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101Inventions in medieval Islam — A significant number of inventions were developed in the medieval Islamic world, a geopolitical region that has at various times extended from Al Andalus and Africa in the west to the Indian subcontinent and Malay Archipelago in the east.… …
102Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… …
103Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …
104Coriolis effect — For the psychophysical perception effect, see Coriolis effect (perception). Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law …
105Music video — A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes.[1] Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings.… …
106Technology of television — The technology of television has changed since its early days using a mechanical system invented by Paul Gottlieb Nipkow in 1884.Elements of a television system , 1957 1. power switch / volume 2. brightness 3. pitch 4. vertical synchro 5.… …
107History of video games — Part of a series on …
108Darwin IV — is a fictional planet that was the subject of Wayne Barlowe s book Expedition and the television special, Alien Planet, based on Expedition. Although the details of the discovery and exploration of Darwin IV differ in the two presentations, both… …
109Iconoscope — The Iconoscope was the name given to an early television camera tube in which a beam of high velocity electrons scans a photoemissive mosaic. A research group at RCA headed by Vladimir Zworykin introduced the Iconoscope in 1934 [… …
110List of astronomy acronyms — This is a compilation of acronyms commonly used in astronomy. Most of the acronyms are drawn from professional astronomy and are used quite frequently in scientific publications. However, a few of these acronyms are frequently used by the general …
