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/məˈdʒɛɫən/
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- Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521)
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- Fuegian arrowgrass Tetroncium magellanicium and mossy deergrass Scirpus spp. are the only abundant vascular plants found in bogs, although bog margins show a wider diversity, including various grasses. Gough Island Wildlife Reserve, United Kingdom
- Astronomers have long considered the possibility that these huge stars formed elsewhere and were then somehow sent off on a runaway course - something we've observed in our own galaxy - but the Large Magellanic Cloud was thought to be too far away for the velocity of the stars to be measured. "MAIN" via Steve in Google Reader
- As Olsen's team will report in a future issue of The Astrophysical Journal, the Large Magellanic Cloud probably stole 5% of its stars from its smaller sibling.
- Principle communities include tussock grasslands of Stipa spp. and xerophytic cushion grasses of Poa spp. interspersed with bushes of Schinus magellanicus and Condalia microphilia, among other species. Península Valdés, Argentina
- Other colonial birds are the Neotropic cormorant Phalacrocorax olivaceus, black-necked cormorant Phalacrocorax magellanicus, great egret Casmerodius albus, black-crowned night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax and common tern Sterna hirundo. Península Valdés, Argentina
- Magellan and I regretted very much that we had omitted bringing the empty water barrico from Cocoa-nut Bay with us, for now we could have filled it and carried a supply with us in the event of our being unable to come across another spring; but none of the other men would carry it, and he and I after taking it along for a time had thrown it away before the end of our first day's pilgrimage, it being as much as we could do to drag ourselves along without being hampered with an empty cask that might after all be a useless incumbrance. The Penang Pirate and, The Lost Pinnace
- Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe
- Shortly after Columbus's epochal voyage, Magellan circumnavigated the globe.
- March 1st, 2010 at 5:40 pm ruby coatings are a drag… they really dim the night time image. but take cheer, mate! eta carinae, the large and small magellanic clouds, 47 tucanae, etc. there's a HUGE amount of very bright objects your way that you can enjoy. Great Binoculars For Kids – Celestron 12X25 UpClose Binoculars | Universe Today
- It shows that you have come from the direction of what we call the Magellanic Clouds. Objective: Bajor