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(Encyclopedia) Draco [Lat.,=the dragon], northern constellation lying SE of Ursa Minor and N of Lyra and Hercules. It is traditionally depicted as a dragon. Draco contains the bright star Eltanin (Gamma Draconis). T...

(Encyclopedia) Prometheus prōmēˈthēəs [key], in astronomy, one of the named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn. Also known as Saturn XVI (or S16), Prometheus is an irregularly shaped (nonspherical) body me...

(Encyclopedia) Eris, in astronomy, the largest known dwarf planet. Eris, whose highly eccentric elliptical orbit ranges from 38 AU to 97 AU and is inclined more than 44°, is the largest known object of the Kuiper b...

(Encyclopedia) mine, in industry: see mining.

(Encyclopedia) mule, in manufacturing: see spinning. ...

(Encyclopedia) nymph, in zoology: see insect.

(Encyclopedia) aureole, in art: see nimbus.

(Encyclopedia) ounce, in zoology: see leopard.

(Encyclopedia) memory, in computing: see computer. ...

(Encyclopedia) periwinkle, in botany: see dogbane. ...