The Louisiana LIGO facility relied on
precise observations of lengthy laser beams to detect gravitational waves.
Using Brahe's
precise observations of the planet Mars, Kepler spent the next five years developing his own method for characterizing planetary motion.
Not exact matches
Edward Oakes»
observations yesterday concerning the invidious or vituperative use
of the word heresy, I feel that he is turning into a matter
of sentiment what should be a matter
of precise definition.
A theory is valued if it accurately accounts for known
observations and yields
precise predictions
of future measurements.
As one would expect, Nichols» theology is sound,
precise, clearly argued, beautifully expressed, strewn with poignant connections and rich in insights, such as the
observation that at the wedding feast at Cana, as the bridegroom fails to fulfil his traditional Palestinian - Jewish duty to provide wine, Jesus substitutes himself for the bridegroom (pp125 - 6); or the presentation
of Christmas night as the dark night
of our mystical unmaking and remaking (p66).
Science is not just a matter
of precise observation and the accumulation
of facts.
According to the popular stereotype, the scientist makes
precise observations and then employs logical reasoning; if such a procedure is to be adopted in all fields
of enquiry, should not religion be dismissed as prescientific superstition?
When the author refers to other commentators on specialist subjects, such as the raising
of children, she is quite
precise in how she mentions them, and also from where their
observations, or research, have originated.
1 hr and 50 minutes to be
precise, so readers
of Uncut will understand that in order to do Neil and the interview justice, I have decided to break his
observations and my take on them into two Letters.
Adding the cosmological constant to cosmology's standard FLRW metric leads to the Lambda - CDM model, which has been referred to as the «standard model»
of cosmology because
of its
precise agreement with
observations.
To get a more
precise, three - dimensional picture
of the entire magnetosphere would require
observations directly from space.
But the ocean is a huge, constantly moving three - dimensional ecosystem, and obtaining
precise, real - time
observations of marine life and
of oceanic conditions such as temperature, current and salinity is quite challenging and astronomically expensive.
Advances in neuroscience and neurotechnology offer the potential for extremely
precise observation, collection and even alteration
of human brain activity.
This project will take advantage
of Webb's high - resolution spectrographs to get the most sensitive and
precise observations at wavelengths that specifically measure ices.
New and very
precise observations using the HARPS spectrograph at the ESO 3.6 - metre telescope at La Silla, Chile, have now not only detected the motion
of the spots due to the rotation
of Ceres about its axis, but also found unexpected additional variations suggesting that the material
of the spots is volatile and evaporates in sunlight.
Observations of the Martian moons, Phobos and Deimos, by Curiosity and by the older, still - active Mars rover Opportunity are helping researchers get more
precise knowledge
of the moons» orbits.
► «Even as the practice
of science becomes ever more advanced, the
observations more
precise, and the applications more prevalent, there are signs
of public misapprehension, distrust, and eroding support,» wrote Rush Holt, the new chief executive officer
of AAAS and executive publisher
of Science, in this week's editorial.
The
observations will be used to allow more
precise reconstructions
of historic climate shifts.
First was an improvement in the computer processing that transforms raw satellite
observations from the Dutch - Finnish Ozone Monitoring Instrument aboard NASA's Aura spacecraft into
precise estimates
of sulfur dioxide concentrations.
The researchers» new estimate is much more
precise than previous estimates, which were based on
observations of faraway stars.
Instruments are now so
precise that radar
observations can spot a single bee at about 30 miles away, and scientists can combine thermal imaging cameras, acoustic monitoring devices and small portable radars with weather radar data to get a complete picture
of a region's ecology.
In fact, taking future infrared
observations of new instruments like the James Webb Space Telescope into account, distance estimates may even become much more
precise.
Future
observations may yield more -
precise information on the masses and hence the composition
of the three planets.
«The highly accurate and
precise data from Glory, in combination with
observations from the rest
of the A-Train, will enable researchers to improve our understanding
of the Earth system by improving our ability predict future climate,» she said.
Experimentalists have developed sophisticated tools to overcome the challenge, but translating experimental
observations into
precise quantitative understanding
of the quark - gluon plasma has been difficult to achieve until now, he says.
Firstly, for land - based volcanoes it is hard to carry out large - scale
observations using artificial earthquakes because
of the population density, and it is also difficult to detect giant magma buildups with
precise visualization because they are often at relatively low depths (roughly 10 km).
Lambton's crew would establish a fixed reference point by laborious
observations of star positions over several months, then measure a fixed distance away from the point with the fantastically
precise use
of metal chains and rods supported by trestles.
«As astrophysical
observations and simulations improve, we're doing increasingly
precise comparisons between the models
of how galaxies form and the
observations of what galaxies actually look like,» Carroll says.
My view, and that
of my colleagues at Chicago, Brian Fields and Craig Copi, is that the quality
of the latest
observations places strict constraints on all cosmological models and requires any new cosmological model to be as
precise as the big bang model itself.
In order to identify the part
of their brains responsible for seizures, the patients underwent 1 to 4 weeks
of observation through electrocorticography (ECoG), a technique that provides
precise neural recordings via electrodes placed directly on the surface
of the brain.
Taken together, these
observation impinge on one central problem: the development
of rational targeting strategies aimed at overcoming therapeutic resistance require the
precise elucidation
of the molecular mechanisms whereby carcinoma cells that undergo EMT acquire the functional traits that render them resistant to conventional therapy.
The
observations have allowed astronomers to construct the most
precise three - dimensional model
of the glowing gas shroud, called a planetary nebula.
The
observations, taken with the Near Infrared Camera 2 (NIRC2) on the Keck 2 telescope more than eight years after the microlensing event, provided a
precise measurement
of the foreground and background stars» relative motion.
The scientists used the National Science Foundation's Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), a continent - wide radio - telescope system, along with the 100 - meter radio telescope in Effelsberg, Germany, to make an extremely
precise observation when the planet Jupiter passed nearly in front
of a bright quasar on September 8, 2002.
«The fact that these pulsars were never before detected in this highly studied area
of the Galaxy shows that the GBT has outstanding capabilities and will be an important tool for astronomers to make very
precise, very sensitive
observations of the Universe.
The duration and cadence
of the Kepler
observations, in tandem with the brightness
of the star, enable unusually
precise constraints on both the planet and its host.
Here we quantify to what extent
precise stellar
observations reveal information about the properties
of a star, including properties that are unobserved, or even unobservable.
However some technical challenges still need to be taken to make the technology more accessible and usable to its full potential: gaining selective and comprehensive genetic access to the neurons
of interest, controlling variation in the expression
of the optogenetic tools (when using viruses) and its
precise localization (axon vs. presynaptic terminals), tailoring light - delivery system signals to individual cells in a population rather than the population as a whole, developing
observation techniques which have the same spatial and temporal resolution as those tools... to cite only a few
of them.
Earlier
observations... ▽ More The
precise mechanisms that provide the non-radiative energy for heating the chromosphere and the corona
of the Sun and those
of other stars constitute an active field
of research.
Perhaps being ignored because the film is too unobtrusive and relaxed in its
observations of primal human interaction to register against weightier fare at this time
of year, Zachariah is at its most immediate when focused on Robbie's
precise acting choices.
The Verbinski and Conrad
observations of everyday modern life are always
precise and never irrelevant.
(Almost all the African - American students came from schools with average test scores below the district mean; the few that did not had almost identical average impacts, but the number
of available
observations was too small to recover
precise estimates.)
In general, survey results based on larger numbers
of observations are more
precise, that is, less prone to sampling variance than those made across groups with fewer numbers
of observations.
In general, survey responses based on larger numbers
of observations are more
precise, that is, less prone to sampling variance, than those made across groups with fewer numbers
of observations.
For example, while Latino students account for 16 percent
of observations in the data, the state has too few Latino teachers to estimate
precise race - match effects for this group.
Some
of the most accurate and
precise measures
of an excellent teacher result from data, collected and analyzed by trained appraisers, based on
observations of the teacher's instructional practices and engagement with students.
Some random
observations: the center console is overwrought, full
of bulging shapes and bizarre cross-shaped buttons, and the circular dials for fan speed and temperature never feel
precise.
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of his specific needs and over 40 years
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I've never read a better explanation
of her gifts
of observation and description, the way she chooses
precise details to get to the very heart
of a place.