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11unidentified flying object — also called flying saucer any aerial object or optical phenomenon not readily identifiable to the observer. UFOs became a major subject of interest following the development of rocketry after World War II and were thought by some… …
12Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search — (LONEOS) was a project designed to discover asteroids and comets that orbit near the Earth. The project, funded by NASA, was directed by Dr. Ted Bowell of Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. The LONEOS project began in 1993 and ran until… …
13Witness accounts of the Roswell UFO incident — Follows are excerpts of witness accounts of the Roswell UFO incident.In 1978, author Stanton T. Friedman interviewed Jesse Marcel, who voiced his suspicion that debris he recovered on a ranch near Roswell in 1947 was not of this world. Over the… …
14John F. Kennedy International Airport — For the regional airport in Wisconsin, see John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport. John F. Kennedy International Airport USGS aerial image as of April 8, 1994 IATA: JFK – ICAO: KJFK – …
15tiger's-eye — /tuy geuhrz uy /, n. 1. a golden brown chatoyant stone used for ornament, formed by the alteration of crocidolite, and consisting essentially of quartz colored by iron oxide. 2. a glass coating or glaze giving the covered object the appearance of …
16tiger's-eye — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ variant of tigereye * * * /tuy geuhrz uy /, n. 1. a golden brown chatoyant stone used for ornament, formed by the alteration of crocidolite, and consisting essentially of quartz colored by iron oxide. 2. a glass coating or glaze… …
17Le Déjeuner en fourrure — Object (Le Déjeuner en fourrure) Artist Méret Oppenheim Year 1936 (1936) Type Assemblage sculpture …
18Pinball — covered case called a pinball machine. The primary objective of the game is to score as many points as possible. Secondary objectives are to maximize the time spent playing (by earning extra balls and keeping the ball in play as long as possible) …
19pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …
20Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
