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61Earth 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… …
62Resistor — A typical axial lead resistor Type Passive Working principle Electrical resistance Invented Ge …
63Collision detection — For collision detection on networks see CSMA/CD Collision detection typically refers to the computational problem of detecting the intersection of two or more objects. While the topic is most often associated with its use in video games and other …
64Boolean operations on polygons — are a set of Boolean operations (AND, OR, NOT, XOR, etc.) operating on one or more sets of polygons. These sets of operations are widely used in computer graphics, CAD, and in EDA (in integrated circuit physical design and verification… …
65Monotone polygon — Green indicates one intersection, blue indicates two intersections, and red indicates three or more. The top two polygons are monotone with respect to L while the bottom two are not. In geometry, a polygon P in the plane is called monotone with… …
66Newton's theorem of revolving orbits — Figure 1: An attractive force F(r) causes the blue planet to move on the cyan circle. The green planet moves three times faster and thus requires a stronger centripetal force, which is supplied by adding an attractive inverse cube force. The …
67Glossary of American football — The following terms are used in American football and Canadian football, but see also the glossary of Canadian football. Contents: 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V …
68Vibration — For the soul music group, see The Vibrations. For the machining context, see Machining vibrations. For the albums, see Vibrations (Roy Ayers album) and Vibrations (The Three Sounds album). Classical mechanics …
69airport — airport1 /air pawrt , pohrt /, n. a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, esp. one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times. [1915 20;… …
70Europe, 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.… …
