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  1. Pallas
    epithet for Athena; (2) daughter of Triton who grew up with Athena; together Athena and Pallas practiced warfare but one day, just as Pallas was about to strike Zeus feared for Athena and appeared between the two girls; Zeus held the aegis in front of Pallas who was so frightened that she failed to ...
    Found on http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glo

  2. Pallas
    [n] - a large asteroid
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Pallas
    One of the `minor planets` of our solar system. Discovered by Olbers on 28 Mar 1802. Diameter in km: 580x470. More data in TABLE 13. THE MINOR PLANETS
    Found on http://www.delscope.demon.co.uk/astronom

  4. Pallas
    (died AD 62) Roman freed slave of and chief financial secretary to the emperor Claudius. It was at his instigation that Claudius married ...
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  5. Pallas
    Pal'las noun [ Latin , from Greek ..., ....] (Gr. Myth.) Pallas Athene, the Grecian goddess of wisdom, called also Athene , and identified, at a later period, with the Roman Minerva.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/8

  6. pallas
    Pallas Athene, the Grecian goddess of wisdom, called also Athene, and identified, at a later period, with the Roman Minerva. ... Origin: L, fr. Gr. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  7. Pallas
    noun a large asteroid; the second asteroid to be discovered
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  8. Pallas
    • (n.) Pallas Athene, the Grecian goddess of wisdom, called also Athene, and identified, at a later period, with the Roman Minerva.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. Pallas
    second largest asteroid in the asteroid belt and the second such object to be discovered, by the German astronomer and physician Wilhelm Olbers on ... [2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/8

  10. Pallas
    Pallas is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `Understanding` Where is it used? The name Pallas is mainly used In Greek Mythology. The name Pallas doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Pallas seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Pal

  11. Pallas
    The Pallas was a French Diane Class submarine of 571 tons displacement surfaced launched in 1938. The Pallas was powered by two diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and an electric motor providing a speed of 9 knots submerged and a range of 4800 km surfaced. She carried a comple...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

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

  13. Pallas
    Pallas (păl'us) , in astronomy, 2d asteroid to be discovered. It was found in 1802 by H. Olbers. The second largest asteroid, it has a diameter of c.300 mi (480 km). Its orbit has a semimajor axis of 2.78 astronomical units and a period of 1,684 days.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08373

  14. Pallas
    Pallas (păl'us) , in classical mythology. 1. Name given to Athena after she killed either a youthful playmate named Pallas or, in some legends, the giant Pallas. 2. Goatish giant killed by Athena when he tried to rape her. 3. Titan, son of Creus and Eurybia, husband of Styx, and father of ...
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  15. Pallas
    Pallas is the second largest asteroid and the second to be discovered. It was first observed by the German astronomer Heinrich Olbers in 1802. It is about 480 km in diameter, and orbits about the sun in 1684 days.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  16. Pallas
    In Greek mythology Pallas was one of the Titans. He was a son of Crius and Eurybia and brother of Astraeus and Perseus. He married Styx and fathered Zelus, Cratos, Bia and Nike.
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  17. Pallas
    (Greek) In Greek mythology, a title of the goddess Athena, possibly meaning virgin
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  18. Pallas
    (band) `Pallas` are a progressive rock band based in the UK. They were one of the bands at the vanguard of what was termed neo-progressive during progressive rock`s second-wave revival in the early 1980s (other major acts included Marillion, IQ, Twelfth Night, Pendragon, Abel Ganz and Quasar)...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallas

  19. Pallas
    (crater) `Pallas` is a heavily eroded lunar crater located to the north of the Sinus Medii. To the northwest is the smaller but less worn crater Bode. Pallas shares a low wall with the crater Murchison that is attached to the southeast, and there are two gaps in the shared rim. The outer wall...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallas

  20. Pallas
    (freedman) `Marcus Antonius Pallas` (c. 1–63) was a prominent Greek freedman and secretary during the reigns of the Roman Emperors Claudius and Nero. His younger brother was Marcus Antonius Felix, a procurator of Iudaea Province. According to Tacitus, Pallas and Felix descend...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallas

  21. Pallas
    (Giant) In Greek mythology, `Pallas` (Πάλλας) was one of the Gigantes born of the blood which spilled onto Gaia when Cronus castrated his father Uranus.  Pallas confronted Athena during the Gigantomachy, where she killed her and turned her skin into a shield (the A...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallas



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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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