ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVESCOMPTON GAMMA RAY OBSERVATORYCHANDRA X-RAY OBSERVATORYSOHO’S SUNWATCHSPITZER OBSERVATORYHUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPEFIND OUT MOREHigh above the Earth’s atmosphere, space…
(Encyclopedia) Eames, CharlesEames, Charlesāmz [key], 1907–78, American designer, b. St. Louis, Mo. He opened his own architectural practice in 1930 and in the late 30s studied with Eliel Saarinen at…
(Encyclopedia) polarization of light, orientation of the vibration pattern of light waves in a singular plane.
Unpolarized light can be converted into a single polarized beam by means of the Nicol…
WHAT DOES A LENS DO? WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MICROSCOPE AND A TELESCOPE? CONVEX LENSCONCAVE LENSFIND OUT MOREWhen you look through a magnifying glass, or take a picture with a camera, you…
(Encyclopedia) observatory, orbiting, research satellite designed to study solar radiation, electromagnetic radiation from distant stars, the earth's atmosphere, or the like. Because the atmosphere…
