The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, on Hawaiiâs Big Island, has been monitoring volcanoes since 1912ânearly four decades before Hawaii became a state. Today itâs considered one of the worldâs leading observatories. Yet thereâs little coordination between even the best observatories in the United States.
An asterisk (*; from Late Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek á¼ÏÏÎµÏÎ¯ÏÎºÎ¿Ï, asteriskos, little star) is a typographical symbol or glyph. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a star.
Word Origin and History for asterisk. n. figure used in printing and writing to indicate footnote, omission, etc., late 14c., asterich, asterisc, from Late Latin asteriscus, from Greek asterikos little star, diminutive of aster star (see astro-).