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71Bernard Marshall Gordon — (born in 1927), American inventor and philanthropist, is generally called Bernie rather than Mr. Gordon by associates and subordinates. [As of January, 2007, the book of Bernie s earthly life is still open. Consequently there are no scholarly… …
72Coherent states — In quantum mechanics a coherent state is a specific kind of quantum state of the quantum harmonic oscillator whose dynamics most closely resembles the oscillating behaviour of a classical harmonic oscillator. It was the first example of quantum… …
73Meteorology — For other uses of the root word meteor , see Meteor (disambiguation). For the work by Aristotle, see Meteorology (Aristotle). Not to be confused with Metrology. Part of the Nature series on Weather   …
74Mir — This article is about the Soviet/Russian space station. For other uses, see Mir (disambiguation). Mir …
75History of the telescope — The earliest known working telescopes appeared in 1608 and are credited to Hans Lippershey and Zacharias Janssen, spectacle makers in Middelburg, and Jacob Metius of Alkmaar. The design of these early refracting telescopes consisted of a convex… …
76List of unusual units of measurement — For units of measure primarily used in countries where English is not the main language, see the article specific to that country, a list of which can be found in the systems of measurement article. An unusual unit of measurement is a unit of… …
77Vacuum — This article is about empty physical space or the absence of matter. For other uses, see Vacuum (disambiguation). Free space redirects here. For other uses, see Free space (disambiguation). Pump to demonstrate vacuum In everyday usage, vacuum is… …
78X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy — [ right|thumb|350px|Basic components of a monochromatic XPS system.] X ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is a quantitative spectroscopic technique that measures the elemental composition, empirical formula, chemical state and electronic state… …
79Infrared photography — Top: tree photographed in the near infrared range. Bottom: same tree in the visible part of the spectrum …
80astronomy — /euh stron euh mee/, n. the science that deals with the material universe beyond the earth s atmosphere. [1175 1225; ME astronomie ( < AF) < L astronomia < Gk. See ASTRO , NOMY] * * * I Science dealing with the origin, evolution, composition,… …
