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• Spherical Objects (band) — Spherical Objects were an important representative of the Manchester, UK based experimental independent post punk scene of the late 70s (including other more or less experimental groups like The Passage, Steve Miro The Eyes, Tirez Tirez and Grow… …   Wikipedia

• Spherical astronomy — or positional astronomy is the branch of astronomy that is used to determine the location of objects on the celestial sphere, as seen at a particular date, time, and location on the Earth. This is one of the oldest branches of astronomy. It… …   Wikipedia

• Spherical aberration — shape of lenses and mirrors. This is an important effect, as spherical shapes are much easier to produce than aspherical and so most lenses have spherical shapes. Positive spherical aberration means peripheral rays are bent too much. Negative… …   Wikipedia

• Spherical cap — In geometry, a spherical cap is a portion of a sphere cut off by a plane. If the plane passes through the center of the sphere, so that the height of the cap is equal to the radius of the sphere, the spherical cap is called a hemisphere .If the… …   Wikipedia

• Spherical harmonic analysis — Harmonic Har*mon ic (h[aum]r*m[o^]n [i^]k), Harmonical Har*mon ic*al ( [i^]*kal), a. [L. harmonicus, Gr. armoniko s; cf. F. harmonique. See {Harmony}.] 1. Concordant; musical; consonant; as, harmonic sounds. [1913 Webster] Harmonic twang! of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Spherical angle — Angle An gle ([a^][ng] g l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle, corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. agky los bent, crooked, angular, a gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish hook, G. angel, and F. anchor.] 1. The inclosed space near the point where …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Magnetospheric eternally collapsing object — Magnetospheric Eternally Collapsing Objects or MECOs are proposed alternatives to black holes advocated by Darryl Leiter and Stanley Robertson.[1] They are a variant of eternally collapsing objects or ECOs proposed by Abhas Mitra in 1998.[2]… …   Wikipedia

• ceremonial object — ▪ religion Introduction  any object used in a ritual or a religious ceremony.       Throughout the history of religions and cultures, objects used in cults, rituals, and sacred ceremonies have almost always been of both utilitarian and symbolic… …   Universalium

• Equivalent spherical diameter — In science, the equivalent spherical diameter (or ESD) of an irregularly shaped object is the diameter of a sphere of equivalent volume [Jennings, B. R. and Parslow, K. (1988) Particle Size Measurement: The Equivalent Spherical Diameter.… …   Wikipedia

• Fibre Multi Object Spectrograph — Fibre Multi Object Spectrograph, or FMOS is facility instrument for the Subaru telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii. The instrument consists of a complex fibre optic positioning system mounted at the prime focus of the telescope. Fibres are then fed… …   Wikipedia

• Hypothetical planetary object (non-scientific) — There are a number of planets or planetary bodies whose existence is not supported by scientific evidence, but which are occasionally believed to exist by pseudoscientists, conspiracy theorists, or certain religious groups. Some were proposed… …   Wikipedia