The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volumes 1-10Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 - Reference [1] Propaedia: outline of knowledge and guide to the Britannica.--[2]-[11] Micropaedia: ready reference and index.--[12]-[30] Macropaedia: knowledge in depth. |
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... satellite ballistic hyperbolic Figure 8 : Trajectories of particles in the exosphere . In the vicinity of the critical level , 400 to 800 kilometres above the Earth , ballistic trajectories are most numerous , whereas at much greater ...
... satellite ballistic hyperbolic Figure 8 : Trajectories of particles in the exosphere . In the vicinity of the critical level , 400 to 800 kilometres above the Earth , ballistic trajectories are most numerous , whereas at much greater ...
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... satellite picture showing the horizon just after sunset demonstrates , by the scattering of light from air mole- cules and dust particles , that the atmosphere is strongly concentrated close to the Earth's surface . Ninety - nine ...
... satellite picture showing the horizon just after sunset demonstrates , by the scattering of light from air mole- cules and dust particles , that the atmosphere is strongly concentrated close to the Earth's surface . Ninety - nine ...
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... Satellites have made possible for the first time observation of the entire Earth . The first ex- perimental meteorological satellite was launched in 1960 ; it was capable of taking pictures of limited areas of clouds with low resolution ...
... Satellites have made possible for the first time observation of the entire Earth . The first ex- perimental meteorological satellite was launched in 1960 ; it was capable of taking pictures of limited areas of clouds with low resolution ...
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