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Definition of Galilean satellite

1. Noun. One of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Galilean Satellite

Literary usage of Galilean satellite

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Observatory by Royal Astronomical Society (Gran Bretaña), Royal Greenwich Observatory, NASA Astrophysics Data System Abstract Service, Royal astronomical society GB (1894)
"In this way he finds that the first Galilean satellite of Jupiter is really the third in the progression, but that the three others are afterwards ..."

2. The Observatory (1894)
"In this way he finds that the first Galilean satellite of Jupiter is really the third in the progression, but that the three others are afterwards ..."

3. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"The outer Galilean satellite doe the same when the conjunctions are cot too near the line of nodes of the satellites' orbit. When most distant frc.m the ..."

4. Galileo, the Tour Guide: A Summary of the Mission to Date edited by Jean H. Aichele (1997)
"It is also planned to measure the shape and the location of the spin axis of each Galilean satellite. The other smaller satellites will be studied ..."

5. Priorities in Space Science Enabled by Nuclear Power And Propulsion by Ssb (2006)
"The icy satellites of the solar system are some of the coldest places visited hy spacecraft, and Galilean satellite surfaces are also exposed to the harsh ..."

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