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21Self-registering thermometer — Thermometer Ther*mom e*ter (th[ e]r*m[o^]m [ e]*t[ e]r), n. [Thermo + meter: cf. F. thermom[ e]tre. See {Thermal}.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring temperature, founded on the principle that changes of temperature in bodies are accompanied… …
22Thermometer, ear — A thermometer that registers body temperature via the ear canal. The ear thermometer was invented in 1964 by Dr. Theodor H. Benzinger. Dr. Benzinger worked from 1947 to 1970 at the Naval Medical Research Institute in Bethesda, Maryland where he… …
23thermometer — n. a device for registering temperature. A clinical thermometer consists of a sealed narrow bore glass tube with a bulb at one end. It contains mercury, which expands when heated and rises up the tube. The tube is calibrated in degrees, and is… …
24thermometer — [[t]θə(r)mɒ̱mɪtə(r)[/t]] thermometers N COUNT A thermometer is an instrument for measuring temperature. It usually consists of a narrow glass tube containing a thin column of a liquid which rises and falls as the temperature rises and falls …
25History of the Falkland Islands — The history of the Falkland Islands goes back at least five hundred years, with active exploration and colonisation only taking place in the 18th century. Nonetheless, the islands have been a matter of controversy, as they have been claimed by… …
26The Magic Mountain — Magic Mountain redirects here. For other uses, see Magic Mountain (disambiguation). The Magic Mountain   1st US edition (Kno …
27The Arcanum (novel) — Infobox Book name = The Arcanum image caption = Cover of The Arcanum author = Thomas Wheeler language = English publisher = Bantam Books The Arcanum is a 2005 novel by Thomas Wheeler. Set in 1919 it concerns the last case of occult busters; Sir… …
28The Big Empty — This article is about the 2003 film. For the 2005 short film starring Selma Blair, see The Big Empty (short film) Infobox Film name = The Big Empty image size = caption = director = Steve Anderson producer = Gregg L. DanielSteven G. Kaplan writer …
29The Naturalization of Intentionality — Naturalization of Intentionality = Naturalization of Intentionality According to Franz Brentano, intentionality refers to the “aboutness of mental states that cannot be a physical relation between a mental state and what is about (its object)… …
30The Atlantic Paranormal Society — Offizielles TAPS Logo The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS) ist eine Organisation mit Sitz in Warwick, Rhode Island, die berichtete paranormale Aktivitäten untersucht. Sie wurde 1990 von Jason Hawes und Grant Wilson gegründet. Im Jahr 2004 wurde …
