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unusual facts about 15P/Finlay


15P/Finlay

The 1899 approach was missed, in 1910 a close pass with Jupiter increased the orbital period, in 1919 the path was off predictions and a "new" comet discovered by Sasaki (Kyoto Observatory, Japan) on October 25, 1919 was in fact discovered to be Finlay's.


A Study in Terror

The Holmes-Ripper idea was later taken up in Murder by Decree (1978), in which Frank Finlay reprised his role as Lestrade and Anthony Quayle once again had an important part (though this time as Sir Charles Warren of Scotland Yard).

Alec Finlay

Finlay's work takes various forms and media, including poetry, sculpture, collage, audio-visual, neon, and new technologies; often it reflects on human engagement with landscape.

Anita Finlay

A supporter of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign in 2008, Finlay blogged extensively for Larry Johnson's No Quarter blog and Uppity Woman.

Archaeology in Saskatchewan

Alice Beck Kehoe orchestrated the first major historic site excavation in Saskatchewan at the François-Finlay posts discovered by Morton earlier on.

Doctor Finlay

The show stars David Rintoul as Dr. Finlay, Ian Bannen as his semi-retired practice partner, Dr. Cameron, and Annette Crosbie as his housekeeper, Janet.

Dr. Finlay

Based on Cronin's novella entitled Country Doctor, the storylines centred on Dr. Finlay's general medical practice in the fictional Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s.

The main characters were Dr. Finlay, a junior partner in the practice, played by Bill Simpson, Dr. Cameron, the craggy senior partner, played by Andrew Cruickshank, and Janet, their unflappable housekeeper and receptionist at Arden House, played by Barbara Mullen.

Drew McDonald

McDonald would also team up with many long time wrestlers, including Dave Finlay (in the Catch Wrestling Association), Ulf Herman, and Robbie Brookside.

Fergus Finlay

Having worked in government press secretarial roles in the 1980s, Finlay served as an adviser to Dick Spring from 1983 to 1997.

Finlay Enterprises

Finlay operated in department store groups such as Macy's Inc. (Formerly Federated Department Stores), Bloomingdale's, Bon Ton Department Stores, Lord & Taylor, Dillard's, and Gottschalks.

Macy's later made an announcement saying it too was ceasing its contract with Finlay.

Finlay MacRae

Finlay MacRae (born 1986) is a shinty player from Kintail who plays for Kinlochshiel.

Gary Cummiskey

He is the editor of Dye Hard Press, which since 1994 has published writers such as Gail Dendy, Arja Salafranca, Alan Finlay, Philip Zhuwao, Roy Blumenthal, Gus Ferguson, Kobus Moolman and Allan Kolski Horwitz.

George Finlay

Confusion arising from a work of Thomas Moore on the life of Byron which refers to his uncle by full name but Finlay only by surname, lead to some of his exploits being ascribed to a putative brother Kirkman Finlay.

Ilora Finlay, Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

Baroness Finlay is a co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide Group, which brings together parliamentarians committed to tackling carbon monoxide poisoning.

Kirkman Finlay

Kirkman Finlay was born in the Gallowgate, the second son of well known Glasgow merchant and textile manufacturer James Finlay (1727–1790).

Little Sparta

Finlay chose the name "Little Sparta" in 1983, in response to Edinburgh's nickname, the "Athens of the North", and playing on the historical rivalry between the Ancient Greek cities Athens and Sparta.

Margaret Finlay

Finlay, currently serving on the Duarte City Council, graduated from St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana, earning a Bachelor's degree in marketing, and received her Masters degree in Public Administration from Cal State Long Beach in 2000.

Mervyn Finlay

Mervyn David Finlay (born 17 June 1925) is an Australian former Supreme Court judge and Queen's Counsel.

Michael Parkhurst

Michael Finlay Parkhurst (born 24 January 1984) is an American soccer player.

Monodilepas diemenensis

Sculpture is coarser, like otagoensis, shape a cross between monilifera and skinneri Finlay, not so high as the former, not so elongate and parallel-sided as the latter, which is from the Chatham Islands (Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 59, p. 236, Fig. 59, 1928).

National Doctors' Day

A year later Finlay identified a mosquito of the genus Aedes as the organism transmitting yellow fever.

New South Wales Hillclimb Championship

Notable competitors include Ron Tauranac (1954 Champion), Lex Davison (1957 Champion), Colin Bond (1965-67 Champion), Peter Gumley (12 Time Champion), Peter Finlay (3 Time Champion), Allan Grice & Malcolm Oastler.

Nicco

He came back in 2012 with a new version of "Do It All Night" with Darius & Finlay featuring Zimbabwe-born German rapper Carlprit and Nicco.

Sekani people

Their territory includes the Finlay and Parsnip River drainages of the Rocky Mountain Trench.

Tony St. Clair

In July 1994, he teamed with Steve Casey to defeat Finlay and John Hawk to win the vacant CWA World Tag Team Championship.

Victoria Finlay

Finlay has also worked in radio presenting, and is the current Director of Communications for the Alliance of Religions and Conservation.

Williston Lake

The reservoir is fed by the Finlay, Omineca, Ingenika, Ospika, Parsnip, Manson, Nation and Nabesche Rivers and by Clearwater Creek, Carbon Creek, and other smaller creeks.

Winston Science Fiction

Five Against Venus by Philip Latham (Robert S. Richardson), cover by Virgil Finlay (1952)


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