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Look up: Leo

  1. LEO
    Low Earth Orbit
    Found on http://foldoc.org/LEO

  2. Leo
    1. (language) A general-purpose systems language, syntactically like Pascal and Y, semantically like C. ['The Leo Programming Language', G. Townsend, CS TR 84-7, U Arizona 1984]. (1996-02-06) 2. (application) A general data management environment which can show user-created relationships among any k...
    Found on http://foldoc.org/Leo

  3. leo
    Latin, meaning: lion
    Found on http://archives.nd.edu/lll.htm

  4. LEO
    Low Equatorial Orbit.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  5. Leo
    [n] - (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo 2. [n] - a zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo 3. [n] - the fifth sign of the zodiac
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  6. LEO
    Low Earth Orbit
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  7. LEO
    Low Earth Orbit. As for satellites providing mobile services such as Iridium. Contrast MEO and GEO.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  8. Leo
    English name: The Lion. Genitive name: Leonis. Visibility: Visible from the UK See TABLE 20: THE CONSTELLATIONS.
    Found on http://www.delscope.demon.co.uk/astronom

  9. Leo
    July 23-August 23 (astrology); ca. June 20-ca. July 20 (astronomy) Category: Religion and philosophy
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  10. Leo
    Le'o (lē'ō) noun [ Latin See Lion .] (Astron.) 1. The Lion, the fifth sign of the zodiac, marked thus [ &Leo;] in almanacs. 2. A northern constellation east of Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/30

  11. leo
    <astronomy> ... 1. The Lion, the fifth sign of the zodiac, marked thus in almanacs. ... 2. A northern constellation east of Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus at the end of the handle of the Sickle. Leo Minor, a small constellation between Leo and the Great Bear. ... Origin: L. See Lio...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  12. Leo
    Leo the Lion noun the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  13. Leo
    noun a zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  14. Leo
    noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  15. Leo
    • (n.) The Lion, the fifth sign of the zodiac, marked thus [/] in almanacs. • (n.) A northern constellation east of Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus at the end of the handle of the Sickle.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  16. leo
    (from the article `Mithraism`) The initiates were organized in seven grades: corax, Raven; nymphus, Bridegroom; miles, Soldier; leo, Lion; Perses, Persian; heliodromus, Courier of ... In the Mithraic ceremonies, there were seven degrees of initiations: Corax (Raven), Nymphus (Bridegroom), Miles (Soldier), Leo (Lion), Perses ... [2 re...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/34

  17. Leo
    (Latin: Lion), in astronomy, zodiacal constellation lying between Cancer and Virgo, at about 10 hours 30 minutes right ascension (the coordinate of ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/34

  18. Leo
    Leo is a Lat In boy name. The meaning of the name is `Lion` Where is it used? The name Leo is mainly used In English, German and In Late Roman.How do they say it elsewhere? Leos ( In Czech) For the opposite sex use: In English: Leola (F) Alternative meanings () Also German and Old English (Hawai...
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Leo

  19. Leo
    Leo is a cultivated variety of potato.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  20. Leo
    Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. The Egyptians, Babylonians, Arabs, and Greeks all represented this constellation as a lion; i...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08294

  21. Leo
    Leo is a sign of the zodiac represented by a lion.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  22. Leo
    Zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere, represented as a lion. The Sun passes through Leo from mid-August to mid-September. Its brightest star is first-magnitude Regulus at the base of a pattern of stars called the Sickle. Gamma Leonis is a double star. In astrology, the dates for Leo are between about 23 July and 22 August (...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  23. Leo
    (III) Byzantine emperor and soldier. He seized the throne in 717, successfully defended Constantinople against the Saracens 717–18, and attempted to suppress the use of images in church worship (see iconoclast)
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  24. Leo
    (I) Pope from 440. He helped to establish the Christian liturgy. Leo summoned the Chalcedon Council where his Dogmatical Letter was accepted as the voice of St Peter. Acting as ambassador for the emperor Valentinian III (425–455), Leo saved Rome from devastation by the Huns by buying off ...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  25. LEO
    (computer) The `LEO I` (`L`yons `E`lectronic `O`ffice `I`) was the first computer used for commercial business applications. Overseen by Oliver Standingford and Raymond Thompson of J. Lyons and Co., and modelled closely on the Cambridge EDSAC, LEO I ran its first business application i...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LEO



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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