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101Kelsang Gyatso — is a Buddhist monk, Gelug teacher (scholar) and author of 21 Buddhist books based on the works of Buddha Shakyamuni and Je Tsongkhapa. He was born in Tibet in 1931 and ordained at the age of eight. In 1976 he was invited by Trijang Rinpoche and… …
102Diffuse 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 …
103Wavelength dispersive X-ray spectroscopy — The Wavelength dispersive X ray spectroscopy (WDXRF or WDS) is a method used to count the number of X rays of a specific wavelength diffracted by a crystal. The wavelength of the impinging x ray and the crystal s lattice spacings are related by… …
104Parabolic trough — A parabolic trough is a type of solar thermal energy collector. It is constructed as a long parabolic mirror (usually coated silver or polished aluminum) with a Dewar tube running its length at the focal point. Sunlight is reflected by the mirror …
105Diego de Landa — Diego de Landa, Bishop of Yucatán Diego de Landa Calderón (12 November 1524–1579) was a Spanish Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yucatán. He left future generations with a mixed legacy in his writings, which contain much valuable… …
106Light field — The light field is a function that describes the amount of light traveling in every direction through every point in space. Michael Faraday was the first to propose (in an 1846 lecture entitled Thoughts on Ray Vibrations ) that light should be… …
107Retinene — The Retinenes (Retinene1 and Retinene2) are chemical derivatives of the dietary supplement vitamin A (see retinol) formed through oxidation reactions.Retinene1 is better known as retinaldehyde or simply retinal and is fundamental in the… …
108Spinal tumor — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Spinal Tumours ICD10 = ICD10|C|72|0|c|69 ICD9 = ICD9|192.2 | Caption = DiseasesDB = 31483 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001403 eMedicineSubj = orthoped eMedicineTopic = 49 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|med|2993,… …
109X-ray spectroscopy — is a gathering name for several spectroscopic techniques for determining the electronic structure of materials by using x ray excitation. X ray emission spectroscopy Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn from Uppsala, Sweden (Nobel Prize 1924), who… …
110Howard Street Tunnel fire — Infobox rail accident title= PAGENAME date= July 18, 2001 location= Baltimore, Baltimore coordinates= line = Baltimore Belt Line cause= trains= pax= deaths= 0 injuries= 0 The Baltimore Freight Rail Crash (also known as the Howard Street Tunnel… …
