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1telescope — /tel euh skohp /, n., adj., v., telescoped, telescoping. n. 1. an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens… …
2Atacama Cosmology Telescope — The Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) is a six metre telescope on Cerro Toco in the Atacama Desert in the north of Chile. It is designed to make high resolution, microwave wavelength surveys of the sky in order to study the cosmic microwave… …
3Malin Space Science Systems — (MSSS) Type Privately held company Founded 1990 Headquarters …
4Mathematics 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… …
5chamber music — music suited for performance in a room or a small concert hall, esp. for two or more, but usually fewer than ten, solo instruments. [1780 90] * * * Music composed for small instrumental ensembles and performed without a conductor. Traditionally… …
6Physical 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… …
7CINÉMA - Techniques — Avant de devenir un art et une industrie, le cinéma est une somme de techniques. Du XVIIIe siècle à nos jours, mais surtout au XIXe siècle, une suite de découvertes aboutit à la mise au point des premières caméras. Par un brevet en date du 13… …
8Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter — Pour les articles homonymes, voir MRO. Vue d artiste de la sonde MRO, scrutant la surface de Mars …
9motion picture, history of the — Introduction history of the medium from the 19th century to the present. Early years, 1830–1910 Origins The illusion of motion pictures is based on the optical phenomena known as persistence of vision and the phi phenomenon. The first …
10Mars Exploration Rover — Vue d’artiste d’un rover MER à la surface de Mars …
