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  • 111motion-picture technology — Introduction       the means for the production and showing of motion pictures. It includes not only the motion picture camera and projector but also such technologies as those involved in recording sound, in editing both picture and sound, in… …

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  • 112X-ray source — ▪ astronomy       in astronomy, any of a class of cosmic objects that emit radiation at X ray wavelength. Because the Earth s atmosphere absorbs X rays (X ray) very efficiently, X ray telescopes and detectors must be carried high above it by… …

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  • 113Neutron star — redirects here. For the story by Larry Niven, see Neutron Star (short story). Neutron stars crush half a million times more mass than Earth into a sphere no larger than Manhattan. A neutron star is a type of stellar remnant that can result from… …

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  • 114Tripod (The War of the Worlds) — Martian tripod illustration drawn by Henrique Alvim Corréa for a 1906 edition of the novel. Tripods or fighting machines are a type of fictional three legged walker from the H. G. Wells classic science fiction novel The War of the Worlds, used by …

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  • 115Star — For other uses, see Star (disambiguation) …

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  • 116Fluorescence — Fluorescent minerals emit visible light when exposed to ultraviolet light Fluorescence is the emission of light by a substance that has absorbed light or other electromagnetic radiation of a different wavelength.[1] It is a form of luminescence.… …

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  • 117Emission spectrum — The emission spectrum of a chemical element or chemical compound is the spectrum of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the element s atoms or the compound s molecules when they are returned to a lower energy state. Each element s …

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  • 118Diffuse reflection — For reflection of charged particles, see Scattering from rough surfaces. Diffuse and specular reflection from a glossy surface[1] Diffuse reflection is the reflection of light from a surface such that an incident ray is reflected at many …

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  • 119Light-emitting diode — LED redirects here. For other uses, see LED (disambiguation). Light emitting diode Red, pure green and blue LEDs of the 5mm diffused type Type Passive, optoelectronic Working principle Electr …

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  • 120Tanning bed — A tanning bed or sunbed is a device emitting ultraviolet radiation (typically 95% UVA and 5% UVB, +/ 3%) used to produce a cosmetic tan. Regular tanning beds use several fluorescent lamps that have phosphor blends designed to emit UV in a… …

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