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Look up: Urania

  1. Urania
    [n] - (Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Urania
    One of the `minor planets` of our solar system. Discovered by Hind on 22 Jul 1854. Diameter in km: 94. More data in TABLE 13. THE MINOR PLANETS
    Found on http://www.delscope.demon.co.uk/astronom

  3. Urania
    In Greek mythology, the Muse of astronomy. She was depicted with a staff pointing to a globe. ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  4. urania
    1. One of the nine Muses, daughter of Zeus by Mnemosyne, and patron of astronomy. ... 2. <zoology> A genus of large, brilliantly coloured moths native of the West Indies and South America. Their bright coloured and tailed hind wings and their diurnal flight cause them to closely resemble butte...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. Urania
    noun (Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. Urania
    • (n.) A genus of large, brilliantly colored moths native of the West Indies and South America. Their bright colored and tailed hind wings and their diurnal flight cause them to closely resemble butterflies. • (n.) One of the nine Muses, daughter of Zeus by Mnemosyne, and patron of astronomy.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. Urania
    in Greek religion, one of the nine Muses, patron of astronomy. In some accounts she was the mother of Linus the musician (in other versions, his ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/u/16

  8. Urania
    Urania is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `heavenly, muse of astronomy ` Where is it used? The name Urania is mainly used In Greek Mythology (Latinized) .How do they say it elsewhere? Ourania ( In Greek Mythology) The name Urania doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Urania seems
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Ura

  9. Urania
    Urania (yoo RAY nee uh) The feminine-version name of Uranus was the Muse of astronomy.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  10. Urania
    HMS Urania was a British Ulster Class destroyer of 1710 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMS Urania was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots. She was armed with four 4.7 inch guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quads.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  11. urania
    • (Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy
    • goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite

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  12. Urania
    Urania (yoorā'nēu) : see Aphrodite; Muses.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A09199

  13. Urania
    Urania was the muse of astronomy.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  14. Urania
    `Urania` (; ; which stems from the Greek word for `heavenly` or `of heaven`) was, in Greek mythology, the muse of astronomy. Some accounts list her as the mother of the musician Linus. She is usually depicted as having a globe in her left hand. She is able to foretell the future by the arrangement o...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urania

  15. Urania
    (Vienna) The `Palace Urania` is a public educational institute and observatory in Vienna. It was built according to the plans of Art Nouveau style architect Max Fabiani (a student of Otto Wagner) at the outlet of the Wien River and was opened during 1910 by Franz Joseph I of Austria as an edu...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urania

  16. Urania
    (magazine) `Urania` is an Italian science fiction magazine published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore since October 10, 1952. History: The first issue featured the novel The Sands of Mars by Arthur C. Clarke (as Le sabbie di Marte). The original name of the series was `I R...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urania

  17. Urania
    (steamboat) The steamboat `Urania` was a vessel that operated on m--> long.<ref name=SCRET>http://www.scret.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24&Itemid=0 Report on discovery of wreck of Urania by Submerged Cultural Resources Exploration Team (accessed 2008-02...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urania



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