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1Descent (video game) — For the unrelated space simulator released by Volition, Inc., see Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War. Descent Developer(s) Parallax Software Publisher(s) I …
2Descent (aircraft) — A descent during air travel is any portion where an aircraft decreases altitude, and is the opposite of an ascent or climb. Descents are an essential component of an approach to landing. Other intentional descents might be to avoid traffic, poor… …
3Descent — Not to be confused with Dissent. Descent may refer to: In genealogy and inheritance: Common descent, concept in evolutionary biology Kinship and descent, one of the major concepts of cultural anthropology Pedigree chart or family tree Ancestry… …
4United States home front during World War II — The United States home front during World War II covers the developments within the United States, 1940 1945, to support its efforts during World War II.Taxes and controlsFederal tax policy was highly contentious during the war, with a liberal… …
5Transport during the Industrial Revolution — Transportation of raw materials to the factories, and of the finished products from them was limited by the lack of transport costs where they had to go by road. This was not too severe in the case of light valuable materials textiles such as… …
6Abkürzungen/Luftfahrt/B–D — Dies ist der zweite Teil der Liste Abkürzungen/Luftfahrt. Liste der Abkürzungen Teil 1 A A Teil 2 B–D B (BA, BB, BC, BD, BE, BF, BG, BH, BI, BJ, BK, BL …
7Observations and explorations of Venus — Venus in real color as it would appear to the naked eye. Observations of the planet Venus were first recorded by Babylonian astronomers around 1600 BC and have continued into the present.[dubious – …
8Huygens probe — Infobox Spacecraft Name = Huygens probe Caption = A scale replica of the probe, 1.3 metres across. Organization = ESA/ASI/NASA Major Contractors = Aérospatiale, now Thales Alenia Space Mission Type = Lander Satellite Of = Saturn Launch = December …
9climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… …
10Neil Armstrong — For other uses, see Neil Armstrong (disambiguation) …
