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• Saturn — /sat euhrn/, n. 1. an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus. 2. Astron. the planet sixth in order from the sun, having an …   Universalium

• Rings of Saturn — The full set of main rings, imaged as Saturn eclipsed the Sun from the vantage of the Cassini spacecraft on 15 September 2006 (brightness is exaggerated). The pale blue dot at the 10 o clock position, outside the main rings and just inside the G… …   Wikipedia

• Lassell , William — (1799–1880) British astronomer Lassell, who was born at Bolton in Lancashire, was a brewer by profession who became interested in astronomy. He built an observatory for himself at Starfield near Liverpool and developed an interest in techniques… …   Scientists

• Dawes, William Rutter — ▪ British astronomer born March 19, 1799, London died Feb. 15, 1868, Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, Eng.       English astronomer known for his extensive measurements of double stars and for his meticulous planetary observations.       Trained as a… …   Universalium

• Bond, William Cranch — ▪ American astronomer born Sept. 9, 1789, Falmouth, District of Maine, Mass. [now Portland, Maine], U.S. died Jan. 29, 1859, Cambridge, Mass.  American astronomer who, with his son George Phillips Bond (1825–65), discovered Hyperion, the eighth… …   Universalium

• William Cranch Bond — Infobox Scientist name = PAGENAME box width = image width =150px caption = PAGENAME birth date = September 9, 1789 birth place = Falmouth, Maine death date = January 29, 1859 death place = residence = citizenship = nationality = United States… …   Wikipedia

• Lassell, William — ▪ British astronomer born June 18, 1799, Bolton, Lancashire, Eng. died Oct. 5, 1880, Maidenhead, Berkshire       amateur English astronomer who discovered Ariel and Umbriel, satellites of Uranus; and Triton, a satellite of Neptune. He also… …   Universalium

• Anneau C — Vue des anneaux internes de Saturne, leur désignation étant précisée sur la photographie. L anneau C est un anneau planétaire situé autour de Saturne. Sommaire 1 …   Wikipédia en Français

• Bond , George Phillips — (1825–1865) American astronomer George Bond spent most of his early life assisting his fatherWilliam Bond , whom he succeeded as director of the Harvard College Observatory in 1859. He thereafter contributed to most of his father s observational… …   Scientists