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A planet (from Ancient Greek αστήρ πλανήτης (astēr planētēs), meaning "wandering star") is a celestial body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals. The term planet is ancient, with ties to history, science, mythology, and religion. The planets were originally seen by many early cultures as divine, or as emissaries of deities. As scientific knowledge advanced, human perception of the planets changed, incorporating a number of disparate objects. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) officially adopted a resolution defining planets within the Solar System. This definition has been both praised and criticized, and remains disputed by some scientists since it excludes many objects of planetary mass based on where or what they orbit.
The planets were thought by Ptolemy to orbit the Earth in deferent and epicycle motions. Although the idea that the planets orbited the Sun had been suggested many times, it was not until the 17th century that this view was supported by evidence from the first telescopic astronomical observations, performed by Galileo Galilei. By careful analysis of the observation data, Johannes Kepler found the planets' orbits to be not circular, but elliptical. As observational tools improved, astronomers saw that, like Earth, the planets rotated around tilted axes, and some shared such features as ice caps and seasons. Since the dawn of the Space Age, close observation by probes has found that Earth and the other planets share characteristics such as volcanism, hurricanes, tectonics, and even hydrology.
William Sanford "Bill" Nye (born November 27, 1955), popularly known as Bill Nye the Science Guy, is an American science educator, comedian, television host, actor, mechanical engineer, and scientist. He is best known as the host of the Disney/PBS children's science show Bill Nye the Science Guy (1993–1998) and for his many subsequent appearances in popular media as a science educator.
William Sanford Nye was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Jacqueline (née Jenkins; c. 1920–2000), a codebreaker during World War II, and Edwin Darby "Ned" Nye (died 1997), also a World War II veteran whose experience in a Japanese prisoner of war camp led him to become a sundial enthusiast. Nye is a fourth-generation Washington, D.C. resident on his father's side of the family. After attending Lafayette Elementary and Alice Deal Junior High in the city, he was accepted to the private Sidwell Friends School on a partial scholarship, graduating in 1973. He studied mechanical engineering at Cornell University, where one of his professors was Carl Sagan, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1977. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by The Johns Hopkins University in May 2008. In May 2011, Nye was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from Willamette University where he was the keynote speaker for that year's commencement exercises.
Actors: Zoran Krusvar (actor), Zoran Krusvar (producer), Zoran Krusvar (director), Tamara Crnko (actress), Sandra Crnko (actress), Irena Hartmann (writer),
Genres: Animation, Short,Actors: Zoran Krusvar (actor), Zoran Krusvar (producer), Zoran Krusvar (director), Tamara Crnko (actress), Sandra Crnko (actress), Irena Hartmann (writer),
Genres: Animation, Short,Actors: Dietmar Schönherr (actor), Katja Riemann (actress), Dietrich Hollinderbäumer (actor), Peter Franke (actor), Michael Lott (actor), Peter Sattmann (actor), Nicole Heesters (actress), Gerhard Garbers (actor), Giulio Ricciarelli (actor), Miguel Alexandre (writer), Miguel Alexandre (director), Dominic Roth (composer), Stefanie Bieker (costume designer), Henrik Meyer (producer), Wolfgang Esenwein (producer),
Plot: Peter Sommer is the candidate of his party for the chancellor position. And with two more weeks to go until the elections the demographs tell that there is nothing to stop him from winning. But on the way home from one of the election events, his car breaks down. Men with covered faces kidnap Sommer in the presence of his staff including his wife and daughter. They want ten million Deutschmarks. The first handing over by the party leader and friend Moll fails. The rest of the story is divided into three parts: Sommer's, his wife's and Moll's view. Gathering information about and recalling the past, all develop different theories about what really is planned.
Keywords: kidnapping, powerActors: Henri Verdun (composer), Serge Reggiani (actor), Armand Bernard (actor), Jacques Prévert (writer), Aimé Clariond (actor), Robert Rollis (actor), Erich von Stroheim (actor), Robert Ozanne (actor), Michel Simon (actor), René Génin (actor), Pierre Labry (actor), Robert Le Vigan (actor), Albert Malbert (actor), Marcel Mouloudji (actor), Christian-Jaque (director),
Plot: In a college, three friends form a secret society. There objective - going to America. A night, after one of their secret meetings, one of them see a man coming out from a wall. Then the day after he talks about it, he disappears. Then the second one vanishes. Are they gone to their dreams? That's when the art teacher is murdered. Suspicions now are too high so the third one decides to investigate.
Keywords: based-on-novel, children, kidnapping