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51Clover (telescope) — For other uses, see Clover (disambiguation). Clover would have been an experiment to measure the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background. It was approved for funding in late 2004, with the aim of having the full telescope operational by… …
52theatre — /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… …
53astronomy — /euh stron euh mee/, n. the science that deals with the material universe beyond the earth s atmosphere. [1175 1225; ME astronomie ( < AF) < L astronomia < Gk. See ASTRO , NOMY] * * * I Science dealing with the origin, evolution, composition,… …
54cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… …
55Crimson Skies — logo. Crimson Skies is a media franchise and fictional universe created by Jordan Weisman and Dave McCoy. The series intellectual property is currently owned by Microsoft Game Studios (MGS), although Weisman s new company, Smith Tinker Inc., has… …
56Surveyor 6 — Infobox Spacecraft Name= Surveyor 6 Caption=Surveyor model on Earth Organization=NASA Major Contractors= Hughes Aircraft Mission Type= Lander Satellite of= Moon Launch= November 7, 1967 at 07:39:00 UTC Launch Vehicle= Atlas Centaur Decay= Landed… …
57POVM — In functional analysis and quantum measurement theory, a POVM (Positive Operator Valued Measure) is a measure whose values are non negative self adjoint operators on a Hilbert space. It is the most general formulation of a measurement in the… …
58Longitudinal wave — Longitudinal waves, as known as l waves , are waves that have the same direction of vibration as their direction of travel, which means that the movement of the medium is in the same direction as or the opposite direction to the motion of the… …
59geology — /jee ol euh jee/, n., pl. geologies. 1. the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is… …
60Force — For other uses, see Force (disambiguation). See also: Forcing (disambiguation) Forces are also described as a push or pull on an object. They can be due to phenomena such as gravity, magnetism, or anything that might cause a mass to accelerate …
