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bremsstrahlung

(Encyclopedia) bremsstrahlungbremsstrahlungbrĕmˈshträˌləng [key]: see X ray.

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Mantua

(Encyclopedia) MantuaMantuamănˈch&oomacr;ə, –t&oomacr;ə [key], Ital. Mantova, city (1991 pop. 53,065), capital of Mantova prov., Lombardy, N Italy, bordered on three sides by lakes formed by…

Fridley

(Encyclopedia) Fridley, city (2020 pop. 29,590), Anoka co., SE Minn., a suburb north of Minneapolis, on the Mississippi River; settled 1847, inc. as a…

Orbiting Astronomical Observatory

(Encyclopedia) Orbiting Astronomical Observatory (OAO), series of four orbiting observatories (see observatory, orbiting) launched between 1966 and 1972 by the National Aeronautics and Space…

bichir

(Encyclopedia) bichirbichirbĭchˈər [key], common name for African freshwater fishes as of the family Polypteridae, and particularly for those of the genus Polypterus. Bichirs are among the most…

DK Science: Lenses

CONTACT LENSCONCAVE AND CONVEX LENSESFRESNEL LENSSLIDE PROJECTORMAGNIFYING GLASSFIND OUT MOREA lens is a piece of transparent plastic or glass that can make things seem to change size. It works…

DK Science: Observatories

EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORYMAUNA KEA OBSERVATORYVERY LARGE ARRAYFIND OUT MOREOptical observatories study the visible radiation (light) from objects in space, and most are located high up on…