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  2. Timeline of telescope technology - Wikipedia

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    Construction techniques at the time could not make it, and a workable model was not produced until 10 years later by Robert Hooke. The design is known as ' Gregorian '. A replica of a second reflecting telescope Newton presented to the Royal Society in 1672 (the first one he made in 1668 was loaned to an instrument maker but there is no further ...

  3. Comparison of display technology - Wikipedia

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    Display technology Screen shape Largest known diagonal Typical use Usable in bright room (in) (cm) Eidophor front projection Flat (limited only by brightness) TV: No Shadow mask CRT: Spherical curve or flat 42 [1] 107 TV, computer monitor: Yes Aperture grille CRT: Cylindrical curve or flat 42 [2] 107 TV, computer monitor: Yes Monochrome CRT ...

  4. Nanotechnology - Wikipedia

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    [10] [11] Binnig, Quate and Gerber also invented the analogous atomic force microscope that year. Buckminsterfullerene C 60, also known as the buckyball, is a representative member of the carbon structures known as fullerenes. Members of the fullerene family are a major subject of research falling under the nanotechnology umbrella.

  5. One-to-one computing - Wikipedia

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    Disadvantages of 1:1 are controversial, but there are general objections at increasing "screen-time" when the private lives of children also see significant screen-time. There may be psychological and / or physical disadvantages as there are with any technology, including the ones replaced (paper, paint, carrying more books).

  6. Email marketing - Wikipedia

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    Email marketing is the act of sending a commercial message, typically to a group of people, using email.In its broadest sense, every email sent to a potential or current customer could be considered email marketing.

  7. Disadvantage - Wikipedia

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    In particular, if the negative wishes to stop extending a disadvantage but the affirmative has read a turn to it, they must find a way to negate the turn so the affirmative can no longer use it as an advantage to their plan. This process is known as "kicking." Kicking a disadvantage involves conceding an affirmative takeout that applies to the ...

  8. Wi-Fi - Wikipedia

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    Wi-Fi is a technology that enables personal computers, smartphones, gaming consoles, and digital audio devices to connect to the internet wirelessly within a network area. Wi-Fi access points can cover small areas like a room or extend to several square miles, providing internet access.

  9. Computer - Wikipedia

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    A human computer, with microscope and calculator, 1952. It was not until the mid-20th century that the word acquired its modern definition; according to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first known use of the word computer was in a different sense, in a 1613 book called The Yong Mans Gleanings by the English writer Richard Brathwait: "I haue [] read the truest computer of Times, and the best ...