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    The Solar System

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    1.1. Natural satellites Formally, classified natural satellites or moons include 176 planetary satellites orbiting six of the eight planets. Of the inner planets, Mercury and Venus have no natural satellites; Earth has one large natural satellite, known as the Moon; and Mars has two tiny natural satellites, Phobos and Deimos. The large gas giant planets have extensive systems of natural satellites, including half a dozen comparable in size to Earth 's Moon. The objects in the solar system are classified

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    Gender and Power Relations in Browning’s Porphria’s Lover and My Last Duchess Robert Browning provides a critical view of gender and power relations in his dramatic monologues “Porphyria’s Lover” and “My Last Duchess.” The dramatic monologue, as S.S. Curry has written, "reveals the struggle in the depths of the soul” (11). Browning delves into the minds of characters to show their conceptions of women and ideas of power. He explores the mental processes of the characters, and invites readers

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    There are many ways to observe the universe- Radio- telescopes can often sense radio waves coming in from space. Although, they are normally quite large and expensive, these telescopes in particular have an advantage over average telescopes. Telescopes used in space can observe the whole sky and they can operate 24hrs a day, regardless of weather. This is an advantage to astronomers because it means they can do their work any time they need, making it easier for them to do research for work etc

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    “Spacecraft Will Reach Pluto in July, Revealing Last Face in Solar System” by Nadia Drake July 2015: National Geographic The author of this article, Nadia Drake, is a science journalist and has published many articles in other science journals. She writes a blog called No Place Like Home at the National Geographic’s “Phenomena A Science Salon” site. Whenever you read articles on the internet, it is important to make sure the website is trusted. Drake can be seen as authoritative because she

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    how he found out that saturn was not flat,and that Jupiter has multiple moons. Soon this invention went viral!! He was the first to see craters on the moon, he discovered sunspots. Galileo may also have made the first recorded studies of the planet Neptune, though he didn't recognize it as a

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    had risked and lost everything- his reputation, his job, their house, his wife- for a theory that was being unraveled by another murder. Don Lamb’s face on her television didn’t comfort Veronica in the slightest. One unsolved teen murder in Neptune frightened the public, the second in as many years was panic; the killer among them on the loose, the anchorwoman said people feared. Thinking their neighbor could be a killer, living with that fear and uncertainty- Veronica understood why people

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    The University of Victoria is a public research university located in Saanich & Oak Bay within Victoria, British Columbia. The university was founded as Victoria College in 1903, as the affiliate branch of mcgill University,& is also credited with the beginnings of the University of British Columbia. A non-denominational institution, it transitioned to its current status as the University of Victoria in 1963. The university's annual enrollment is around 20,000 students. UVic's campus is known for

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    Words To Describe Hannah

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    Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never ever the same. That person was named Hannah.China is where I met her. Hannah came from South America and her family moved there when she was three years old. When I met her, Hannah was six and I was five. We met each other when I was learning how to Rollerblade. At that time my family wanted me to do many things so I learned many things like how to play the guzheng, a Chinese

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    Discovery of Uranus William Herschel started as a musician who composed several symphonies. Later he found an interest in mathematics and astronomy. Because of this interest, he eventually found a planet that became known as Uranus. As a quick background, William Herschel was born in Germany November 15, 1738. As stated above, William was interested in music and composed several symphonies. Later in life, he found an interest in astronomy and mathematics. “He acquainted with great English astronomer

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    This company was inspired by the mythical Nymphs. Nymphs were young female supreme beings that were commonly associated with nature(Nymphs , John M. Wickersham). They were the daughters of multiple Gods like Zeus and Hera (Nymphs, John M. Wickersham) . Even though they were not immortal , they lived for an extremely long time(Nymphs, John M. Wickersham). Living as long as there habitats lasted , the nymphs were very peaceful creatures ( Gods, Goddesses and Mythology , Marshall Cavendish) . The only

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