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Keyword: time
Фуллерены: миниатюрные космические капсулы времени Fullerenes as Miniature Cosmic Time Capsules
29.03.2000

Scientists have found, unexpectedly, tiny time capsules from billions of years in the past. The discovery involves small molecules that can apparently become trapped during the formation of large enclosed molecules known as fullerenes, or buckyballs. Luann Becker (U.



Альберт Эйнштейн описывает пространство-время Albert Einstein Describes Space and Time
8.01.2000

Albert Einstein (1879-1955) is considered by many the greatest astrophysicist and single most significant Person of the 20th Century. He is pictured here in the Swiss Patent Office where he did much of his defining work.



Тысячелетие. Шар времени The USNO Millennium Time Ball
29.10.1999

In the nineteenth century, dropping a time ball from a prominent location was a practical way of communicating the time to the surrounding country side and ships at sea. Initiating a fledgling time service for the United States, the U.S. Naval Observatory dropped a time ball at precisely noon every day begining in 1845.



Солнечные часы для Марса A Sundial for Mars
28.04.1999

When Mars Surveyor arrives at Mars in 2002, it will carry a sundial. Even though batteries and a solar array will power the Mars Surveyor Lander, the sundial has been included to allow a prominent public display of time.



Альберт Эйнштейн описывает пространство-время Albert Einstein Describes Space and Time
27.09.1998

Albert Einstein (1879-1955) is considered by many the greatest astrophysicist. He is pictured here in the Swiss Patent Office where he did much of his great work. Einstein's many visionary scientific contributions...





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