geometry, a pole and polar are respectively a point and a line that have a unique reciprocal relationship with respect to a given conic section. Polar reciprocation...
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million years a total true polar wander of some 30° has occurred, but that no rapid shifts in Earth's geographic axial pole were found during this period...
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the pole, and the point's direction from the pole relative to the direction of the polar axis, a ray drawn from the pole. The distance from the pole is...
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Saturn's hexagon (redirect from Saturn's polar hexagon)
Saturn's sustained hexagon. Titanian polar vortices Godfrey, D.A. (1988). "A hexagonal feature around Saturn's north pole". Icarus. 76 (2): 335–356. Bibcode:1988Icar...
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correctly believed that the North Pole was in a sea, which in the 19th century was called the Polynya or Open Polar Sea. It was therefore hoped that passage...
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of the planet that surround its geographical poles (the North and South Poles), lying within the polar circles. These high latitudes are dominated by...
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from the South Pole, at an elevation of 3,718 m (12,198 ft). Using different criteria, the Scott Polar Research Institute locates this pole at 85°50′S 65°47′E...
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Inversive geometry (section Pole and polar)
point (the pole). Poles and polars have several useful properties: If a point P lies on a line l, then the pole L of the line l lies on the polar p of point...
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Polar night is a phenomenon that occurs in the northernmost and southernmost regions of Earth when the Sun remains below the horizon for more than 24 hours...
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of poles and polars with respect to a conic. Poncelet maintained that the principle of duality was a consequence of the theory of poles and polars. Julius...
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Polar exploration is the process of exploration of the polar regions of Earth – the Arctic region and Antarctica – particularly with the goal of reaching...
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other being the Geographic North Pole). However, Earth's axis of rotation is actually subject to very small "wobbles" (polar motion), so this definition is...
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Look up polar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Polar may refer to: Geographical pole, either of the two points on Earth where its axis of rotation...
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and the Bhagavata Purana who ascended to become the Polestar. The Sanskrit term dhruva nakshatra (ध्रुव नक्षत्र, "polar star") has been used for Pole...
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singularity Pole, an element of perspective (geometry) Pole and polar, in geometry Prospective Outlook on Long-term Energy Systems (POLES), a world simulation...
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the geophysics of the polar regions of Earth. Before November 1956, there was no permanent artificial structure at the pole, and practically no human presence...
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calculate a conic section's axis, vertices, tangents and the pole and polar relationship between points and lines of the plane determined by the conic. The...
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Polestar (disambiguation) (redirect from Polar star (disambiguation))
polestar, pole star, or Pole Star in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Polestar is an electric vehicle brand. Pole star, polestar or polar star may refer...
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Polar alignment is the act of aligning the rotational axis of a telescope's equatorial mount or a sundial's gnomon with a celestial pole to parallel Earth's...
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A polar route is an aircraft route across the uninhabited polar ice cap regions. The term "polar route" was originally applied to great circle navigation...
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Midnight sun (redirect from Polar day)
summer solstice at the polar circle, for several weeks only 100 km (62 mi) closer to the pole, and for six months at the pole. At extreme latitudes, midnight...
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the Arctic and the conquest of the North Pole by means of an extended drift in an icebound ship. He obtained the use of Fridtjof Nansen's polar exploration...
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Geographical poles. Earth's rotation Polar motion Poles of astronomical bodies True polar wander Kotlyakov, Vladimir; Komarova, Anna (2006). "pole; geographic...
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Hyperbola (section Pole-polar relation for a hyperbola)
points and lines generated by a conic is called pole-polar relation or just polarity. The pole is the point, the polar the line. See Pole and polar. By calculation...
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tickets and trying to prevent the children from making it to the North Pole. Model railroad manufacturer Lionel produces a variety of Polar Express train...
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time that the magma cooled. South magnetic pole Polar alignment "Magnetic North, Geomagnetic and Magnetic Poles". wdc.kugi.kyoto-u.ac.jp. Retrieved 18 December...
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Geomagnetic and Magnetic Poles". Retrieved 2019-01-12. "Poles and Directions". Australian Antarctic Division. 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2011. A map of polar drift...
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Open Polar Sea was a conjectured ice-free body of water that was believed to encircle the North Pole. Although this theory was widely accepted and served...
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The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a large bear native to the Arctic and nearby areas. It is closely related to the brown bear, and the two species can...
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depicted should be understood as an actual polar expedition. The vehicles used in the special challenge to reach the Pole were two 2007 Toyota Hilux Double Cab...
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