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  • 1Gravity assist — In orbital mechanics and aerospace engineering, a gravitational slingshot, gravity assist or swing by is the use of the relative movement and gravity of a planet or other celestial body to alter the path and speed of a spacecraft, typically in… …

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  • 2Gravity (comics) — Superherobox| caption=Cover art for Gravity #5. Art by Mike Norton. character name=Gravity publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Gravity #1 (June 2005) creators=Sean McKeever (writer) Mike Norton (artist) alter ego = Greg Willis full name = species =… …

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  • 3theatre — /thee euh teuhr, theeeu /, n. theater. * * * I Building or space in which performances are given before an audience. It contains an auditorium and stage. In ancient Greece, where Western theatre began (5th century BC), theatres were constructed… …

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  • 4Bucket argument — Isaac Newton s rotating bucket argument (also known as Newton s bucket ) was designed to demonstrate that true rotational motion cannot be defined as the relative rotation of the body with respect to the immediately surrounding bodies. It is one… …

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  • 5Glossary of classical physics — This article is a glossary of classical physics. It is some of the most common terms in classical physics and how they are used.AlphanumericTOC align=center nobreak= numbers= externallinks= references= top=| A * Acceleration the rate of change of …

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  • 6literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 7Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …

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  • 8Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics       Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity.       Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… …

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  • 9MythBusters (2006 season) — Country of origin Australia United States No. of episodes 28 (includes 2 specials) Broadcast Original channel Discovery Channel …

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  • 10Hans Alfred Nieper — Dr. Hans Alfred. Nieper (1928 1998) was a famous German physician, physicist and widely respected cancer specialist (oncologist) who was a pioneer in creating gene repairing and gene extinguishing substances for cancer. Dr. Hans Nieper was the… …

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