OBSERVATORIES

Meaning of OBSERVATORIES in English

(pl. ) of Observatory

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

OBSERVATORIES — ( pl. ) of Observatory
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OBSERVATORIES — pl of observatory.
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OBSERVATORIES — Обсерватории
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MOUNT STROMLO AND SIDING SPRING OBSERVATORIES — pair of astronomical observatories in southeast Australia that are operated by the Australian National University and that together constitute the …
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HALE OBSERVATORIES — astronomical research unit that included the Palomar Observatory of the California Institute of Technology and the Mount Wilson Observatory of …
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ASTRONOMY — The science of celestial objects (including the earth in relation to them), of space, and of the universe as a …
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X-RAY ASTRONOMY — Study of astronomical objects and phenomena that emit radiation at Because Earth's atmosphere absorbs most X rays, X-ray telescopes and …
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ULTRAVIOLET ASTRONOMY — Study of astronomical objects and phenomena by observing the ultraviolet radiation (UV radiation) they emit. It has yielded much information …
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SPACE EXPLORATION — Investigation of the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere by means of manned and unmanned spacecraft . Study of the use of …
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SABINE, SIR EDWARD — born Oct. 14, 1788, Dublin, Ire. died June 26, 1883, East Sheen, Surrey, Eng. British astronomer and geodesist. He accompanied …
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PALOMAR OBSERVATORY — Astronomical observatory on Mount Palomar, near San Diego, California, U.S., site of the famous Hale telescope , a reflecting telescope …
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OBSERVATORY — I Structure containing telescope s and other instruments for observing celestial objects and phenomena. Observatories can be classified by the …
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NASA — in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. government agency established in 1958 for research and development of vehicles …
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MOUNT WILSON OBSERVATORY — Astronomical observatory located atop Mount Wilson, near Pasadena, California, U.S. Founded in 1904 by George Ellery Hale (1868–1938), it was …
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MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY — State-operated university in Moscow, Russia. Founded in 1755 by the linguist Mikhail Lomonosov , it is the oldest, largest, and …
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MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT) — U.S. private university in Cambridge, famous for its scientific and technological training and research. Founded in 1861, MIT has schools …
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INFRARED ASTRONOMY — Study of astronomical objects by observing the infrared radiation they emit. Its techniques enable examination of many celestial objects that …
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GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY — Study of astronomical objects and phenomena that emit gamma ray s. Gamma-ray telescopes are designed to observe high-energy astrophysical systems, …
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ULTRAVIOLET ASTRONOMY — study of the ultraviolet spectra of astronomical objects. It has yielded much important information about chemical abundances and processes in …
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SATELLITE OBSERVATORY — Earth-orbiting spacecraft that makes it possible to observe cosmic objects and detect radiation from above the atmosphere. Modern astronomers use …
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ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY — any structure containing telescopes and auxiliary instruments with which to observe celestial objects. Observatories can be classified on the basis …
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URANIBORG — observatory established in 1576 by the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. It was the last of the primitive observatories in that …
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SCHMIDT, MAARTEN — born Dec. 28, 1929, Groningen, Neth. Dutch-born American astronomer whose identification of the wavelengths of the radiation emitted by quasars …
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SANDAGE, ALLAN REX — born June 18, 1926, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. U.S. astronomer who discovered the first quasi-stellar radio source (quasar), a starlike …
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MOUNT WILSON OBSERVATORY — astronomical observatory located atop Mount Wilson, about 16 km (10 miles) northeast of Pasadena, Calif., U.S. It was founded in …
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HOYLE, SIR FRED — born June 24, 1915, Bingley, Yorkshire, Eng. British mathematician and astronomer best known as the foremost proponent and defender of …
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BOWEN, I.S. — born Dec. 21, 1898, Seneca Falls, N.Y., U.S. died Feb. 6, 1973, Los Angeles, Calif. in full Ira Sprague Bowen …
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BABCOCK, HORACE WELCOME — born Sept. 13, 1912, Pasadena, Calif., U.S. astronomer who with his father, Harold Delos Babcock, invented the solar magnetograph. Horace …
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ARP, HALTON CHRISTIAN — born March 21, 1927, New York, N.Y., U.S. American astronomer noted for challenging the theory that red shifts of quasars …
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OBSERVATORY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE astronomical ▪ Triangulations on distant hills were attempted, weather records kept, and there was …
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OBSERVATORY — n. Structure containing telescope s and other instruments for observing celestial objects and phenomena. Observatories can be classified by the …
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