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  • The Doppler effect, named after Christian Doppler, is the apparent change in frequency and wavelength of a wave that is perceived by an observer ...
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  • standing in one corner appears to the observer to be significantly larger ... standing in one corner appears to the observer to be significantly larger ...
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  • the Earth's surface indirectly (at the observer's location). Twilight ... heavily influenced by the latitude of the observer. In the Arctic and Antarctic ...
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  • In epistemology and the philosophy of perception, phenomenalism is ... and Kant also presented his version from the transcendental idealist perspective ...
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  • of a wave must become shorter if the observer is hurrying toward the ... applicable to the case in which both the observer and the wave source were ...
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  • right) is also meant to point towards the observer, whereas the "middle ... imagine the x-axis as pointing towards the observer and thus seeing a concave ...
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  • plane of their orbit intersects the position of the observer. ... time difference gives the longitude of the observer because every hour of ...
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  • The equator is the intersection of the Earth's surface with the ... overhead through the zenith. As the observer moves north (or south ...
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  • who gained international fame as the co-author of The Polish Peasant ... Znaniecki, together with Thomas, were the first researchers to use ...
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  • of great magnitude, one that could destroy the observer. ... objects that could not sustain the life of the observer). ...
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  • a sign of good luck when carried on or near the body.Superstition Bash, [http://www ... #039;s foot is imbued depends both on the observer and the observer's ...
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  • Genotype is the genetic makeup (set of genes) of an individual organism ... The inherited genotype is the overarching template from which is produced ...
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  • In philosophy, metaethics—sometimes known as analytic ethics—is ... Metaethics is one of the three branches of ethics generally recognized ...
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  • sentence should contain the name of the observer plus a record of the act ... the knowledge and theoretic stance of the observer. And that undermines empiricism ...
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  • Indian culture. Cushing was an expert on the process of making various ... Cushing's work provided unique insights into the lives of the ...
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  • a horizontal plane through the eye of the observer. These effects together ... northern and the southern hemisphere. The observer is supposed to sit near ...
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  • Heisenberg in 1927. It is connected to the observer effect--that observation ... in quantum mechanics is connected to the observer effect--that a measurement ...
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  • a light source is moving relative to the observer. If f is the emitted frequency ... where v is the velocity of the source in the observer's rest ...
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  • The kinetic energy of an object is the extra energy it possesses due ... the relationship between the object and the observer's frame of reference ...
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  • :This article is about the star. {{Starbox begin | name =Betelgeuse ... Orionis, α Orionis, or α Ori) is one of the brightest and largest known ...
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  • In physics, the space surrounding an electric charge or in the presence ... The electric field is a vector field with SI units of newtons per ...
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  • The Western European Union (WEU) is a partially dormant European defense ... As a defense alliance, the Western Union rejects aggression as a way ...
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  • speed is independent of the speed of the observer or of the source of the ... depends on the gravitational state of the observer.Fulling (1989), 259.Cao ...
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  • Paranormal, meaning "outside the norm," is an umbrella term ... The term paranormal is used to describe most subjects studied in parapsychology ...
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  • social change and was famous for developing the concept of "liminality ... quot; meaning is apparent to the observer and related to the goal ...
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  • is still dark with draining clouds and the observer is at a spot with clear ... does not create a rainbow between the observer and the sun because spectra ...
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  • A solstice is an astronomical event that occurs twice a year, when ... the northern and southern hemispheres. The observer is supposed to sit near ...
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  • + μνήμη mnēmē, "memory") is the experience that one has witnessed ... situation which is not recognized by the observer. Often described as the ...
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  • The Eritrean War of Independence (September 1, 1961 – May 29, 1991 ... between or within nations. However, if the two nations had spent the ...
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  • This agrees with our everyday experience, the commonsense difference between ... The basic property of spacetime is 'the metric' that describes ...
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  • the murky depths of Nepalese politics,] The Observer. Retrieved September 24, 2008. ... the murky depths of Nepalese politics.] The Observer. Retrieved September 24, 2008. ...
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  • :This article is intended as a generally accessible introduction to ... than when it is at rest with respect the observer), length contraction ...
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  • The Lodi Dynasty or Lodhi (1451 – 1526 c.e.), were rulers of Pashtun ... ==Origin of the Dynasty== Bahlul nominated his second son, Sikandar ...
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  • diplomat and conservative politician. He was the fourth secretary-general of ... Prior to serving as UN secretary general, Waldheim was a member of ...
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  • A meteoroid is a small body of debris in the Solar System, roughly ... be classified as a fireball because if the observer had been directly below ...
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  • Electromagnetic radiation (EM radiation or EMR) takes the form of ... at the speed of light, relative to the observer, regardless of the observer ...
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  • 1903 – January 21, 1950), better known by the pen name George Orwell, was ... journalistic work—mainly for Tribune, the Observer, and the Manchester Evening ...
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  • philosopher, and encyclopedist, and one of the first outspoken atheists in ... to produce certain sensations in the observer, based on their “primary” ...
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  • moves in a straight line. However, the observer (red dot) who is standing ... In non-vector terms: at a given rate of rotation of the observer, ...
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  • of philosophical positions that emphasize the role of experience. The category ... statement that were a doctor to inspect the observer, the observer would appear ...
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  • Mass, in classical mechanics, is the measure of an object's resistance ... of an particle at rest, with respect to the observer. Rest mass is independent ...
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  • A correction was printed in The Observer [http://observer.guardian ... by Amelia Gentleman and Robin McKie in The Observer]. *[http://www ...
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  • sunset (by).jpg|right|250px|thumb|High up in the sky, the moon appears smaller.]] ... of different extents. These cause the observer to judge the moon close ...
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  • It would not be an exaggeration to say that the distinction between ... objects to a lack of true knowledge on the observer's part. ...
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  • :This article is intended as a generally accessible introduction to ... has the same results as it would if the observer were at rest (or moving ...
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  • stars, are marine invertebrates that make up the class Crinoidea of the echinoderms ... (at some point in their lives). Although the basic echinoderm pattern of ...
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  • Classical mechanics is used for describing the motion of macroscopic ... by the absence of acceleration of the observer and the requirement that ...
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  • The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities ... The term "Commission" can mean either the college of Commissioners ...
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  • #039;), pronounced tsɔktɕʰẽ in the International Phonetic Alphabet ... Many Tibetan lamas, particularly of the Nyingma and Kagyu schools ...
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  • (“induced”) by an electric current. The current may be as small as ... Earth’s magnetic field protects the planet from the solar wind whose ...
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