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    American astronomer who is best known for having discovered the two moons of Mars, Deimos and Phobos, in 1877. He determined the orbits of satellites of other...
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  • pseudonymes, Dentu, Paris, 1887, (p. 353), at Gallica. Reconstitution de matricules, Grande Chancellerie de la Légion d'honneur, 5 mars 1872 (cf. Iconography)....
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    particularly known for his studies of Mars. Among Schiaparelli's contributions are his telescopic observations of Mars. In his initial observations, he named...
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    extraordinaire du 2 janvier 1872», Conseil municipal de Lyon. Séances du 1er janvier au 31 mars 1872, Lyon, Mairie, 1872, p. 8-10 (vues 11-13/435)". www...
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  • 2, a failed British Mars lander that arrived at Mars in 2003 Beagle 3, a proposed Mars lander mission to search for life on Mars Colledge, J. J.; Warlow...
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    the comet 3D/Biela. He also worked on geodesy. He edited and published the Mars drawings of Johann Hieronymus Schröter in 1881, long after the latter's death...
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    A. D. Condo (category 1872 births)
    Skygak, From Mars, at the Filson Historical Society, by Michael Veach; published September 28, 2010; retrieved March 2, 2013 A. D. Condo (1872-1956), by...
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    spawning a trade in hippo memorabilia and even a Hippopotamus Polka (by L. St. Mars). The number of visitors to the Zoo in 1850 was double the previous year...
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    Gabrielle Anne Cisterne de Courtiras, vicomtesse de Saint-Mars (2 August 1804 – 11 September 1872), pen name Countess Dash, was a prolific French writer...
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    Frederik Kaiser (category 1872 deaths)
    Frederik Kaiser (Amsterdam, 10 June 1808 – Leiden, 28 July 1872) was a Dutch astronomer. He was director of the Leiden Observatory from 1838 until his...
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    The history of Mars observation is about the recorded history of observation of the planet Mars. Some of the early records of Mars' observation date back...
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    company based in Nuremberg. The firm was founded by J.S. Staedtler (1800–1872) in 1835 and produces a large variety of stationery products, such as writing...
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    novembre 1872, pages 1691–1692. Gazette officielle de Québec, 21 décembre 1872, pages 1933–1934. Gazette officielle de Québec, 9 mars 1872, page 439...
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    d'Anagni," Revue des Deux Mondes, Seconde période, Vol. 98, No. 2 (15 mars 1872), pp. 328-349. De Magistris (1749). Istoria della città e S. Basilica...
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    Montreal City Hall (category 1872 establishments in Canada)
    built between 1872 and 1878 in the Second Empire style. It is located in Old Montreal, between Place Jacques-Cartier and the Champ de Mars, at 275 Notre-Dame...
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    Kaiser (Martian crater) (category Impact craters on Mars)
    Noachis quadrangle of Mars, located at 46.6° S and 340.9° W. It was named in 1973 after Frederik Kaiser, a Dutch astronomer (1808–1872). Debris flows have...
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    mathematician, and astronomer who fueled speculation that there were canals on Mars, and furthered theories of a ninth planet within the Solar System. He founded...
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    astronomer. He is best remembered for having produced one of the earliest maps of Mars in 1867 from 27 drawings by the English observer William Rutter Dawes. His...
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  • 1892-1908 painting by Thomas Moran The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (1872), a 1872 painting by Thomas Moran The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (1893-1901...
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  • (1797–1883), abolitionist and women's rights activist Albert Sojourner (1872–1951), member of the Mississippi House of Representatives Melanie Sojourner...
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    Constantin von Alvensleben, found the French Army near Vionville, east of Mars-la-Tour. Despite odds of four to one, the III Corps launched a risky attack...
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    Mars can be more complex, since the planet has a solar day of approximately 24 hours and 40 minutes, known as a sol. Earth controllers for some Mars missions...
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    The Field of Mars (Russian: Ма́рсово по́ле, romanized: Marsovo Polye) is a large square in the centre of Saint Petersburg. Over its long history it has...
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  • districts in the Historical Center of Lima, Peru Rimac (crater), a crater on Mars Beti Rimac (born 1976) Croatian volleyball player Davor Rimac (born 1971)...
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    Lakewood Cemetery (category 1872 establishments in Minnesota)
    establishing the Lyndale Cemetery Association (Changed to Lakewood in Feb of 1872).: 951  According to the minutes of the original meeting recorded by Thomas...
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  • killing at least 327 people. 2014 – The Mars Orbiter Mission makes India the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit, and the first nation in the world...
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    dessin Le pas du Danube bleu. Caricature de Valio. Le Journal amusant 10 mars 1877 Grandville - A chaque fou plaît sa marotte Émile Moreau-Roi et Paysan...
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  • Burroughs character on Mars Princess of Mars, a 2009 direct-to-DVD film retitled in 2012 to John Carter of Mars John Carter, Warlord of Mars, a Marvel Comics...
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  • 1756) Dannemark 70 (c. 1757) Ebenetzer 50 (c. 1758) St Croix 50 (c. 1758) Mars 50 (c. 1760) Jylland 70 (1762) Norske Løve 70 (c. 1765) Slesvig 50 (c. 1767)...
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    Russell's teapot is an analogy, formulated by the philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872–1970), to illustrate that the philosophic burden of proof lies upon a person...
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