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THE SKY AT NIGHT

... THE SKY AT NIGHT Probing the depths of space by Patrick Moore Less than a century ago astronomers had to depend on what they could actually “see”. Large telescopes were built, notably William Herschel’s giant reflector with its 49 inch mirror, and the ...

Published: Tuesday 01 December 1981
Newspaper: Illustrated London News
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1652 | Page: 71 | Tags: none

Sky at night

... Sky at night Board walk – Sarah Lancashire and Nigel Harman will return to the West End stage to star as Miss Adelaide and Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls at the Piccadilly from December 5 . They will replace Jane Krakowski and Ewan McGregor . ...

Published: Thursday 03 November 2005
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 46 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE SKY AT NIGHT

... THE SKY AT NIGHT Wise men in tall buildings chart the skies precisely. Each star's path is neatly measured, The moon considered as a jnmping-off ground, And the planets shrinh into the earth's backyard. path is neatly considered as a measured, jnmping-off ...

Published: Thursday 16 November 1972
Newspaper: Country Life
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 46 | Page: 144 | Tags: none

THE SKY AT NIGHT

... THE SKY AT NIGHT The hunt for Pluto by Patrick Moore More than 50 years ago, on February 18, 1930, a young student astronomer named Clyde Tombaugh was examining star-plates taken at the Lowell Observatory in Arizona. He was searching for a new planet ...

Published: Thursday 01 May 1980
Newspaper: Illustrated London News
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 448 | Page: 65 | Tags: none

THE SKY AT NIGHT

... THE SKY AT NIGHT Over 17,000 photographs were taken of Saturn, its rings and its satellites by Voyager 1, he project was managed for NASA by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. main task. It is moving farther and far- • - 1 thcr from boih Saturn and the Sitflir ...

Published: Thursday 01 January 1981
Newspaper: Illustrated London News
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 3199 | Page: 27 | Tags: none