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... star medallion . A near rival to the Ardabil weaving is the Anhalt Carpet ( possibly 19th century ) , named after a previous owner , the Duke of Anhalt , and now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York City . An intricate star ...
... star medallion . A near rival to the Ardabil weaving is the Anhalt Carpet ( possibly 19th century ) , named after a previous owner , the Duke of Anhalt , and now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York City . An intricate star ...
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... star's brightness and its spectrum that led to many ideas about the evolution of stars . Russell also devised a means of computing the dis- tances of binary stars , which are systems of two stars re- volving around each other . He ...
... star's brightness and its spectrum that led to many ideas about the evolution of stars . Russell also devised a means of computing the dis- tances of binary stars , which are systems of two stars re- volving around each other . He ...
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... Star " and " the Evening Star " denote the same planet , yet , clearly , the two phrases do not have the same meaning . If they had , then the identity of the Morning Star and the Evening Star would be as obvious to anybody who ...
... Star " and " the Evening Star " denote the same planet , yet , clearly , the two phrases do not have the same meaning . If they had , then the identity of the Morning Star and the Evening Star would be as obvious to anybody who ...
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