Difference between revisions of "Perihelygangs"

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* '''perihelion:''' the point in a planet's orbit when it is closest to the Sun → [[rings round them]]
 
* '''perihelion:''' the point in a planet's orbit when it is closest to the Sun → [[rings round them]]
 
** '''peri hēlioi:''' (''Greek'') around the Sun
 
** '''peri hēlioi:''' (''Greek'') around the Sun
* '''gang:''' (''German'') going; motion
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** '''gang:''' (''German'') going; motion
  
 
* '''Tim Healy:''' Irish political figure; opponent of Charles Stewart Parnell
 
* '''Tim Healy:''' Irish political figure; opponent of Charles Stewart Parnell

Revision as of 08:03, 9 January 2007

  • perihelion: the point in a planet's orbit when it is closest to the Sun → rings round them
    • peri hēlioi: (Greek) around the Sun
    • gang: (German) going; motion
  • Tim Healy: Irish political figure; opponent of Charles Stewart Parnell
  • gongs: reminiscent of the sound of a bell gonging to mark the passage of time