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Page 102
... satellite signal amplification 16 : 264c travelling - wave tube , electron tube used for the generation of microwave frequency radia- tion or for amplification at ultrahigh frequen- cies , the operation of which depends on the in ...
... satellite signal amplification 16 : 264c travelling - wave tube , electron tube used for the generation of microwave frequency radia- tion or for amplification at ultrahigh frequen- cies , the operation of which depends on the in ...
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... satellite , including information on the several man - made belts . It treats the magnetosphere , the solar wind , the movement of particles in the Earth's magnetic field , and the relationship between auroras and the outer belt ...
... satellite , including information on the several man - made belts . It treats the magnetosphere , the solar wind , the movement of particles in the Earth's magnetic field , and the relationship between auroras and the outer belt ...
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... satellite , artificial Earth satellite able to detect weather systems when they be- gin ; the first was TIROS ( Television and In- fra - Red Observation Satellite ) in 1960 . weather forecasting and measurements 17 : 372b weather ...
... satellite , artificial Earth satellite able to detect weather systems when they be- gin ; the first was TIROS ( Television and In- fra - Red Observation Satellite ) in 1960 . weather forecasting and measurements 17 : 372b weather ...
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