Planeta...
5: ...ought. This encyclopedia employs the following divisions:
7: *The [[Sun]] (☉) is a [[Stellar_classification|spectral class]] G2 [[...
18: ...Image:Solar system scale.jpg|thumb|center|550px|This illustration shows the approximate sizes of the p...
22: ... are [[Natural satellite|moon]]s. For a complete listing, see that article. - Sun (20830 bytes)
10: ! align="left" | Mean distance from<br>Earth
13: ! align="left" | [[Apparent magnitude|Visual brightness]] (''V'')
19: ...span="2" align="center" | '''[[Orbit]]al characteristics'''
21: ! align="left" | Mean distance from<br>[[Milky Way]] core
30: ...colspan="2" align="center" | '''Physical characteristics''' - Asteroid (24334 bytes)
1: ...upiter]]. [[image:433eros.jpg|thumb|right|250px|This picture of [[433 Eros]] shows the view looking fr...
4: ...nfused with Adolf Erman (1854-1937), the egyptologist --->.
6: The exact definition of an asteroid is unsettled. The term "minor planet" (or "planetoid...
8: ...lly [[boulder]]-sized or smaller. The distinction is made because asteroids are large enough to surviv...
10: ...ude asteroids. The term '''artificial asteroid''' is sometimes used to designate man-made objects whic... - Comet (30542 bytes)
3: ...helion|aphelia]] of which may be many times more distant than [[Pluto (planet)|Pluto]]'s orbit. Often ...
5: ... are [[temperature|cool]] enough that [[water]] exists in a [[solid]] (rather than [[gas]]eous) [[phas...
7: == Physical characteristics ==
9: ... solid body of the comet (called the ''nucleus'') is generally less than 50km across, the coma may be ...
11: ...lennia. One very famous old recording of a comet is the appearance of Halley's Comet on the [[Bayeux ... - Planet (8450 bytes)
1: ...ered and others demanding it be raised. With the discovery since 1995 of over 150 planet-sized objects...
3: ...rbited the [[protostar]] in a dense protostellar disk before the star's core ignited and its [[solar w...
7: ... The process of naming planets and their features is known as planetary nomenclature.
10: ...e, but not distance. Note a portion of the solar disc shown at the top]]
12: ... nine planets in our solar system (in increasing distance from the [[Sun]]): - Mercury (planet) (22924 bytes)
1: ...]s rarely examine it (the greatest [[elongation]] is 28.3?). Mercury has no [[natural satellite]]s. Th...
3: ...with the greek sun god [[Helios]]. [[Pythagoras]] is credited for pointing out that they were one and ...
7: ==Physical characteristics==
8: (This Data comes from [http://www.answers.com/topic/mer...
10: ...n Mercury's surface is 6.5 times as intense as it is on Earth, a total [[irradiance]] of 9.13 kW/... - Pioneer 11 (5118 bytes)
1: ...00px|Pioneer 11 at [[Saturn (planet)|Saturn]] (artist's impression)]]
3: '''Pioneer 11''' was the second mission to investigate [[Jupiter (planet)|Jupiter]] a...
5: ...ree pairs of rocket [[thruster]]s provided spin-axis control (maintained at 4.8 rpm) and change the sp...
7: ...[[heliosphere]]; [[neutral hydrogen]] abundance; distribution, size, mass, [[flux]], and velocity of [...
9: ...ncounter. The [[moon]] [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] is visible to the upper left.]] - Galileo Galilei (33761 bytes)
2: ..., his conflict with the [[Roman Catholic Church]] is taken as a major early example of the conflict of...
5: Galileo was born in [[Pisa]], [[Italy]], as the son of [[Vincenzo Galilei]]...
7: ... time he explored science and made many landmark discoveries.
10: ...ligion. These are the primary justifications for his description as "father of science."
12: ...ished French [[History of science and technology|historian of science]] [[Alexandre Koyr靝. The exper... - Johannes Kepler (17038 bytes)
2: ...as "the first [[theory|theoretical]] [[astrophysicist]]", although [[Carl Sagan]] also refers to him a...
4: ...lenstein]]. Early in his career, Kepler was an assistant to [[Tycho Brahe]]. Kepler's career also coin...
6: ...nz]] in honor of Johannes Kepler, since he wrote his ''magnum opus'' '''harmonices mundi''' ("The Harm...
9: ...o have been a weak and sickly child, but despite his ill health, he was precociously brilliant.
11: ...nd, compared to the other pupils, an outsider. This ostracizing probably led him to turn to the world... - Thunderstorm (7337 bytes)
2: ... [[lightning]] and its attendant [[thunder]]. It is often accompanied by copious rainfall, or, on occ...
4: ...n the presence of three conditions: sufficient moisture accumulated in the lower [[Earth's atmosphere...
6: ...rs]] head to the [[Great Plains]] to explore the visual and scientific aspects of storms and tornadoes...
11: ...er conditions often see the repeated forming and dissipation of such storms, leading them to be known ...
13: ...e known as a ''flanking line'', resulting in what is known as a line multicell. - Cirrus cloud (3505 bytes)
4: [[Image:Cirrus-clouds-photo.jpg|thumb|250px|Wispy Cirrus clouds centre of image]]
7: '''Cirrus''' ([[Latin|Lat.]] 'wisp of hair') is a type of [[cloud]].
9: ...be a sign that a [[Weather front|frontal system]] is approaching. Cirrus clouds can also be the remnan...
11: ...ethane ice rather than water ice. The term cirrus is also used for certain interstellar clouds compose...
15: ...ly occur in fair weather. They are formed when it is high enough to be cold and freeze the water drops... - Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
1: ...rbits]] are [[ellipse|elliptical]], Venus's orbit is the closest to [[circle|circular]], with an [[ecc...
3: ... Star]]", and when it is visible in dark skies it is by far the brightest [[star]]-like object in the ...
5: ...in the sky after the Sun and [[Moon]]. Its symbol is a stylized representation of the goddess Venus's ...
7: ...s modern association with [[sexually transmitted disease]]s. Some astronomers use ''[[Cytherean]]'', ...
11: == Physical characteristics ==
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