... Abstract Return the value of the smallest (negative) number representable in a double precision variable. Required_Reading None. Brief_I/O The function returns the value of the smallest (negative) number that can be represented in a double precision variable. Detailed_Input None. Detailed_Output The function returns the value of the smallest (negative) number that can be represented in a double precision variable. ... 1) Initialize a CSPICE "window." ... Link to routine source . ...

... Space flight . ... Space Hotel . ... The program of deployment of small orbital station (SOS) consisting of a family of spacecrafts and module-spacecrafts represents a consecutive realization of flight scenarios with consecutive building up of functions. ... Scenario 1 - the regular and revised spacecrafts of class "Soyuz" - TMSC and MNMSC (MNMSC-cargo, MNMSC-MR) are used, pls. see fig fig.8 . ... The terms of transition to this scenario are determined by terms of readiness of one or another module....

... This chapter describes the Plug-in API functions that allocate and free memory as needed by the plug-in. Because plug-ins share memory space with Communicator, they can take advantage of any customized memory-allocation scheme the browser has. ... NPN_MemAlloc allocates memory from Communicator's memory space. ... NPN_MemFlush requests Communicator to free up a specified amount of memory if not enough is currently available for the plug-in's requirements. ... Allocating and Freeing Memory . ...

... Archives . ... His foremost knowledge and historic account on statistical models related to errors may benefit astronomers. Although I didn?t study history of astronomy and statistics, I?m very much aware of how astronomy innovated statistical thinking, particularly the area of large sample theory. ... On the history and use of some standard statistical models . ... The particular reason for this paper into the slog is the following sentences: . ... Chandra Blog . ML Theory . ...

... ARC 3.5m | Standard Stars . Bright Star Catalog - broken into smaller files for easier management by TUI: . ... Double Star Catalog . ... Various Standard Star Links and associated TUI Catalogs . ... Data from which the plots were produced are also available by ftp access from the standard star pages.- specstds.tui . HST UV spectrophotometric standards. Data for 23 stars based on IUE and optical spectra and calibrated by the primary WD standards. ... Echelle Standards - echstds.tui . ...

... The material in "From Stargazers to Starships" meets several important requirements of the national standards. Pages cited below are from National Science Education Standards National Academy Press, Washington 1995. ... For example: the sections on astronomy not only describe calendars and sundials (including their construction), but also the astronomy of the ancient Greeks, including two different ways in which ancient Greeks estimated the distance to the Moon. ...

... Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928 . ... 71 ; The solid line is the measured solar spectrum considering ISODY+ passband and a 1% of stray light contribution. ... Advanced Astronomy for Heliophysics Plus (ADAHELI+) is a project concept for a small solar and space weather mission with a budget compatible with an European Space Agency (ESA) S-class mission, including launch, and a fast development cycle. ...

On 4 November 2003 a solar flare occurred that was so large that the X-ray sensors on the NOAA GOES satellites ? ... It turned out that "Simple" made very high fidelity recordings of this exceptional solar flare and we have been able to use these data to better characterise the flare's X-ray peak. Figure 1: X-ray profile of the largest solar flare on record. ... Analysis of the 4 November 2003 data was further complicated by the presence of some radio interference at the flare peak. ...

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... We present a proposed standard for data dictionaries associated with catalogs being accessed through the Astrophysics Data System (ADS) Mosaic Catalog Service. Each catalog made available for searching must have a data dictionary, which consists of a set of specified keywords describing format, content and location of data. ... There are two keywords in the Table Data Dictionary which indicate to the server software that the corresponding column contains special attributes. ...

... Conference . ... for optical telescopes of small and medium size (up to 3-m in aperture) to be discussed. Current Status and New Projects of Small- and Medium-Size Optical Telescopes . ... Science with Small- and Medium-Size Optical Telescopes . ... 12 May 2015 - First announcement . 1 June 2015 - Registration opens . 10 June 2015 - Abstract submission opens . ... 10 September 2015 - Programme available . 19 October 2015 - Conference opens . 22 October 2015 - Conference closes . ...

... Fortranљ66 . ... Fixed form . ... Whole Fortranљ66 . ... Continuation line indicated in column 6 . ... Blank line as comment . ... Extension in Unix .f .f .f .f90 .f .f90 . Extension in DOS .FOR .FOR .FOR .F90 .FOR .F90 . ... This applies to both fixed form and free form source code. ... Fixed form of the source code is discouraged in Fortran 95! ... In UNIX there is no concept called extension, and the extensions are not specified in the Fortran standard, but in informal manufacturer standards. ...

Origin & Evolution of Magnetic Fields Ellen Zweibel zweibel@astro.wisc.edu Depar tments of Astronomy & Physics University of Wisconsin, Madison and Center for Magnetic Self-Organization in Laboratory and Astrophysical Plasmas Origin & EvolutionofMagnetic Fields ­ p.1/17 Importance of the Problem A cosmological problem. ... Interplay with ISM studies Structure of galactic fields on large & small scales? How do fields affect turbulence? ... Origin & EvolutionofMagnetic Fields ­ p.7/17 We Also Know.. ...

The Astronomical Society of Australia has been asked by STANDARDS AUSTRALIA to compile a list of "designated" optical observatories that are valuable resources for (i) research, (ii) education and (iii) community use. The ASA is the final arbiter of whether any particular observatory is so designated. ... Upon receipt of your application form, your observatory will be entered on a list of "Pending Designated Observatories" on the ASA Home Page. ... It will be emailed for you. ... Email . ...

... a set of permissions associated with every file and directory that determine who can read it, write to it, or execute it. Only the owner of the file (or the super-user) can change these permissions. a mathematical term that refers to a number, character or word which changes the action of the command it is applied to. a standard code used for representing information on computer systems and networks. It uses the printing and non-printing characters that can be generated by the keyboard. ...

... June 5, 1998 . Neutrinos in the Sun . ... But neutrinos are hard to detect. ... News: In a tantalizing recent announcement , an international collaboration of Super-K researchers has now presented evidence that the ghostly neutrinos undergo quantum mechanical oscillations, changing their particle identities and quantum properties over time. Theorists have considered neutrinos to be massless particles but these oscillations would imply that they have a very small (but nonzero) mass. ...

... Neutrinos in the Sun . ... But neutrinos are hard to detect. ... Theorists have considered neutrinos to be massless particles but these oscillations would imply that they have a very small (but nonzero) mass. ... A measurable mass for neutrinos would also make them candidates for the mysterious dark matter known to affect the motions of stars and galaxies, while proof of neutrino oscillations would be a step toward resolving the decades old Solar Neutrino Problem . ... NASA Official: Jay Norris. ...

Bridge World Standard Bridge World Standard (BWS) is a system based on the majority preferences of approximately 125 leading experts and thousands of Bridge World readers. ... Jacoby transfers (splinter rebids; game raise is slam try; two diamonds plus two spades forcing only one round); two spades shows minors; three hearts invitational, major two-suiter; Texas transfers; Stayman (two-spade rebid invitational; two-heart rebid weak; minor rebid forcing); Smolen; three of a minor invitational; Gerber. ...

... Older browser versions had the nice feature that MIME types (related to the extensions .esh and .ash) and the corresponding actions could be managed directly by the user. For security reasons, this has been disabled for newer browser generations, including the firefox installed on the muc blades. ... 2.1 Heritage accounts and profiles . ... Search for the string 'wrapper': all profiles with a mimeTypes.rdf file containing 'wrapper' are heritage profiles, and you can use them for your browser. ...

Origin of the Small Solar System Bodies . ... During the last decades of the twentieth century joint efforts of scientist from different countries made it possible to develop a standard scenario of the origin of the Sun, planets and other bodies of the Solar System that satisfied basic observational data accumulated by astrophysics and comparative planetology. Following are brief description of this scenario and the problem of the origin of the small Solar System bodies. ...