What is Gliese 436b? Gliese 436b‚ also known as GJ 436b‚ is a Neptune-sized exoplanet‚ a planet that orbits a star outside the solar system‚ which orbits the red dwarf Gliese 436. Gliese 436b was the first Neptune discovered with certainty in 2007. It was among the smallest known transiting planets in mass and radius‚ until the much smaller Kepler exoplanet discoveries began in 2010. Gliese 436b was discovered in August 2004 by R. Paul Butler of the Carnegie Institute of Washington. Also‚ Geoffrey
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expand your intellectual horizons. The state’s unique geology ranges from the Carlsbad Caverns to White Sand dunes to the high Rocky Mountains located in the state. New Mexico also has world-class science at two national laboratories‚ several observatories‚ Spaceport America‚ and the Very Large Array‚ among others. You can find history in every part of the state. New Mexico has had war battlefields‚ archaeological digs‚ and museums that encompass almost every person’s interest. At the wildlife
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Global & International Business Contexts SM0269 Global & International Business Contexts Individual Report (Word count - 3696) Due date: 08/01/2015 Hugh Mongan Student ID: W14035879 Contents Introduction – Page 3 (PND) Factor Conditions – Pages 4-5 (PND) Government – Pages 5-6 (PND) Structures of Firms & Rivalry – Pages 6-7 (PND) Demand Conditions – Pages 7-8 (PND) Related & Supporting Industries – Page 8 (PND) Chance – Page 9 Contemporary Management Issue 1 – Page 10
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B. Islamic civilizations also made some advancements on their own 1.Created algebra‚ trigonometry 2.Adopted and passed on the numerical system of India (use of zero) III. Science A. Muslims constructed an observatory in Baghdad 1.Knew the earth was round 2.Created a world map B. New discoveries in optics and chemistry C. Developed medicine as a distinctive field of scientific inquiry 1.Help of anatomy texts made by thee Greek physician
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My Part a lot of coastal shipping‚ especially around the Seto Inland Sea‚ pays for the lack of sailing rivers. The Pacific coastline south of Tokyo is described by long‚ narrow‚ gradually low inlets produced by sedimentation‚ which has created a lot natural harbors. The Japanese islands are the best of mountain ridges uplifted near the end of the continental shelf. About 73 percent of Japan’s area is made of mountains‚ and scattered plains and intermontane basins cover only about 25 percent
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Diocesan Boys’ School Junior Liberal Studies Project (1): Subdivided units Class: _________ Member List Group: _________ Contribution (100%) Marks __________ Signature / Any Remarks 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 1 Diocesan Boys’ School Junior Liberal Studies Grade 8 Project (1) Subdivided units A forgotten corner in the city Hong Kong is an international metropolitan city and it ranks top in various international globalisation index tables. However‚ there are still some people living in small and
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J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 97: 2969–89. Chou R (2011) Low back pain (chronic). American family physician. 84: 437. Drew BS‚ Dixon AF‚ Dixon JB (2007) Obesity management: Update on orlistat. Vasc Health Risk Manag. 3: 817–821. Global Health Observatory (2008) [Online] Available at http://www.who.int/gho/ncd/risk_factors/obesity_text/en/ Accessed 10/12/13 Health Survey for England 2011 (2011). Health‚ social care and lifestyles. Summary of key findings. University College London. Hershkovich
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John Quincy Adams Adams appointed Henry Clay as his Secretary of State. This was a corrupt bargain says his opponents. Jackson described Clay as Judas of the west. After he became president he got to work trying to build all these things like an observatory and national college. II. Martin Van Buren and Andrew Jackson Martin close supporter of Jackson put together an organization that was designed to drive Adams and his type of people from the office. A. Jackson as a Candidate of the Frontier
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Despite the increase in life expectancy over the last 200 years‚ not all groups of people have the same chances of good health. What factors affect health? It is deplorable to recognize‚ but man is mortal. A human being grows older‚ so ability to adapt to the environment has being slackened with the years by increasing probability of death. Mostly‚ this process has internal character and decease in advanced age is natural. Nevertheless‚ the modern science has cast light on the substantial effect
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Bhaskara II is also known as Bhaskaracharya‚ which means "Bhaskara the Teacher". His father Mahesvara was as an astrologer‚ who taught him mathematics‚ which he later passed on to his son Loksamudra. Bhaskara II was the head of the astronomical observatory at Ujjain‚ the chief mathematical center of ancient India. It goes to the credit of Varahamihira and Brahmagupta‚ the leading mathematicians who worked there and built up this school of mathematical astronomy. He wrote six books and the seventh
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