Sentences with phrase «combination of small figuring»

Contrast this with the traditional approach being used by other large telescopes, both ground based and space - based, in which they have to blend a combination of small figuring and large smoothing tools to generate optical surfaces, and are therefore difficult to make repeatedly for hundreds of segments.

Not exact matches

The Element's a bit pokey - a combination of its heavy curb weight and small 2.4 - liter, 166 horsepower four - cylinder engine - but that hasn't stopped the SUV from becoming a cult figure on the used market.

http://www.agci.org/docs/lean.pdf «Global (and regional) surface temperature fluctuations in the past 120 years reflect, as in the space era, a combination of solar, volcanic, ENSO, and anthropogenic influences, with relative contributions shown in Figure 6.22 The adopted solar brightness changes in this scenario are based on a solar surface flux transport model; although long - term changes are «50 % larger than the 11 - year irradiance cycle, they are significantly smaller than the original estimates based on variations in Sun - like stars and geomagnetic activity.