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1Near miss (safety) — See Close Call, for the 2002 film. A near miss is an unplanned event that did not result in injury, illness, or damage – but had the potential to do so. Only a fortunate break in the chain of events prevented an injury, fatality or damage; in… …
2Continuous cruiser — (CCer) is a class of licence fees on the inland waterways of the United Kingdom. It also refers to the boats and owners who have such a licence, but some people restrict this usage to boaters who genuinely cruise continuously (see below).… …
3Chronology of the ancient Near East — See short chronology for a timeline in absolute dates. The ancient Near East Regions and States Mesopotamia • Akkadian Empire • Assyria • Babylonia • Neo Assyrian Empire • Neo Babylonian Emp …
4Earth 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… …
5Physical Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Scientists discovered a new family of superconducting materials and obtained unique images of individual hydrogen atoms and of a multiple exoplanet system. Europe completed the Large Hadron Collider, and China and India took… …
6List 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 …
7Marshall Space Flight Center — George C. Marshall Space Flight Center Aerial view of the test area at MSFC …
8MESSENGER — This article is about the NASA space mission. For other uses, see Messenger. MESSENGER Artist s rendering of MESSENGER orbiting Mercury. Operator NASA / APL Major contractors APL …
9Geology and Geochemistry — ▪ 2008 Introduction Diamond inclusions in ancient terrestrial rock provided clues about the early history of Earth s crust. Scientists studied slow earthquakes and the crystalline structure of Earth s inner core. International scientific studies… …
10Comte and positivism — Robert Brown COMTE’S AIMS The chief aim of all of Auguste Comte’s publications, and the constant mission of his entire working life, was the improvement of human character through the perfecting of human society. He was convinced that the… …
