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Look up: doris

  1. DORIS
    acronym: Determination d'Orbite et Radio Positionement Integre par Satellite (France)
    Found on http://cdiac.ornl.gov/pns/acronyms.html#

  2. DORIS
    acronym: Doppler Orbit and Radio Positioning Integration by Satellite
    Found on http://cdiac.ornl.gov/pns/acronyms.html#

  3. Doris
    [n] - (Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Doris
    One of the `minor planets` of our solar system. Discovered by Goldschmidt on 19 Sep 1857. Diameter in km: 246. More data in TABLE 13. THE MINOR PLANETS
    Found on http://www.delscope.demon.co.uk/astronom

  5. Doris
    Do'ris noun [ Latin Doris , the daughter of Oceanus, and wife of Nereus, Greek ....] (Zoology) A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks having a wreath of branchiæ on the back.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/111

  6. doris
    <marine biology> A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks having a wreath of branchiae on the back. ... Origin: L. Doris, the daughter of Oceanus, and wife of Nereus, Gr. ... (19 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  7. Doris
    noun (Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. Doris
    • (n.) A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks having a wreath of branchiae on the back.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. Doris
    the alleged mother country of the Dorian conquerors of the Peloponnese. It was a small district in central Greece, lying between Mounts Oeta (modern ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/67

  10. Doris
    Doris is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `Of Doria, Greece` Where is it used? The name Doris is mainly used In English and In German.How do they say it elsewhere? Dorris ( In English) Alternative meanings (German) Of Doria, Greece (Old English) Of Doria, Greece Doris doesn`t appea...
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Dor

  11. Doris
    The Doris was a Greek Aigli Class torpedo boat of 123 tons displacement launched in 1913. The Doris had a top speed of 25 knots. Armaments consisted of two 6 pdr Bethlehem guns and two 18 inch torpedo tubes.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  12. Doris
    Doris, small mountainous district, central Greece, inland between the Gulf of Corinth and the Malian Gulf. It was the traditional homeland of the Dorians, who may, in fact, have paused there during their invasion of Greece. Sparta gave Doris military aid during the 5th cent. B.C.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A081

  13. Doris
    (mythology) `Doris` (Δωρίς), an Oceanid, was a sea nymph in Greek mythology, whose name represented the bounty of the sea. She was the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys and the wife of Nereus. She was also aunt to Atlas, the titan who was made to carry the sky upon his shoulder...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris

  14. Doris
    (Greece) `Doris` (Dores-->, Dorienses), is a small mountainous district in ancient Greece, bounded by Aetolia, southern Thessaly, the Ozolian Locrians, and Phocis; the original homeland of the Dorian Greeks. It lies between Mounts Oeta and Parnassus, and consists of the valley of the river Î...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris

  15. Doris
    (Asia Minor) `Doris` (ἡ Δωρίς-->) was a small region of ancient Asia Minor inhabited by Dorians; the territory is now in modern-day Turkey. Pliny (v. 28) says, Caria mediae Doridi circumfunditur ad mare utroque latere ambiens, by which he means that Doris is surr...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris

  16. Doris
    (opera) `Doris` is a "comedy opera" in three acts by Alfred Cellier, with a libretto by B. C. Stephenson. After the phenomenal success of Cellier and Stephenson`s Dorothy (1886), the pair were hoping for another big hit. Doris turned out to be only modestly succ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris

  17. DORIS
    (geodesy) `Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite` (DORIS) is a French satellite system used for the determination of satellite orbits (e.g. TOPEX/Poseidon) and for positioning. Principle: A so called beacon is installed on the ground and emits a radio signal, which...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DORIS

  18. Doris
    (singer) `Doris Svensson` (born July 1, 1947 in Gothenburg), billed as `Doris` is a former Swedish pop singer. Doris is best known for her lone solo album, eclectic pop, rock and funk Did You Give the World Some Love Today Baby recorded in 1970. The record was re-issued in 1996 to crit...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris

  19. Doris
    (sailing yacht) | governing_body = Private | refnum = 84001108<ref name=nris>--> --> `Doris` is a sailing yacht yacht, which has also been known as `Astarte`, `Huntress` and `Vayu`, in Deep River, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris



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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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