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Rivière du Loup
(Encyclopedia)Rivière du Loup rēvyĕrˈ dü lo͞o [key], city (1991 pop. 14,017), E Que., Canada, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, NE of Quebec. It is a commercial and industrial center in a lumberin...chemical industry
(Encyclopedia)chemical industry, the business of using chemical reactions to turn raw materials, such as coal, oil, and salt, into a variety of products. During the 19th and 20th cent. technological advances in the...COBE
(Encyclopedia)COBE: see infrared astronomy.IRAS
(Encyclopedia)IRAS: see infrared astronomy.NICMOS
(Encyclopedia)NICMOS: see infrared astronomy.SOFIA
(Encyclopedia)SOFIA: see infrared astronomy.Cosmic Background Explorer
(Encyclopedia)Cosmic Background Explorer: see infrared astronomy. ...Infrared Astronomical Satellite
(Encyclopedia)Infrared Astronomical Satellite: see infrared astronomy. ...Infrared Space Observatory
(Encyclopedia)Infrared Space Observatory: see infrared astronomy. ...Kuiper Airborne Observatory
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