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Solar thermal energy — Solar thermal system for water heating in Santorini, Greece … Wikipedia
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Early thermal weapons — were devices or substances used in warfare during the classical and medieval periods (approx 8th century BC until the mid 16th century AD) which used heat or burning action to destroy or damage enemy personnel, fortifications or territories.… … Wikipedia
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Reduced mass — is the effective inertial mass appearing in the two body problem of Newtonian mechanics. This is a quantity with the unit of mass, which allows the two body problem to be solved as if it were a one body problem. Note however that the mass… … Wikipedia