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  2. Smith & Wesson Model 36 - Wikipedia

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    A page of the 1976 S&W catalog, detailing the Models 36, 37, 38, 48 and 49. In 1989, Smith & Wesson introduced the LadySmith variant of the Model 36. This was available with 2 in (51 mm) or 3 in (76 mm) barrel and blued finish. This model also featured special grips designed specifically for women, and had "LADYSMITH" engraved on the frame. [4]

  3. Rail transport modelling scales - Wikipedia

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    One of the smallest ( Z scale, 1:220) placed on the buffer beam of one of the largest ( Live steam, 1:8) model locomotives. Rail transport modelling uses a variety of scales (ratio between the real world and the model) to ensure scale models look correct when placed next to each other. Model railway scales are standardized worldwide by many ...

  4. List of rail transport modelling scale standards - Wikipedia

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    1:22.6. 2. +. 12 in ( 64 mm) The smallest scale able to pull real passengers. Was one of the first popular live steam gauges, developed in England in the early 1900s. In terms of model railway operation, gauge 3 is the largest (standard gauge) scenic railway modelling scale, using a scale of 13.5 mm to the foot.

  5. Historical models of the Solar System - Wikipedia

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    In 1588, Tycho Brahe publishes his own Tychonic system, a blend between the Ptolemy's classical geocentric model and Copernicus' heliocentric model, in which the Sun and the Moon revolve around the Earth, in the center of universe, and all other planets revolve around the Sun. [70] It was an attempt to conciliate his religious beliefs with ...

  6. 2004 Les Saintes earthquake - Wikipedia

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    UTC time: 2004-11-21 11:41:07: ISC event: 7439677: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: November 21, 2004 (): Local time: 07:41:07: Magnitude: 6.3 M w [1]: Depth: 13 km (8 mi) [1] Epicenter: 1]: Fault: Roseau Fault: Type: Oblique-normal [2]: Total damage: Moderate [3]: Max. intensity: EMS-98 VIII (Heavily damaging): Peak acceleration: 0.21 g [4]: Tsunami: 2 m (6.6 ft): Aftershocks: 5.8 M w Feb 14 ...

  7. Rickenbacker 300 Series - Wikipedia

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    The Rickenbacker model numbering system includes many variables such as scale length, number of pickups and deluxe features such as binding and inlay. In addition to the model numbers (310, etc.), a 5 added to the model number signifies the addition of a vibrato, a 10 an additional pickup, and a 1 special features (such as the 331 "Light Show ...

  8. Hipparchus - Wikipedia

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    For the eccentric model, Hipparchus found for the ratio between the radius of the eccenter and the distance between the center of the eccenter and the center of the ecliptic (i.e., the observer on Earth): 3144 : 327 + 2 ⁄ 3; and for the epicycle model, the ratio between the radius of the deferent and the epicycle: 3122 + 12 : 247 + 12.

  9. Scalar (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    Scalar (mathematics) A scalar is an element of a field which is used to define a vector space . In linear algebra, real numbers or generally elements of a field are called scalars and relate to vectors in an associated vector space through the operation of scalar multiplication (defined in the vector space), in which a vector can be multiplied ...