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- noun Dutch astronomer who proved that the galaxy is rotating and proposed the existence of the Oort cloud (1900-1992)
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Written by William I. Legeman III, Cloud Monsters of the Oort is apparently a serial novella in 12 weekly installments.
Cloud Monsters of the Oort | Solar Flare: Science Fiction News 2005
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Cloud Monsters of the Oort is another interesting science fiction venture courtesy of my email box.
Cloud Monsters of the Oort | Solar Flare: Science Fiction News 2005
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That Van Oort is driven to speak of the "sacred meaning" to be found in the subjects of "ethnographic" crticism to me only suggests that he and his like-minded colleagues are desperate to find profound significance in their study of trivia and detritus.
Literary Study 2009
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The description of the "discipline of literature" provided here by Van Oort is one that indeed enforces "discipline" on works of literature, of a sort more reminiscent of the archaeologist than the anthropologist, digging "beyond the literary surface" to the foundational "meaning" to be discovered there.
Literary Study 2009
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Planet-x. com.au » coloyan. com – » Does Sun Have A Binary Companion in Oort Cloud?
Planet-x.com.au » coloyan.com – » Does Sun Have A Binary Companion in Oort Cloud? 2010
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But the heavy-handed approach advocated by the likes of Richard Van Oort is not an adequate substitute.
Literary Study 2009
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If you can’t already tell from the title, Cloud Monsters of the Oort is a throw back to the pulp fiction style of writing.
Cloud Monsters of the Oort | Solar Flare: Science Fiction News 2005
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Read more: coloyan. com – » Does Sun Have A Binary Companion in Oort Cloud?
Planet-x.com.au » coloyan.com – » Does Sun Have A Binary Companion in Oort Cloud? 2010
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Some are found at the very edge of the solar system in a great band known as the Oort cloud.
Hartley 2: Nasa hopes Epoxi probe will unlock mysteries of the comets Robin McKie 2010
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Jupiter's gravity propelled it out into the far reaches of the Solar System, where it remained in deep freeze, among many others like it, as a member of the so-called Oort cloud.
SETI Institute: How to Catch a Comet SETI Institute 2011
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