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French astronomer Alphonse Borrelly was the first person to discover the comet on the early morning of 24 July 1900, while William Robert Brooks independently spotted the same comet about 15 minutes later. [4] They reported the comet as a 9th-magnitude object with a short tail located within the constellation Aries.
The Bersey cab was designed by Walter Bersey, an electrical engineer who had earlier constructed an electric powered bus and van, as well as private cars. [1] [2] [3] The cab was driven by a Johnson-Lundell electric motor described variously as 3.5 or 8 horsepower or 2.2 kilowatts.
Chang'e 8 (Chinese: 嫦娥八号; pinyin: Cháng'é báhào) is a planned robotic mission by China to explore the lunar south pole and to establish the technical predicate for the future International Lunar Research Station (ILRS). The mission is expected to launch in 2028 and will include a lander, a rover, and a robot.
ICT 1900 was a family of mainframe computers released by International Computers and Tabulators (ICT) and later International Computers Limited (ICL) during the 1960s and 1970s. The 1900 series was notable for being one of the few non-American competitors to the IBM System/360 , enjoying significant success in the European and British ...
GSM-1900 and GSM-850 are used in most of North, South and Central America (ITU-Region 2). In North America, GSM operates on the primary mobile communication bands 850 MHz and 1900 MHz. In Canada , GSM-1900 is the primary band used in urban areas with 850 as a backup, and GSM-850 being the primary rural band.
3 arson suspects arrested, accused of starting fires across LA. Three arson suspects have been arrested across the Los Angeles area since Sunday, the Los Angeles police chief told reporters Tuesday.
As the name suggests, the nighttime function starts and ends early — beginning at 6 p.m. and finishing up at 10 p.m. "I just can't stay up late anymore," said Baginski, 49, a former nonprofit ...
The Soviet Union eventually paid the Canadian government $3 million CAD ($13 million today) for expenses relating to the crash. May 22, 1978 Near Puget Sound, Washington, United States Spill of irradiated water A valve was mistakenly opened aboard the submarine USS Puffer releasing up to 500 US gallons (1,900 L; 420 imp gal) of radioactive water.