Callistonian adj.
Rare.
In quot. 2003, referring to a mythical planet Callisto, not to the Jovian moon.
Demonyms
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1930 Explorers of Callisto in Amazing Stories Feb. 1011/2
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Harl Vincent
I have an idea also that we may be able to decode the Callistonian radio messages with the help of Lola.
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1936 Cometeers in Astounding Stories June 41/1
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Jack Williamson
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When the rebels surrendered, the Halcyon Bird was missing. We soon found that one Mark Lardo, a wealthy Callistonian planter who had been Orco’s chief lieutenant, had fled upon it.
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1942 Breakdown in Astounding Science-Fiction Jan. 13/1
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Jack Williamson
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Within a few months, Kellon learned that Roy had designed a new type drive-field coil for the unitron transports in the Jovian service. It saved three days in the long run out to Jupiter, and increased the power recovery in deceleration nearly forty percent. For the first time in twenty years, the Callistonian mines showed a tiny profit.
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1943 Sword of Johnny Damokles in Planet Stories Mar. 24/1
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Hugh Frazier Parker
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A cloudlet of dust whirled across Spaceport X and rose in the thin Callistonian air to beat against the window…. Jupiter touched the horizon. And far away, Neptune’s pale blue light glowed softly.
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1949 Seetee Shock in Astounding Science-Fiction Feb. 14/2
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Jack Williamson
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Brand brought thrilling gifts from other worlds—a trained mud-devil in a jar from Venus, a bottle of red sand from Mars, a rock from lost Adonis, a rainbow-colored shard from one of the broken Callistonian domes.
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[2003 Vampire Slugs on Callisto (2006) vii. 34
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Jackie French
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‘They’ve grown fast then.’….‘Yeah…. It must be all that good Callistonian tree sap.’]
Research requirements
antedating 1930
Earliest cite
Harl Vincent, in Amazing Stories
Research History
Fred Galvin submitted most cites.
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