Microsoft unveils Terra Server aerial image database
Microsoft introduces Terra Server an online database offering satellite and aerial pictures of about half the United States and select foreign sites. Containing 178 million photos the project aims to prove readiness of massive databases for business farming academia and general public use.
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Terra
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Russian Space Agency
Great Wall of China
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USGS
Dialog Corp
U.S
IBM
Mercury at Dawn Reveal Bright Elusive Planet This Weekend
Sky watchers should set alarms for 5 30 am Sunday August 30 to spot Mercury low on the eastern horizon just before sunrise. The article guides locating the inner solar system world near the sun, noting its visibility improves after sunset or before sunrise and offering map-based directions.
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Isaac Asimov
Mercury
Copernicus
Horzon
Brillant Vegas
Alex the parrot teaches reading through questions and clever tricks
The Boston Globe describes Alex a gray parrot trained by Irene Pepperberg to identify matter, count, and read cues. He answers with words and signs, showing understanding beyond simple mimicry, though his accuracy varies with mood and task complexity.
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Irene Pepperberg
Alex
Pepperberg
Griffin
Parrot
Jean Piaget
Piaget
A Long Quest Proves Kepler Conjecture On Sphere Stacking
University of Michigan mathematician Thomas Hales announced a proof of the Kepler conjecture after more than a decade of work and a 250 page argument with three gigabytes of data. The problem asks for the most efficient way to stack spheres, a question traced to Kepler and Raleigh, with a packing limit of 74 percent for the best known arrangement.
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University of Michigan
Hales
Walter Raleigh
Thomas Harriot
Harriot
Johannes Kepler
Kepler
C.A. Rogers
David Hilbert
Iea
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