Encyclopedia - Body Surface Area: Encyclopedia Ii - Body Surface Area - Calculation
Various calculations have been published to arrive at the BSA without direct measurement, starting in 1916 with the Dubois & Dubois f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ellipsoid: Encyclopedia Ii - Ellipsoid - Surface Area
The surface area of an ellipsoid is given by: where and F(θ,m) and E(θ,m) are the incomplete elliptic integrals of the first an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spheroid: Encyclopedia Ii - Spheroid - Volume
Prolate spheroid: volume is Oblate spheroid: volume is where a is the semi-major axis length b is the semi-minor axis length .....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Area Geometry: Encyclopedia - Area Geometry
Area is a quantity expressing the size of a figure in the Euclidean plane or on a 2-dimensional surface. Points and lines have zero area....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commune In France: Encyclopedia - Commune In France
The commune (in French: commune, word appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, meaning a gathering of people sharing a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Area: Encyclopedia - Area
Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. Surface area is the summation of the areas of the exposed sides o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1 E12 M²: Encyclopedia - 1 E12 M²
To help compare orders of magnitude of different surface areas, here is a list of areas between 1 million km² and 10 million km². See a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woodcut: Encyclopedia - Woodcut
A woodcut is a wooden printing surface used in woodblock printing, a method in which an image is carved into the surface of a piece of wo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wetting: Encyclopedia - Wetting
Wetting refers to the contact between a fluid and a surface, when the two are brought into contact. When a liquid has a high surface tens...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1 E18 M²: Encyclopedia - 1 E18 M²
To help compare sizes of different surface areas, we list here areas of the order of 1018 square metres, i.e. those between 1 trillion km...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1 E13 M²: Encyclopedia - 1 E13 M²
To help compare sizes of different areas, here is a list of areas between 10 million km² and 100 million km². See also areas of other o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1 E15 M²: Encyclopedia - 1 E15 M²
To help compare sizes of different surface areas, here is a list of areas between 1000 million km² and 10,000 million km². See also are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vibrations: Encyclopedia - Vibrations
Vibrations are massage movements carried out using the fingertips and palmar surface of the hands. The hands should tremble across the ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Computer-aided Manufacturing: Encyclopedia - Computer-aided Manufacturing
Integrating computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) with computer-aided design systems produces quicker and more efficient manufacturing proce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Area Geometry: Encyclopedia Ii - Area Geometry - How To Define Area
Although area seems to be one of the basic notions in geometry, it is not at all easy to define even in the Euclidean plane. Most textboo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ellipsoid: Encyclopedia Ii - Ellipsoid - Parametrisation
An ellipsoid can be parametrized by: Note that this parametrisation is not 1-1 at the points where φ = 0,π. ... See also:Ellip...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blocking Techniques: Encyclopedia Ii - Blocking Techniques - Basic Types Of Blocks
Blocking techniques - Surfaces: Inner and Outer Forearms. Blocks are normally done with the forearm. Forearm blocks can be done with th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ellipsoid: Encyclopedia Ii - Ellipsoid - Linear Transformations
If one applies an invertible linear transformation to a sphere, one obtains an ellipsoid; it can be brought into the above standard form ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Map Projection: Encyclopedia Ii - Map Projection - Choosing A Projection Surface
A surface that can be unfolded or unrolled into a flat plane or sheet without stretching, tearing or shrinking is called a 'developable s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Map Projection: Encyclopedia Ii - Map Projection - Scale
A globe is the only way to represent the earth with the same scale throughout the entire map surface and in all directions. For a flat ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Map Projection: Encyclopedia Ii - Map Projection - Classification
A fundamental projection classification is based on type of projection surface onto which the globe is conceptually projected. The projec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Map Projection: Encyclopedia Ii - Map Projection - Metric Properties Of Maps
Many properties can be measured on the earth's surface independently of its geography. Some of these properties are: Area Shape Directio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gijón: Encyclopedia Ii - Gijón - Geography
The city is situated on the central Asturian coast, from sea level to an altitude of 513 metres (Pico San Martin), bordered on the west b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Badaling Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Badaling Expressway - Road Conditions
Badaling Expressway - Warning. Kilometre sections 49-50 heading out of Beijing are areas where fog may occur. The same applies for the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingkai Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingkai Expressway - Road Conditions
Jingkai Expressway - Speed Limit. Before Xihongmen Toll Gate, minimum 50 km/h, maximum 70 - 90 km/h; after Xihongmen Toll Gate, minimum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fundamental Polygon: Encyclopedia Ii - Fundamental Polygon - Standard Fundamental Polygons
An orientable closed surface of genus n has the following standard fundamental polygon: A non-orientable closed surface of (non-orient...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Map Projection: Encyclopedia Ii - Map Projection - Construction Of A Map Projection
The creation of a map projection involves three steps: Selection of a model for the shape of the earth or planetary body (usually choosi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Map Projection: Encyclopedia Ii - Map Projection - Choosing A Model For The Shape Of The Earth
Projection construction is also affected by how the shape of the earth is approximated. In the following discussion on projection categor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Map Projection: Encyclopedia Ii - Map Projection - Projections By Surface
Map projection - Cylindrical. The term "cylindrical projection" is used to refer to any projection in which meridians are mapped to equ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Current Canadian Navy Ships: Encyclopedia Ii - Current Canadian Navy Ships - Surface Combatants
Current Canadian Navy ships - Iroquois-class area air defence destroyers. HMCS Algonquin HMCS Athabaskan HMCS Iroquois HMCS Huron (in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingshi Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingshi Expressway - Road Conditions
Jingshi Expressway - Speed Limit. Beijing Section: 90 km/h from Liuliqiao through to Dujiakan Toll Gate; 110 km/h from Dujiakan Toll Ga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blocking Techniques: Encyclopedia Ii - Blocking Techniques - Other Types Of Blocks
Offensive techniques can be used to block. For example, a kick or palm strike can be used to neutralize an incoming blow. There are also ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Computer Representation Of Surfaces: Encyclopedia Ii - Computer Representation Of Surfaces - Flattening A Surface
Some open surfaces and surfaces closed in one direction may be flattened into a plane without deformation of the surface. For example, a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commune In France: Encyclopedia Ii - Commune In France - General Characteristics
Commune in France - Total number of communes. As of 1 January 2004, there were 36,782 communes in France, 36,568 of them in metropolita...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingha Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingha Expressway - Road Conditions
Jingha Expressway - Speed Limit. Uniform maximum speed limit of 90 km/h. Cameras only at Sanhui Bridge. Jingha Expressway - Tolls. To...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pomona Valley: Encyclopedia Ii - Pomona Valley - Media
Pomona Valley - Newspapers serving the area. Claremont Courier Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, with its offices located in Ontario .....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pomona Valley: Encyclopedia Ii - Pomona Valley - Transportation
The Pomona Valley is served by freeways: San Bernardino Freeway (Interstate 10) Foothill Freeway (Interstate 210) Ontario Freeway (Inter...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pomona Valley: Encyclopedia Ii - Pomona Valley - Major Surface Thoroughfares Serving The Pomona Valley
In Claremont, Mt. Baldy Road leads into the Mt. Baldy Ski Resort of Mt. San Antonio (nicknamed "Mt. Baldy") in the San Gabriel Mountains...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingha Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingha Expressway - Connections
Ring Roads of Beijing: Connects with the E. 6th Ring Road at Sanhui Bridge. Jingtong Expressway: Links with the Jingtong Expressway a few...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingtong Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingtong Expressway - History
The expressway was opened in the mid-1990s from Dawang Bridge through to Tongzhou District. At around the same time the previous Tong Cou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingtong Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingtong Expressway - Connections
Ring Roads of Beijing: Connects with the E. 4th Ring Road at Sihui and the E. 5th Ring Road at Yuantong Bridge. Jingha Expressway: Sectio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Surface Integral: Encyclopedia Ii - Surface Integral - Surface Integrals Of Scalar Fields
Consider a surface S on which a scalar field f is defined. If we think of S as made of some material, and for each x in S the number f(x)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingtong Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingtong Expressway - Route
The Jingtong Expressway runs entirely within the confines of the municipality of Beijing. Basic Route: Beijing (Dawang Bridge - Sihui - G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingtong Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingtong Expressway - Road Conditions
Jingtong Expressway - Speed Limit. 80 km/h between Dawang Bridge and Gaobeidian (60 km/h at times) and also between Huicun and Ximazhua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingha Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingha Expressway - Route
The Jingha Expressway runs within the confines of the municipality of Beijing, stretching for a negligible stretch into Hebei. Basic Rout...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingha Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingha Expressway - History
The expressway was opened in the 1990, after work got underway as early as 1988. This, along with the Jingshi Expressway, make it one of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lam Tin: Encyclopedia Ii - Lam Tin - History
Before colonisation of the nearby Hong Kong Island in 1841, Lam Tin had been part of Kowloon Bay salt-fields (九龍灣鹽田) under the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Surface Brightness: Encyclopedia Ii - Surface Brightness - Calculating Surface Brightness
Surface brightnesses are usually quoted in magnitudes per square arcsecond. Because the magnitude is logarithmic, calculating surface bri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Freeform Surface Modelling: Encyclopedia Ii - Freeform Surface Modelling - Modellling
When defining a form an important factor is the continuity between surfaces - how smoothly they connect to one another. For example where...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingshen Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingshen Expressway - History
The Jingshen Expressway's predecessor was the short-lived Jingqin Expressway (Beijing - Qinhuangdao), which did not start from central Be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingshen Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingshen Expressway - Road Conditions
Jingshen Expressway - Speed Limit. 120 km/h in Tianjin section; otherwise 110 km/h throughout. Jingshen Expressway - Tolls. Tolls app...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Airport Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Airport Expressway - Route
The Airport Expressway runs entirely within the confines of the municipality of Beijing. Basic Route: Beijing (Sanyuanqiao - Siyuan - Bei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingkai Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingkai Expressway - Connections
Ring Roads of Beijing: Connects with the S. 3rd Ring Road at Yuquanying, the S. 4th Ring Road at Majialou, the S. 5th Ring Road at Xihong...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Airport Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Airport Expressway - Portions Under Construction Or Projection
Airport Expressway - Extension into the 2nd Ring Road. A 2.5 km stretch of semi-expressway is under construction, linking Sanyuanqiao o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingshi Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingshi Expressway - Jingshi Oddities
Jingshi Expressway - Nonstandards. As one leaves Beijing on the expressway from the Southwestern 3rd Ring Road at Liuliqiao, one enters...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingshi Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingshi Expressway - Service Areas
At least one service area in Beijing; more in the Hebei section. Jingshi Expressway - Connections. Ring Roads of Beijing: Connects with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingcheng Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingcheng Expressway - Portions Under Construction Or Projection
An additional portion is under construction. This is a stretch connecting Gaoliying to Huairou and Shunyi areas, near Shayugou. In additi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingshi Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingshi Expressway - Route
Jingshi Expressway - Beijing Section. The expressway starts from Liuliqiao on the southwestern 3rd Ring Road, passes through the 4th Ri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Badaling Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Badaling Expressway - History
The expressway was constructed in January 1996 in three stages, culminating in the creation of a 69.98 kilometre long expressway in Septe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Badaling Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Badaling Expressway - Connections
Ring Roads of Beijing: Connects with the N. 3rd Ring Road at Madian, the N. 4th Ring Road at Jianxiang, the N. 5th Ring Road at Qinghe, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Badaling Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Badaling Expressway - The Expressway And The Great Wall
The expressway, of course, passes by the Great Wall of China in the Badaling region. As a result, it offers three exits which are linked ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Badaling Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Badaling Expressway - The Valley Of Death
Badaling Expressway - The Problem. Kilometre sections 50-55 of the expressway into Beijing has what the road sign labels as "serial dow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Airport Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Airport Expressway - History
The expressway opened on September 14, 1993, following a year-long construction effort which began on July 2, 1992. Previously, all traff...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingcheng Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingcheng Expressway - Route
The Jingcheng Expressway passes through the municipality of Beijing and Hebei province. Basic Route: Beijing (Taiyanggong - Wanghe Bridge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingshi Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingshi Expressway - History
Claimed as the first completed expressway in mainland China, construction began in April of 1986 and was completed in segments, culminati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingshen Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingshen Expressway - Route
The Jingshen Expressway runs through the municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin, as well as the provinces of Hebei and Liaoning. Basic Rou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingshen Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingshen Expressway - Connections
Ring Roads of Beijing: Connects with the E. 4th Ring Road at Sifang Bridge, the E. 5th Ring Road at Wufang Bridge, and the E. 6th Ring Ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingshen Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingshen Expressway - Toll Network
When the expressway opened in September of 1999, people were complaining about one thing: namely, the sheer number of toll gates. In some...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingkai Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingkai Expressway - Route
The Jingkai Expressway, in its Beijing portion, runs within the confines of the municipality of Beijing. Basic Route: Beijing (Yuquanying...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingkai Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingkai Expressway - History
The expressway was opened ahead of time from Yuquanying through to Yufa. Its construction was of great importance as it quickly sped deve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingkai Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingkai Expressway - Portions Under Construction Or Projection
The entire expressway is expected to link to Kaifeng; however, only a meagre 40-odd kilometres have been built in the Beijing section. Ka...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pappus's Centroid Theorem: Encyclopedia Ii - Pappus's Centroid Theorem - The First Theorem
The first theorem states that the surface area A of a surface of revolution generated by rotating a plane curve C about an axis external ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Current Canadian Navy Ships: Encyclopedia Ii - Current Canadian Navy Ships - Submarines
Current Canadian Navy ships - Victoria-class hunter-killer SSK submarines. HMCS Chicoutimi HMCS Corner Brook HMCS Windsor HMCS Victori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gauss's Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Gauss's Law - Integral Form
In its integral form, the law states: where is the electric field, is the area of a differential square on the closed surface S with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Current Canadian Navy Ships: Encyclopedia Ii - Current Canadian Navy Ships - Minor War Vessels
Current Canadian Navy ships - Kingston-class coastal defence vessels. HMCS Brandon HMCS Edmonton HMCS Glace Bay HMCS Goose Bay HMCS Ki...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingjintang Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingjintang Expressway - History
The expressway opened on September 25, 1993, and was the first express to be built to more recent standards. This expressway has slashed ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingjintang Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingjintang Expressway - Portions Under Construction Or Projection
With a history of over ten years, the expressway is beginning to feel the crunch of massive traffic, especially the incessant onslaught o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingjintang Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingjintang Expressway - From The Golden Expressway To The Road Of Death
Upon its completion, the PRC authorities and state media spared the least of efforts in trumpeting the creation of the JIngjintang Expres...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingjintang Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingjintang Expressway - Problems With The Expressway
China was a different country back in 1993, when the expressway first opened. For a start, there were fewer drivers, and traffic -- espec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingjintang Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingjintang Expressway - Route
The Jingjintang Expressway runs through the municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin, as well as Hebei province. Basic Route: Beijing (Fenzh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 4th Ring Road Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - 4th Ring Road Beijing - Route
The 4th Ring Road runs within the confines of the city of Beijing, more like a rectangle than a circle. Basic Route: Siyuan Bridge - Chao...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jingjintang Expressway: Encyclopedia Ii - Jingjintang Expressway - Road Conditions
Jingjintang Expressway - Speed Limit. Uniform maximum speed limit of 110 km/h (sparsely signposted at times) outside of Beijing; Beijin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commune In France: Encyclopedia Ii - Commune In France - History Of The French Communes
French communes were created at the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789-1790. Commune in France - Kingdom of France. Before the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commune In France: Encyclopedia Ii - Commune In France - Miscellaneous Facts
Commune in France - Most and least populous communes. The most populous commune of the French Republic is the commune of Paris: 2,125,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zygomatic Bone: Encyclopedia Ii - Zygomatic Bone - Surfaces
The malar surface [Fig. 2] is convex and perforated near its center by a small aperture, the zygomaticofacial foramen, for the passage of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Climbing Specialist Cycling: Encyclopedia Ii - Climbing Specialist Cycling - Climbing Physics And Physiology
Sports physiologists have attributed the advantage that small stature holds in cycling up steep ascents to the way in which body mass and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gauss's Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Gauss's Law - Integral Form
In its integral form, the law states: where is the electric field, is the area of a differential square on the closed surface S with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Computational Geometry: Encyclopedia Ii - Computational Geometry - Numerical Geometry
This branch is also known as geometric modelling, computer-aided geometric design (CAGD), and may be often found under the keyword curves...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Variable Star: Encyclopedia Ii - Variable Star - Extrinsic Variable Stars
There are two main groups of extrinsic variables. Variable star - Rotating variable stars. Stars with sizable sunspots may show signifi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Variable Star: Encyclopedia Ii - Variable Star - Extrinsic Variable Stars
There are two main groups of extrinsic variables. Variable star - Rotating variable stars. Stars with sizable sunspots may show signifi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 6th Ring Road Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - 6th Ring Road Beijing - Route
The 6th Ring Road runs within the confines of the municipality of Beijing. It is one of the most circular routes but still remarkably rec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 6th Ring Road Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - 6th Ring Road Beijing - History
As early as 2000 or 2001, the southeastern stretch from Sanhui Bridge (interchange with the Jingha Expressway) through to Majuqiao (inter...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 6th Ring Road Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - 6th Ring Road Beijing - Portions Under Construction
By 2002, over 50% of the expressway ring route was opened to traffic, spanning from the northwestern end linking with the Badaling Expres...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 6th Ring Road Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - 6th Ring Road Beijing - Road Conditions
6th Ring Road Beijing - Speed Limit. Minimum speed limit of 50 km/h, maximum 100 km/h, throughout. Potential speed checks at Zhangjiawa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 6th Ring Road Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - 6th Ring Road Beijing - Vast Distances
At distances 20 kilometres from the centre of town, the expressway covers a much larger distance than the inner ring roads. Equally large...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 4th Ring Road Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - 4th Ring Road Beijing - History
Already in the early 1990s, the northern stretch of the 4th Ring Road from Zhongguancun to Siyuan Bridge existed as a ring road, albeit w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 4th Ring Road Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - 4th Ring Road Beijing - Connections
Badaling Expressway: Connects to the Badaling Expressway at Jianxiang. Jingcheng Expressway: Connects to the Jingcheng Expressway at Wang...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 4th Ring Road Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - 4th Ring Road Beijing - Signs
When it was opened by 2001, the 4th Ring Road's signs were plagued by inconsistency. Mixing of Hanyu Pinyin and English on the signs conf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Areas In The Metroid Series: Encyclopedia Ii - Areas In The Metroid Series - Crateria
Crateria is an area of the planet Zebes from the Metroid video game series. Areas in the Metroid Series - Location. Crateria was the to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pellucidar: Encyclopedia Ii - Pellucidar - Geography
In Burroughs' concept, the Earth is a hollow shell with Pellucidar as the internal surface of that shell. Pellucidar is accessible to the...   » Read the article