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Atlases of the flora and fauna of Britain and Ireland The biodiversity of Great Britain and Ireland is the most well-studied af any geographical area of comparable size anywhere in the world. This study has resulted in the publication of distribution atlases for many taxonomic groups.
AtlasMont Bank AtlasMont Bank (Serbian: AtlasMont Banka), (NEX: ATBA) is one of the main commercial banks in Montenegro. The bank began operations in 2002, but it has already obtained the reputation of serious and reliable partner financials.
Atlassian Crowd Crowd is a web-based single sign-on (SSO) tool that simplifies application provisioning and identity management. Crowd is comprised of an administration console and an integration API where multiple web applications are integrated.
Atlassian Software Systems Atlassian Software Systems is an Australian software company specialising in issue tracking and collaboration software. Their main products are JIRA, an issue tracking and project management system, Confluence, an enterprise wiki and Atlassian Crowd, a single sign-on identity management system.
Atlántida Sport Club Atlántida Sport Club is a Paraguayan football (soccer) club from the neighbourhood of Barrio Obrero, in Asunción; founded in 1906. The club has been playing in the lower divisions of the Paraguayan league for several decades and their most notable achievements are the three second-place finishes they achieved when they were playing in the first division.
Atlético and Cruzeiro football rivalry Atlético and Cruzeiro football rivalry (or Atlético versus Cruzeiro, RapoGalo, or Belo Horizonte Derby) is the name of the biggest "clássico" (derby) in the city of Belo Horizonte and Minas Gerais. The two clubs are widely known in there clássico's for their two mascots, Cruzeiro, the "raposa" (fox) and Atlético, the "galo" (rooster), (these mascots were created by cartoonist Fernando Pieruccetti, popularly known as Mangabeira) therefore the match is also known as RapoGalo.
Atlético Junior Atlético Junior, also known as Corporación Deportiva Popular Junior, is a Colombian football team based in Barranquilla. The club was founded in 1924 Known as "Los Tiburones" (The Sharks), they have won the Colombian championship five times, the last one being in 2004, when they beat in a two-legged game their arch-rivals Atlético Nacional from Medellín.
Atlético Nacional Corporación Deportiva Club Atlético Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They are often called "Verdolagas" and play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to El Deportivo Independiente Medellin.
Atlético Olanchano Atlético Olanchano is a Honduran soccer club based in Catacamas, Honduras. Atlético Olanchano was promoted to Liga Nacional de Futbol de Honduras for the first time in the 2003-04 season but were relegated back down to Liga de Ascenso de Honduras after they finished in last place in the 2004-05 season.
Atlético Petróleos Luanda Atlético Petróleos Luanda, usually known as Petro Atlético Luanda, or simply Petro Atlético, is a traditional football (soccer) club from Luanda, Angola, founded in 1980. The club won its first title, the Angolan League, in 1982.
Atlético Policial Atlético Policial are an Argentina Football club, their home town is San Fernando, in the Catamarca Province of Argentina. They currently play in Zone E of the regionalised 4th level of Argentinian football Torneo Argentino B.
Atlético Uruguay de Concepcion del Uruguay Atlético Uruguay are an Argentina Football club, their home town is Concepcion del Uruguay, in the Province of Entre Ríos in Argentina. They currently play in Zone B of the regionalised 4th level of Argentinian football Torneo Argentino B.
Atle Antonsen Atle Antonsen (born 11 August 1969 in Lillehammer) is a Norwegian comedian. He has participated in and contributed to several television and radio shows for NRK including XL and XLTV (1998-99), Ut i vår hage (2003), Team Antonsen (2004), Tre brødre som ikke er brødre (2005) and Etaten (2006).
Atle Douglas Atle Douglas (born 9 June 1968 in Oxford, England) is a retired Norwegian middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He represented BFG Fana, SK Vidar, Bergen FIK, IL Gular and IL Norna-Salhus during his active career.
Atle Mølholm Atle Mølholm was an American football player for the Bergen Storm of the Norway American Football Federation. He played defensive back for the Storm and was named to the NoAFF 15th Anniversary All-Star team in 2002.
Atle Selberg Atle Selberg (born June 17, 1917) is a Norwegian mathematician known for his work in analytic number theory, and in the theory of automorphic forms, in particular bringing them into relation with spectral theory.
Atle SkĂĄrdal Atle SkĂĄrdal (born 17 February 1966 in Lunde, Telemark) is a Norwegian former Alpine skier, with the disciplines Downhill and Super-G as his speciality. In 2000 SkĂĄrdal was appointed as national team coach of Norway.
Atlee Hammaker Charlton Atlee Hammaker, born January 24, 1958 was a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants, which won the National League West in 1987. During his 12-year career, he won 59 games, lost 67 games and netted five saves.
Atlee High School Atlee High School is a secondary school serving south-central Hanover County, receiving most students from Chickahominy Middle School. Atlee is a part of the Hanover County School District supervised by Stewart D.
Atlin (electoral district) Atlin was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the 10th provincial general election in 1903 and last appeared in the 34th provincial general election in 1986, after which it was merged with the Skeena riding.
Atlin Road The Atlin Road was built by the Canadian Army from 1950 to 1951, connecting the village of Atlin, British Columbia, with the Tagish Road just one mile west of the Alaska Highway at historic mile 866 (Jake's Corner).
Atlin, British Columbia Atlin is a community in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located on Atlin Lake. It can be reached from an unnumbered road in British Columbia that connects with the Atlin Road, Yukon territorial highway 7.
Atlit detainee camp In the 1930s and 1940s, the Atlit detainee camp was used by the British authorities to detain illegal immigrants to Mandatory Palestine. Atlit is located on the Mediterranean coast of Israel, 20 km south of Haifa.
Atlit Yam The final Pre-pottery Neolithic B site of Atlit Yam in Israel dates between 6900 and 6300 BC. Today, it lies between 8-12 m beneath sea level in the Bay of Atlit at the mouth of the Oren river on the Carmel coast.
Atllas Atllas (born Lloyd Hopkins in Denver, Colorado) is a rapper based in Phoenix, Arizona. Self-proclaimed as the "King of AZ", Atllas is one of the most successful independent recording artists in Arizona, having sold tens of thousands of albums in the Southwest.
Atlus Atlus is a Japanese computer and video game developer and publisher. It is known for publishing the tactical RPG Tactics Ogre and developing/publishing the role-playing series Shin Megami Tensei as some series like the fighting game Power Instinct (now developed and published by Noise Factory under Atlus licence).
Atma Jaya University, Yogyakarta Atma Jaya University, Yogyakarta is an university in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, which is affiliated with the Atma Jaya University in Jakarta. It was established on 27 September 1965 by the Yogyakarta branch of the Atma Jaya Catholic University Institute of Indonesia.
Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College (ARSD College), formerly Sanatan Dharma College, is a co-educational constituent college of the University of Delhi. The college was founded on August 3, 1959 by the Sanatan Dharma Sabha, Delhi.
Atman (Hinduism) The Atman or Atma (IAST: Ātmā, sanskrit: आत्म‍ ) is a philosophical term used within Hinduism and Vedanta to identify the soul. It is one's true self (hence generally translated into English as 'Self') beyond identification with the phenomenal reality of worldly existence.
Atmoda Atmoda ("Awakening" in Latvian) was a weekly newspaper in Latvian SSR and Latvia issued during 1988-1992. It was an organ of the Popular Front of Latvia and the first independent, opposition paper in the Latvian SSR.
Atmolysis Atmolysis (Gr. ατμις, vapour; λυειν, to loosen), a term coined by Thomas Graham to denote the separation of a mixture of gases by taking advantage of their different rates of diffusion through a porous septum or diaphragm.
Atmosphere Atmosphere is the general name for a layer of gases that may surround a material body of sufficient mass. The gases are attracted by the gravity of the body, and held fast if gravity is sufficient and the atmosphere's temperature is low.
Atmosphere of Mars Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun, has a very different atmosphere from that of Earth. There has been a lot of interest in studying its composition since the recent detection of a small amount of methane, which may signal life on Mars.
Atmosphere of the Moon The atmosphere of the Moon is very tenuous and insignificant in comparison to that of the Earth. One source of the lunar atmosphere is outgassing—the release of gases such as radon that originate by radioactive decay processes within the crust and mantle.
Atmosphere Visual Effects Atmosphere Visual Effects is a Vancouver based visual effects company. They have worked on a large number of science fiction shows, including the new Battlestar Galactica, Stargate Atlantis, The 4400, Andromeda, and Babylon 5: The Lost Tales.
Atmospheric dispersion modeling Atmospheric dispersion modeling is the mathematical simulation of how air pollutants disperse in the ambient atmosphere. It is performed with computer programs that solve the mathematical equations and algorithms which simulate the pollutant dispersion.
Atmospheric diving suit An Atmospheric Diving Suit or ADS is a small one-man - man-shaped articulated submersible of anthropomorphic form which resembles a suit of armour, with elaborate pressure joints to allow articulation while maintaining an internal pressure of one atmosphere. The ADS can be used for very deep dives of up to 2000 feet (600m) for many hours, and eliminates the majority of physiological dangers associated with deep diving; the occupant need not decompress, there is no need for special gas mixtures, and there is no danger of decompression sickness or nitrogen narcosis.
Atmospheric duct In telecommunication, an atmospheric duct is a horizontal layer in the lower atmosphere in which the vertical refractive index gradients are such that radio signals (a) are guided or focused within the duct, (b) tend to follow the curvature of the Earth, and (c) experience less attenuation in the ducts than they would if the ducts were not present.
Atmospheric ducting Atmospheric ducting, in communications and radar, is a type of anomalous radio wave propagation, similar to a mirage in light propagation. It causes long distance propagation of radio bands that would normally be limited to line of sight.
Atmospheric electricity Atmospheric electricity is the regular diurnal variations of the Earth's atmospheric electromagnetic network (or, more broadly, any planet's electrical system in its layer of gases). The Earth’s surface, the ionosphere, and the atmosphere is known as the global atmospheric electrical circuit.
Atmospheric escape There are several different processes that can lead to the escape of a planetary atmosphere. In some cases this can be a very important process; for example, both Venus and Mars have probably lost much of their water.
Atmospheric focusing Atmospheric focusing is a phenomenon occurring when a large shockwave is produced in the atmosphere, as in a nuclear explosion or large extraterrestrial object impact. The shockwave is refracted horizontally by density variations in the atmosphere so that its impact can be felt in localized areas of destruction hundreds of kilometers from the blast site.
Atmospheric chemistry Atmospheric chemistry is a branch of atmospheric science in which the chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere and that of other planets is studied. It is a multidisciplinary field of research and draws on environmental chemistry, physics, meteorology, computer modeling, oceanography, geology and volcanology and other disciplines.
Atmospheric icing Atmospheric icing occurs when water droplets in the air freeze on objects they come in contact with. This is very dangerous on aircraft, as the built up ice changes the aerodynamics of the flight surfaces, and can cause loss of lift, with a subsequent crash.
Atmospheric model Atmospheric model is constructed around the full set of primitive dynamical equations which govern atmospheric motions, and supplements these equations with optional parameterizations for turbulent diffusion, solar and terrestrial radiation, moist processes including the formation and interaction of clouds and precipitating liquid and ice hydrometeors, sensible and latent heat exchange between the atmosphere, multiple soil layers, a vegetation canopy, surface water, the kinematic effects of terrain, and cumulus convection. Most of the atmospheric models are numerical, i.
Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP) is a standard experimental protocol for global atmospheric general circulation models (AGCMs). It provides a community-based infrastructure in support of climate model diagnosis, validation, intercomparison, documentation and data access.
Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate The Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate (AOPC) is one of the Science Panels of the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS). Its primary responsibilities are to identify the needs for observations in the areas of meteorology and atmospheric chemistry and to facilitate the establishment or enhancement of networks to obtain them.
Atmospheric physics Atmospheric physics is the application of physics to the study of the atmosphere. Atmospheric physicists attempt to model Earth's atmosphere and the atmospheres of the other planets using fluid flow equations, chemical models, radiation balancing, and energy transfer processes in the atmosphere (as well as how these tie in to other systems such as the oceans).
Atmospheric railway An atmospheric railway is a railway in which air pressure or vacuum is used to provide power for traction. The first commercial application of the system was the line between Kingstown (DĂşn Laoghaire) and Dalkey in Ireland.
Atmospheric reentry Atmospheric reentry is the process by which vehicles that are outside the atmosphere of a planet can enter that atmosphere and reach the planetary surface intact. Vehicles that undergo this process include spacecraft from orbit, as well as suborbital ICBM reentry vehicles.
Atmospheric refraction Atmospheric refraction is the deviation of light or other electromagnetic wave from a straight line as it passes through the atmosphere due to the variation in air density as a function of altitude. Atmospheric refraction near the ground produces mirages and can make distant objects appear to shimmer or ripple.
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement The Department of Energy's Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program uses state-of-the-art active and passive remote sensing instrumentation to study the fundamental physics related to interactions between clouds and radiative feedback processes in the atmosphere. With instrumentation located in three different climate regions around the world, plus a mobile facility for accessing different climates, datasets provided by the ARM Program are used to improve the treatment of clouds and radiation processes in climate models.
Atmospheric Reentry Demonstrator The Advanced Reentry Demonstrator (ARD) was a suborbital reentry test flown on the third Ariane 5 flight. The ARD was launched on October 21, 1998, and was released shortly after separation of the launcher's cryogenic main stage (at an altitude of about 216 km) 12 minutes after lift-off from the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Atmospheric Research Atmospheric Research (ISSN 0169-8095) is scientific journal dealing with the part of the atmosphere where meteorological events occur; intended for atmospheric scientists (such as meteorologists and climatologists), aerosol scientists, and hydrologists. It is a highly international journal with attention given to all processes extending from the earth surface to the tropopause, but special emphasis continues to be devoted to the physics of clouds and precipitation, i.
Atmospheric sounding Atmospheric sounding is a measurement of vertical distribution of physical properties of the atmospheric column such as pressure, temperature, wind speed, wind direction, liquid water content, ozone concentration, pollution, and other properties. Such measurements are performed in a variety of ways including remote sensing and in situ observations.
Atmospheric thermodynamics In the physical sciences, atmospheric thermodynamics is the study of heat and energy transformations in the earth’s atmospheric system. Following the fundamental laws of classical thermodynamics, atmospheric thermodynamics studies such phenomenon as properties of moist air, formation of clouds, atmospheric convection, boundary layer meteorology, and vertical stabilities in the atmosphere.
Atmospheric vacuum breaker An Atmospheric Vacuum Breaker (AVB) is a backflow prevention device used in plumbing to prevent backflow of non-potable liquids into the potable (drinking water) system. It is usually constructed of brass and resembles a 90 degree elbow with a hood on its top to allow air to enter the water system if a siphon attempts to form.
Atmospheric water generator An Atmospheric water generator (AWG) is a machine that produces pure drinking water from the humidity of the surrounding air. An AWG operates in a manner very similar to that of a refrigerated dehumidifier: air is passed through a cooled coil, causing water to condense.
Atmospheric wave An atmospheric wave is a periodic disturbance in the fields of atmospheric variables (like surface pressure or geopotential height, temperature, or wind velocity) which may either propagate (traveling wave) or not (stationary wave). Atmospheric waves range in spatial and temporal scale from large-scale planetary waves (Rossby waves) to minute sound waves.
Atmospheric window The atmospheric window refers to those parts of the electromagnetic spectrum that are, with the earth's atmosphere in its natural state, not absorbed at all. The atmospheric window lies approximately at wavelengths of infrared radiation between 8 and 15 micrometres.
Ato Boldon Ato Boldon (born December 30, 1973) is a former athlete from Trinidad and Tobago, a four-time Olympic medal winner. Only 2 other men in history, Frankie Fredericks of Namibia and Carl Lewis of the USA, have as many Olympic individual event sprint medals.
Ato Boldon Stadium The Ato Boldon Stadium, located in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago, is named for four-time Olympic medal winner, Ato Boldon. The stadium was constructed for the 2001 U-17 World Cup which was hosted by Trinidad and Tobago.
Atobe Katsusuke Atobe Katsusuke (1529-1582) a retainer of the Japanese clan of Takeda during the Sengoku Period of the 16th century. Katsusuke was one of the closest advisers to Takeda Katsuyori (son and successor of Takeda Shingen).
Atoll An atoll is a type of low, coral island found in tropical oceans and consisting of a coral-algal reef usually surrounding an interior body of water called a lagoon or peninsula. Atolls generally mark the locations of subsided (or sunken) extinct volcanic islands; the shape of the atoll is determined by the initial coastline of the original volcanic island, and is maintained so long as coral growth is faster than subsidence, and is not disturbed by other factors.
Atom (Ray Palmer) The Atom introduced during the Silver Age of comic books in Showcase # 34 (Sep-Oct 1961) is physicist and university professor Ray Palmer (named for real-life science fiction writer Raymond A. Palmer, who was himself quite short).
Atom Age Vampire Atom Age Vampire (aka Seddok, l'erede di Satana) is a 1963 Italian science fiction film starring Alberto Lupo and directed by Anton Giulio Majano. When a singer is horribly disfigured in a car accident a scientist comes up with a treatment which can restore her beauty by injecting her with the glands of a murdered woman.
Atom Ant Atom Ant is a cartoon ant and superhero, created by Hanna-Barbera in 1965. His name may have been derived from adamant, which gives indication towards his great strength (exceeding the "50 times his own weight" lifting capacity ants are often said to have).
Atom Bomb (Fluke song) "Atom Bomb" is a single by the English electronic music band Fluke. Originally formed for the soundtrack to the Wipeout 2097 video game the track reached #20 in the UK music charts and brought Fluke their first non-club mainstream single.
Atom Bomb Blues Atom Bomb Blues is a BBC Books original novel written by Andrew Cartmel and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Published in late 2005, it features the Seventh Doctor and Ace.
Atom economy Atom economy describes the conversion efficiency of a chemical process in terms of all atoms involved. In an ideal chemical process the amount of starting materials or reactants equals the amount of all products generated (see stoichiometry) and no atom is wasted.
Atom Egoyan Atom Egoyan, OC (born July 19, 1960) is a critically acclaimed Canadian filmmaker of Armenian descent. His work often explores themes of alienation and isolation, featuring characters whose interactions are mediated through technology, bureaucracy or other power structures.
Atom Ellis Atom Ellis, (born April 8, 1966), is a bass guitarist from San Francisco, California. Atom was a founding member of the Thrash Funk band Psychefunkapus from 1986-1992 and a member of the San Francisco band Dieselhed from 1993-2000.
Atom Family The Atom Family is a fictional group from the Role-playing game Mutants and Masterminds Freedom City setting. Like most of the premade characters in the game, they are a pastiche of pre-existing comic book characters, in this case mainly the Fantastic Four from Marvel Comics, with aspects of the Challengers of the Unknown, and the original Doom Patrol from DC Comics.
Atom Films Atom Films is a broadband entertainment network offering original short subject films, animations, and series by independent creators. Hit AtomFilms titles include Angry Kid, Star Wars fan films, JibJab's This Land, I Can't Afford My Gasoline, and many more.
Atom Heart Mother (suite) "Atom Heart Mother" is a six-part suite by progressive rock band Pink Floyd, composed by the whole band and Ron Geesin. It appeared on their Atom Heart Mother album in 1970, taking up a whole side of the record.
Atom optics Atom optics (or atomic optics) is the area of physics which deals with beams of cold, slowly moving neutral atoms, as a special case of a particle beam an optical beam, the atomic beam may exhibit diffraction] and [[interference, and can be reflected or focused with an atomic mirror or atomic hologram. Many scientific groups work in this field.
Atom vibrations The atoms and ions, which are bonded with each other with considerable interatomic forces, are not motionless. Due to the consistent vibrating movements, they are permanently deviating from their equilibrium position.
Atom: Journey Across the Subatomic Cosmos Atom: Journey Across the Subatomic Cosmos is a non-fiction book by Isaac Asimov and published in 1992. In it, Asimov presents the atom and subatomic particles in a historical context, beginning with Democritus' original thought experiments and theory of atomism, and ending with then-current knowledge of the fundamental particles.
AtomAge AtomAge magazine (later AtomAge International magazine) was a fetish magazine published in Britain by the clothes designer John Sutcliffe in the 1970s as an offshoot of his AtomAge fetish clothing business. The first AtomAge clothing catalogue was published in 1965; the first issue of the magazine in A5 format was published in 1972 remaining in print until 1980.
Atomic (magazine) Atomic (or Atomic MPC) is a monthly Australian magazine and online community dedicated to computing and technology, with an emphasis on gaming, modding and computer hardware. Atomic is marketed at technology enthusiasts and covers a number of topics that are not normally found in mainstream PC publications.
Atomic (song) "Atomic" was the third single from the 1979 album Eat to the Beat by Blondie. It was written by Debbie Harry and Jimmy Destri and the track was produced by Mike Chapman who had previously worked with The Sweet.
Atomic absorption spectrophotometry Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry, also known as AA or AAS, is a method for determining the metals that are suspended or dissolved in a solution. This technique can be used for alkalis, alkaline earths, and transition metals.
Atomic absorption spectroscopy Atomic absorption spectroscopy in analytical chemistry is a technique for determining the concentration of a particular metal element within a sample. Atomic absorption spectroscopy can be used to analyze the concentration of over 62 different metals in a solution.
Atomic Age The Atomic Age was a phrase used for a time in the 1950s in which it was believed that all power sources in the future would be atomic in nature. The atomic bomb ("A-bomb") would render all conventional explosives redundant and nuclear power plants would do the same for power sources such as coal and oil.
Atomic bomb game The atomic bomb game is the name given to the second game of a Go match between Hashimoto Utaro and Iwamoto Kaoru in 1945. The match was played within the city limits of Hiroshima on the day the bomb was dropped; the players and spectators survived only because the police had ordered the match moved from the center of town.
Atomic bomb go game The atomic bomb go game is a celebrated match game of the Go that was in progress when the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. The venue of the game was in the suburbs of Hiroshima, about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from ground zero.
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki involved a nuclear attack on the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the United States of America on August 6, 1945 with the nuclear weapon "Little Boy," followed three days later by the detonation of the "Fat Man" bomb over Nagasaki during World War II against the Empire of Japan, part of the opposing Axis Powers alliance.
Atomic Betty (album) Atomic Betty was the official soundtrack to the Teletoon/Cartoon Network animated television series Atomic Betty, released in Koch Records in November 8, 2005, and contains all 10 tracks performed by Tajja Isen (who also voiced the titular character).
Atomic Betty: Intergalactic Conspiracy Atomic Betty: Intergalactic Conspiracy is an educational computer game based on the Cartoon Network-Teletoon original series Atomic Betty. It was published and developed by Brighter Minds Media, and was released in 2006 for Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh-based PCs.
Atomic commit An atomic commit is a concept supported by modern revision control systems that allows committing—uploading to the source—changes in multiple files (called a changeset) while guaranteeing that all files get fully uploaded and merged.
Atomic county Atomic County is the name of a comic book later turned into a graphic novel by the characters of Seth Cohen and Zach Stevens from the popular TV programme The OC. The novel features several characters who are parodies of characters from The OC being Seth's main friends they are; Kid Chino (Ryan Atwood) The Ironist (Seth Cohen) Cosmo Girl (Marissa Cooper) and Little Miss Vixen (Summer Roberts).
Atomic diffusion Atomic diffusion is a process whereby the random thermally-activated hopping of atoms in a solid results in the net transport of atoms. For example, helium atoms inside a balloon can diffuse through the wall of the balloon and escape, resulting in the balloon slowly deflating.
Atomic emission spectrum The atomic emission spectrum of an element is the set of frequencies of the electromagnetic waves emitted by atoms of that element. Each atom's atomic emission spectrum is unique and can be used to determine if that element is part of an unknown compound.
Atomic Energy Act of 1946 The Atomic Energy Act of 1946, informally known as the McMahon Act, determined how the United States government would control and manage the nuclear technology it had developed. Most significantly it ruled that nuclear weapon development and nuclear power management would be under civilian, rather than military, control, and established the U.
Atomic Energy Central School It has been suggested that this school-related article be merged to the appropriate school district or locality article. It may not meet Wikipedia's standards of verifiability or notability, it may not feature multiple independent reliable sources, or it may be a short entry that provides only directory-style information about the school.
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Atomic Energy of Canada Limited or AECL is a Canadian federal Crown corporation with the responsibility of managing Canada's national nuclear energy research and development program, including the advancement and support of CANDU reactor technology which was developed at AECL starting in the 1950s. AECL also provides a variety of maintenance, diagnostic, waste management, refurbishment, and other services to the nuclear industry.
Atomic force microscope The atomic force microscope (AFM) is a very high-resolution type of scanning probe microscope, with demonstrated resolution of fractions of an Angstrom, more than 1000 times better than the optical diffraction limit. The AFM was invented by Binnig, Quate and Gerber in 1986, and is one of the foremost tools for imaging, measuring and manipulating matter at the nanoscale.
Atomic Fireballs The Atomic Fireballs is a Swing group led by vocalist/songwriter John Bunkley. The group was formed during 1996 in Detroit and is comprised of Bunkley on vocals, James Bostek on trumpet, Tony Buccilli on trombone, Duke Kingins on guitar, Shawn Scaggs on double bass, Eric Schabo on tenor sax, Geoff Kinde on Drums and Randy Sly on piano.
Atomic heraldry Atomic heraldry is heraldry characterised by the appearance of charges including the atom or showing the motion of parts of the atom; more loosely, it may describe heraldry in which atoms or the component parts thereof are represented through a combination of other charges. Obviously, this is a late development in heraldry.
Atomic hydrogen welding Atomic Hydrogen Welding (AHW) is an arc welding process that uses an arc between two metal tungsten electrodes in a shielding atmosphere of hydrogen and without the application of pressure. Shielding is obtained from the hydrogen.

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