Reflecting instruments are those that use mirrors to enhance their ability to make measurements. In particular, the use of mirrors permits one to observe...

The octant, also called a reflecting quadrant, is a reflecting instrument used in navigation. The name octant derives from the Latin octans meaning eighth...

equity-based (reflecting ownership of the issuing entity) or debt-based (reflecting a loan the investor has made to the issuing entity). If the instrument is debt...

A reflecting telescope (also called a reflector) is a telescope that uses a single or a combination of curved mirrors that reflect light and form an image...

primarily in navigation; type of reflecting instrument Optical spectrometer, also known as Spectrograph: instrument to measure the properties of visible...

device that can be used for navigation. The Bris is, however, a true reflecting instrument which derives its high accuracy from the same principle of double...

instrument is a device created or adapted to make musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can be considered a musical instrument—it...

qanun (Arabic: القانون, /kəˈnuːn/ kə-NOON) is a Middle Eastern string instrument. It is played either solo or more often as part of an ensemble in much...

[citation needed] These instruments differ substantially from a navigator's sextant in that the latter is a reflecting instrument. The navigator's sextant...

The first reflecting telescope built by Sir Isaac Newton in 1668 is a landmark in the history of telescopes, being the first known reflecting telescope...

Quintet. Problems playing these files? See media help. A wind instrument is a musical instrument that contains some type of resonator (usually a tube) in which...

The 1809 Instrument of Government (Swedish: 1809 års regeringsform), adopted on 6 June 1809 by the Riksdag of the Estates and King Charles XIII, was the...

of the Sequence trading platform in 1996, EPICs were renamed Tradable Instrument Display Mnemonics (TIDM), but they are still widely referred to as EPICs...

A kaleidoscope (/kəˈlaɪdəskoʊp/) is an optical instrument with two or more reflecting surfaces (or mirrors) tilted to each other at an angle, so that one...

a woodwind instrument, was played at sacrifices. Song (carmen) was integral to almost every social occasion. Music was thought to reflect the orderliness...

Goniometer Graphometer Inclinometer Mural instrument Protractor Quadrant Reflecting instruments Octant Reflecting circles Sextant Theodolite and total station...

appearances. Trading in his old guitar for $8, he purchased a Martin instrument for $175 (equivalent to $2,000 in 2024) and his trio began playing in...

third party: the League of Nations. The mandates were to act as legal instruments containing the internationally agreed-upon terms for administering certain...

A bearer instrument is a document that entitles the holder of the document to rights of ownership or title to the underlying property. In the case of shares...

electrocardiograph (ECG), in a wide variety of scientific and engineering instruments, and in reference to radio and radar receivers. Compact solar cells for...

amount of mathematics required. In 1829 Francis Ronalds invented a reflecting instrument for recording angles graphically by modifying the octant. By observing...

revealing numbers connected with the synodic cycles of Venus and Saturn. The instrument is believed to have been designed and constructed by Hellenistic scientists...

Crossing Jordan (soundtrack) – "I Wanna Be Your Man" 2009: Crazy Heart – "Reflecting Light" 2011: Kings & Queens (Blackie & the Rodeo Kings) – "Love Lay Me...

Turner-sclerometer (from Ancient Greek: σκληρός meaning "hard"), is an instrument used by metallurgists, material scientists and mineralogists to measure...

may be very low if one is verifying a physical law using high-quality instruments, but may be regarded as very high in the social sciences, where there...

or transmittance (%T) or reflectance (%R), and its change with time. A UV-Vis spectrophotometer is an analytical instrument that measures the amount of...

performing some classic Cat Stevens songs and more recent compositions reflecting his concern for peace and child welfare. His set included Stevie Wonder's...

The jug used as a musical instrument is an empty jug (usually made of glass or stoneware) played with buzzed lips to produce a trombone-like tone. The...

including NBC. Prayer cards often depict the sanctified pontiff with instruments of Holy Communion. In addition to being celebrated as the "Pope of the...

1969 lunar mission. IBM also developed and manufactured the Saturn V's Instrument Unit and Apollo spacecraft guidance computers. On April 7, 1964, IBM launched...