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41technology, history of — Introduction the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …
42Passive solar building design — Elements of passive solar design, shown in a direct gain application …
43Nuance Communications — Visioneer redirects here. For the film Visioneers, see Visioneers. Nuance Communications, Inc. Type Public (NASDAQ: NUAN) …
44Ames Research Center — Ames Research Center …
45Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
46Paris Métro — Métro Paris region public transport Métro lines Line 1 …
47Oil platform — A typical offshore oil/gas platform. An oil platform, also referred to as an offshore platform or, somewhat incorrectly, oil rig, is a lаrge structure with facilities to drill wells, to extract and process oil and natural gas, and to temporarily… …
48Musical fountain — A musical fountain is a type of animated fountain for entertainment purposes that creates an aesthetic design (including three dimensional images). This is achieved by employing the effects of timed sound waves and timed light (including laser)… …
49Features new to Windows Vista — This article is part of a series on Windows Vista New features Overview Technical and core system Security and safety Networking technologies I/O technologies Management and administration Removed features …
50cañada — /keuhn yah deuh, yad euh/, n. Chiefly Western U.S. 1. a dry riverbed. 2. a small, deep canyon. [1840 50; < Sp, equiv. to cañ(a) CANE + ada n. suffix] * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources …
