Aegis (disambiguation) — Aegis is the shield of the Greek god Zeus.Aegis can also refer to: Physics * AEGIS (astronomy), the All Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey * AEGIS (particle physics), the Antimatter Experiment: Gravity, Interferometry,… … Wikipedia
Aegis — (pronEng|ˈiːdʒɨs) has entered modern English to mean a shield, protection, or sponsorship, originally from the name of the mythological protective shield of Zeus. The name has been extended to many other entities, and the concept of a protective… … Wikipedia
IRrelevant Astronomy — is a podcast feed produced by NASA s Spitzer Space Telescope. Unlike many other podcasts, it is set up more like a television network, with multiple series and stand alone videos put out. To date, the content included on the feed has all… … Wikipedia
Suborbital spaceflight in 2008 — A number of Suborbital spaceflights were conducted during 2008. These consist mostly of sounding rocket missions and missile tests, and include other flights such as an ASAT firing. Between the start of the year and 16 July, at least 43 publicly… … Wikipedia
2008 in spaceflight — |11 January, 05:32 GMT [cite web url= http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/news/story80.html title= 36.243 UG McCandliss/Johns Hopkins University accessdate= 2008 03 15 author= date= 2008 01 11 format= html publisher= NASA Sounding Rockets Office… … Wikipedia
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
Natural scientific research in Canada — This article outlines the history of natural scientific research in Canada, including mathematics, physics, astronomy, space science, geology, oceanography, chemistry, biology, medical research and psychology. The social sciences are not treated… … Wikipedia
Scientific research in Canada — This article outlines the history of natural scientific research in Canada including, mathematics, physics, astronomy, space science, geology, oceanography, chemistry, biology, medical research and psychology. The social sciences are not treated… … Wikipedia
education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… … Universalium
History of radar — The history of radar starts with experiments by Heinrich Hertz in the late 19th century that showed that radio waves were reflected by metallic objects. This possibility was suggested in James Clerk Maxwell s seminal work on electromagnetism.… … Wikipedia
