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  • 1Micrometer screw — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical… …

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  • 2Transparency and translucency — Diaphanes redirects here. For the genus of firefly, see Diaphanes (beetle). Translucence redirects here. For other uses, see Translucence (disambiguation). Translucent redirects here. For the Japanese manga series, see Translucent (manga).… …

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  • 3Meridian circle — Groombridge transit circle of 1806 The meridian circle, transit circle, or transit telescope is an instrument for observing the time of stars passing the meridian, at the same time measuring its angular distance from the zenith. The idea of… …

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  • 4Linear stage — A linear stage or translation stage is a component of a motion system used to restrict an object to a single axis of motion. The term linear slide is often used interchangeably with linear stage , though technically linear slide refers to a… …

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  • 5Nanoparticle — In nanotechnology, a particle is defined as a small object that behaves as a whole unit in terms of its transport and properties. Particles are further classified according to size[1] : in terms of diameter, coarse particles cover a range… …

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  • 6Magnetosphere of Jupiter — Discovery[1] Discovered by …

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  • 7Mathematics 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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  • 8Open cluster — Galactic cluster redirects here. See also galaxy groups and clusters NGC 265, an open star cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud An open cluster is a group of up to a few thousand stars that were formed from the same giant molecular cloud and… …

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  • 9Physics — (Greek: physis φύσις), in everyday terms, is the science of matter [R. P. Feynman, R. B. Leighton, M. Sands (1963), The Feynman Lectures on Physics , ISBN 0 201 02116 1 Hard cover. p.1 1 Feynman begins with the atomic hypothesis.] and its motion …

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  • 10Roger Joseph Boscovich — Infobox Scientist caption=Portrait by Robert Edge Pine, London, 1760. dead=dead birth date=birth date|1711|5|18 birth place = Dubrovnik, Republic of Ragusa death date=death date|1787|2|13 death place = Milan, Duchy of Milan residence = Milan… …

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