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41Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission — Infobox Space telescope name = Swift Gamma Ray Burst Mission ( Swift ) caption = (credit: NASA) organization = NASA major contractors = alt names = nssdc id = location = orbit type = height = 600 km period = 90 min velocity = accel gravity =… …
42Discoveries of extrasolar planets — See also: List of extrasolar planet firsts Number of extrasolar planet discoveries per year as of 10 July 2011, with colors indicating method of detection …
43List of Chinese inventions — A bronze Chinese crossbow mechanism with a buttplate (the wooden components have …
44technology, 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… …
45Big Bang — This article is about the cosmological model. For the sitcom, see The Big Bang Theory. For other uses, see Big Bang (disambiguation) …
46Cosmic distance ladder — * Light green boxes: Technique applicable to star forming galaxies. * Light blue boxes: Technique applicable to Population II galaxies. * Light Purple boxes: Geometric distance technique. * Light Red box: The planetary nebula luminosity function… …
47Shen Kuo — Infobox Scientist name = Shen Kuo zh. 沈括 image width = 280px caption = Shen Kuo, a Chinese scientist famous for his concepts of true north and land formation, among others. (Modern artist s impression) birth date = 1031 birth place = Qiantang… …
48ECONOMIC HISTORY — This article is arranged according to the following outline: first temple period exile and restoration second temple period talmudic era muslim middle ages medieval christendom economic doctrines early modern period sephardim and ashkenazim… …
49endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… …
50Tycho Brahe — This article is about the astronomer Tycho Brahe. For other uses, see Tycho Brahe (disambiguation). Tycho Ottesen Brahe Born 14 December 1546 Knutstorp Castle, Scania Died 24 October 1601 (age …
