atmospheric refraction
atmospheric refraction The displacement in apparent direction of a celestial object caused by the refraction of its light in passing through the Earth's atmosphere. Refraction increases the observed altitude of an object. For an object on the horizon, the amount is about 34' (i.e. just over half a degree). According to a simple atmospheric model, the refraction at zenith distances up to about 45° is proportional to the tangent of the zenith distance, but the exact figure depends on the atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity. See also
Horizontal Refraction.
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Sterk, H. M., Hay, C. H., Kehoe, A. B., Ratcliffe, K., & VandeVusse, L. G. (2002). Who's Having This Baby?(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Women and Language; 3/22/2005; ; 700+ words
; Sterk, H. M., Hay, C. H., Kehoe, A. B., Ratcliffe, K., & VandeVusse, L. G...reinforce or resist common understandings of birthing. For example, Hay's chapter uses a historical perspective that draws primarily on U...
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Family Dollar Names James H. Hays Vice President-Internal Audit.
Business Wire; 7/24/2007; 700+ words
; ...today announced that it has named James H. Hays to the position of Vice President - Internal Audit. Mr. Hays will report to the Audit Committee...Prior to joining Family Dollar, Mr. Hays spent 19 years in various roles with...
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Helen Ruth Anderson; Donna Lynn Balaag; Mally A. Gulbrandsen. Ruth H. Hays. William Charles Hobbs. Sam E. Razevich
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 3/28/2002; 700+ words
; ...will be held Friday, March 29,2002 at 2pm at Wilmington Cemetery McNerney's Colonial Mortuary (310) 834-8531 Hays, Ruth H. A San Pedro resident 59 years, passed way March 20, 2002 at 88 yearsof age. A Memorial service will be held on...
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Daisy H. Hay
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 11/2/2004; 270 words
; MANCHESTER, Iowa - Daisy Helen Hay, 74, of Manchester, died Monday morning, Nov. 1, 2004, at Good Neighbor Home, Manchester, following a short illness...
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The Howard H "Tim" Hays Media Center Being Dedicated to the Former Owner, Editor and Publisher of The Press-Enterprise.(Company overview)
Business Wire; 9/10/2007; 700+ words
; ...dedication ceremony to its namesake, Howard H "Tim" Hays, former owner, editor and publisher. Hays will be honored with a dedication wall in the...company of The Press-Enterprise. "The Howard H 'Tim' Hays Media Center honors Tim's life...
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Belo to Build Howard H 'Tim' Hays Media Center for The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.
PR Newswire; 1/20/2006; 700+ words
; ...team." Building Name Honors Howard H "Tim" Hays Decherd also announced that the new facility will be named the Howard H "Tim" Hays Media Center to honor the...to information. His father, Howard H. Hays, Sr., initially invested...
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`Long Goodbye: The Deaths of Nancy Cruzan' by William H. Colby; Hay House.(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 12/11/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...the end, so did her father. Colby does a good job in weaving together the medical, legal, political and public opinion aspects of a case that captured the attention of a nation. And for someone so wrapped up in the case, for the most part h
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Varity units' ratings raised; off S&P CreditWatch. (K-H Corp., Kelsey-Hays Co.) (Standard and Poor's CreditWire)
PR Newswire; 11/30/1989; 700+ words
; ...former Fruehauf Corp., which was renamed K-H Corp. Varity has assumed senior debt of K-H Corp, which is upgraded to double-'B' from...B', and removed from CreditWatch. Also, K-H Corp.'s senior subordinated notes and debentures...
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EDWARD H. HAMMOND TELLS HOW FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY WILL DEAL WITH LATEST BUDGET CUT, EASE TUITION IMPACT, BOOST LOCAL ECONOMY
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/4/2009; 700+ words
; HAYS, Kan., July 3 -- Fort Hays State University issued the following news release: President Edward H. Hammond said today that Fort Hays State University would use its nearly $2.8 million...
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Hay, Frances H.
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 11/6/2002; 323 words
; Hay, Frances H. "Pat" Wednesday, November 06, 2002 Hay, Frances H. "Pat" (Nee Metzinger). Born to Eternal Life Tues., Nov. 5, 2002, age 91. Loving wife of the late Walter E. Beloved mother of Phyllis Hay, Jerry (Mary) Hay...
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Will H. Hays
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Will H. Hays 1879-1954, American politician and motion-picture executive, b. Sullivan, Ind.; his original name was William Harrison Hays. Hays became active in Indiana political affairs, was chairman of the Republican...
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John Hay
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
John Hay John Hay (1838-1905) was...McKinley made Roosevelt president, Hay increasingly gave way to presidential...building of an Isthmian canal, Hay obtained British consent to a...July 1, 1905, in Newbury, N. H. Further Reading Hay's correspondence...
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Hays, Fort
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
HAYS, FORT HAYS, FORT (1867), one of a system of military posts established...government's campaign against Plains Indians. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan for a time made his headquarters at Fort Hays, as did Gen. George A. Custer in 1867 – 1869...
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hay
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
hay 1 / hā / • n. grass that has been mown and dried for use as fodder. PHRASES: hit the hay inf. go to bed. hay 2 • n. a country dance with interweaving steps similar to a reel. ∎ a winding figure in such a dance.
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Hay, John (Milton)
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Hay, John [Milton] (1838–1905...moved in the circle which included Henry Adams, H. C. Lodge, and Clarence King, and wrote...responsible for the Open Door policy in China and the Hay‐Pauncefote Treaty (1901), which...
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