Azimuth Island — (coord|67|32|S|62|44|E|) is the largest of the Azimuth Islands lying in Holme Bay, Mac Robertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936 37. So named by Antarctic Names Committee of… … Wikipedia
Azimuth Hill — (coord|63|45|S|58|16|W|) is a low rocky outcrop (85 m) which extends to Prince Gustav Channel just south of the mouth of Russell East Glacier, Trinity Peninsula. So named by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) following a 1946 survey… … Wikipedia
navigation — navigational, adj. /nav i gay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of navigating. 2. the art or science of plotting, ascertaining, or directing the course of a ship, aircraft, or guided missile. [1520 30; < L navigation (s. of navigatio) a voyage.… … Universalium
telescope — /tel euh skohp /, n., adj., v., telescoped, telescoping. n. 1. an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens… … Universalium
Delaware — This article is about the U.S. state. For the river, see Delaware River. For other uses, see Delaware (disambiguation). State of Delaware … Wikipedia
Piri Reis — (full name Hadji Muhiddin Piri Ibn Hadji Mehmed) (about 1465 ndash;1554 or 1555) was an Ottoman Turkish admiral, geographer and cartographer born between 1465 and 1470 in Gallipoli on the Aegean coast of Turkey. He is primarily known today for… … Wikipedia
Arecibo Observatory — Arecibo Radio Telescope Organization SRI International, NSF, Cornell University Location … Wikipedia
Antarctica — /ant ahrk ti keuh, ahr ti /, n. the continent surrounding the South Pole: almost entirely covered by an ice sheet. ab. 5,000,000 sq. mi. (12,950,000 sq. km). Also called Antarctic Continent. * * * Antarctica Introduction Antarctica Background:… … Universalium
Charles Wheatstone — Wheatstone, drawn by Samuel Laurence in 1868 Born 6 … Wikipedia
International maritime signal flags — The set of signal flags on the bridge of the Liberty ship SS Jeremiah O Brien The system of international maritime signal flags is one system of flag signals representing individual letters of the alphabet in signals to or from ships. It is a… … Wikipedia
