11) Bates, H. E. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...novels are Fair Stood the Wind for France (1944), The Jacaranda Tree (1949), and The Triple Echo (1970). 1See his autobiography (3 vol., 1969, 1971, 1971). 2...
12) radar astronomy. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...same antenna that sent the signal. The time between sending the signal and receiving the "echo" can be precisely measured electronically. Since radio waves travel...
13) Connecticut Wits. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Haven Gazette, 1786-87), The Political Greenhouse (in the Connecticut Courant, 1799), and The Echo (in the American Mercury, 1791-1805). Members of the group at various...
14) Weber, river, United States. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Weber basin project. Among the dams on the Weber are Wanship Dam (completed 1957) and Echo Dam (completed 1931)....
15) Hopkins, Gerard Manley. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...he produced his best poetry, including "God's Grandeur," The Windhover," The Leaden Echo," and "The Golden Echo." Since Hopkins never gave permission for the publication...
16) reflection. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...absorb that of other wavelengths. The reflection of sound waves from a surface is called an echo. 1 The Laws of ReflectionThe reflection of light follows certain...
17) Quiroga, Horacio. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...of stories Cuentos de la selva (1918), Anaconda (1921), and El desierto (1924), which echo the tales of Kipling, reflect his life in the jungle. His concern with...
18) Mammoth Cave National Park. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...disclosing limestone formations (stalactites, stalagmites, and columns), lakes, and rivers. Echo River, c.360 ft (110 m) below the surface, flows through the cave's...
19) Trumbull, John, American poet. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.
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...M'Fingal (1775-82). One of the Connecticut Wits, he contributed to the Anarchiad and the Echo and was an ardent Federalist....
20) sonar. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...the sound wave is emitted, the projector is converted into a hydrophone and listens for an echo. The cycle is repeated periodically. A returning echo is converted...
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