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A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
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refectory. Frater-house or dining-hall of a college,
monastery, etc.
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Getting a Clear View.(astronomers search the heavens at Hawaii's Mauna Kea observatory)
Magazine article from: Science News; 3/4/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...telescope, perched near the windswept summit of Hawaii's Mauna Kea, to gaze deep into the Andromeda galaxy. The W.M...twinkle out. They have two options. They can launch observatories into space, well above the troublesome atmosphere...
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Snow in Hawaii? Look to the mountain Crews sometimes must battle subzero temperatures while clearing road to observatories atop Mauna Kea
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 12/12/1996; 700+ words
; ...796-foot summit of Mauna Kea, home to 10 telescopes...require access to the observatories. Five plow drivers born...temperatures turn it to ice." Mauna Kea, Hawaiian for White...Krieger works for the Mauna Kea Observatories Support...
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Mauna Kea board seeks cash from observatories
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 10/20/2000; ; 417 words
; HILO -- The new Mauna Kea Management Board is requesting...cultural resources on Mauna Kea. The request, approved...University of Hawaii and from observatories on the mountain, officials...university management of Mauna Kea, urged that observatories...
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Stargazing atop mighty Mauna Kea.
Magazine article from: Sunset; 12/1/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...the summit of Mauna Kea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. Mauna Kea, white mountain...was born. A visit to Mauna Kea's cinder-covered...clear above the clouds: Mauna Kea. A star was born...Today a total of nine observatories have sprouted on the...in mind. ...
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Hydrologic and isotopic modeling of alpine Lake Waiau, Mauna Kea, Hawai'i. (1).
Magazine article from: Pacific Science; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...perched lake near the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawai'i. Further, a simple...the Pu'u Waiau cinder cone on Mauna Kea Volcano at an elevation of...proposed new construction at the Mauna Kea Observatory Complex (e.g., Group 70 International...
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Modeling Optical Turbulence and Seeing over Mauna Kea: Verification and Algorithm Refinement*
Magazine article from: Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology; 12/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...since April 2005 at the Mauna Kea Weather Center. The...over the summit area of Mauna Kea. To investigate...seeing data from four observatories is compared with the...weather forecasts at the Mauna Kea Weather Center...
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Mauna Kea staff fears for safety of snow-lovers
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 1/13/2005; ; 700+ words
; face=+2; Observatory officials say post...With snow blanketing Mauna Kea down to the 10,000...it safeface=-2; Mauna Kea Observatories Support Services has...trip to see the snow on Mauna Kea: Bring sunscreen...
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Mauna Kea telescopes linked to Internet2
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 4/18/2000; ; 411 words
; ...utilize telescopes on Mauna Kea with a high-speed...Internet2 networks via the Mauna Kea Observatories Communication Network...H. Chaffee, Keck Observatory director, said it...Gemini telescopes on Mauna Kea and in Chile...
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Mauna Kea summit road is closed off due to snow
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 1/24/2006; 353 words
; ...closed the road to the summit of Mauna Kea, and bad weather was expected for the rest of the week, Mauna Kea Observatories Support Services said yesterday...spokesman for the Gemini North Observatory on Mauna Kea. Support Services said...
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Mauna Kea scientists say comets may all be made of the same stuff
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 9/18/2005; 380 words
; ...Astronomers using telescopes atop Mauna Kea believe comets may all be made...from the Keck, Subaru and Gemini observatories reported their conclusions Friday...Tokyo. _____ On the Net: Mauna Kea Observatories: http://www...
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Mauna Kea Observatories
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
Mauna Kea Observatories A complex of observatories and telescopes at an...m on the summit of Mauna Kea island, Hawaii...the world's highest observatory site and is generally...telescopes are located on Mauna Kea than at any other...
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Mauna Kea
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Mauna Kea ( White Mountain ) Dormant shield volcano...Hawaii, USA. At 4205m (13,796ft), Mauna Kea is the highest island mountain in...snow-capped peak of the volcano stands Mauna Kea Observatory , the world's biggest astronomical...
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Observatories, Ground
Book article from: Space Sciences
...infrared astronomy are Mauna Kea, a volcano on the Big...of oceans (e.g., Mauna Kea). MAJOR RADIO OBSERVATORIES OF THE WORLD Observatory Location Description Web...Clerk Maxwell Telescope Mauna Kea, Hawaii 15-m steerable...
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NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
NASA Infrared Telescope Facility ( IRTF ) A 3-m reflector for infrared astronomy, particularly of Solar System objects, opened in 1979 at Mauna Kea Observatory , Hawaii. It is operated for NASA by the University of Hawaii. http://irtfweb.ifa.hawaii.edu/
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infrared telescope
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
...infrared parts of the spectrum. The two most important ground-based infrared telescopes are the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility ( IRTF ) and the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope ( UKIRT ), both at Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii.
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