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An atlas is a collection of maps; ... Ryhiner Collection Composite atlas with maps, plans and views from the 16th-18th centuries, covering the globe, ...
Gran Atlas Aguilar (Spain, 1969/1970) Historical Atlas of China (Taiwan, 1980) The Historical Atlas of China (China, 1982) National Geographic Atlas of the World (United States, 1963–present) Pergamon World Atlas (1962/1968) Times Atlas of the World (United Kingdom, 1895–present) Dorling Kindersley Atlas of the World 1994–present
Standard parallels 45°N/S. Parallels based on Gall stereographic, but with curved meridians. Developed for Bartholomew Ltd., The Times Atlas. 1935 1966 Loximuthal: Pseudocylindrical Compromise Karl Siemon Waldo R. Tobler. From the designated centre, lines of constant bearing (rhumb lines/loxodromes) are straight and have the correct length.
Atlas is a family of US missiles and space launch vehicles that originated with the SM-65 Atlas.The Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program was initiated in the late 1950s under the Convair Division of General Dynamics. [2]
The engine has flown successfully on all six Atlas III flights and on 99 Atlas V flights, with just a single non-critical failure in March 2016. Atlas V is being phased out due to the national security implications of reliance on the Russian-built engine, [ 1 ] which became a concern after the Russian annexation of Crimea .
The Atlas of Middle-earth by Karen Wynn Fonstad is an atlas of J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional realm of Middle-earth. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was published in 1981, following Tolkien's major works The Hobbit , The Lord of the Rings , and The Silmarillion .
In 2011, Atlas purchased the tooling and inventory of Branchline Trains, including their line of HO scale "Blueprint Series" and "Yardmaster" freight cars and passenger cars. [13] In 2021, Atlas acquired some of the O scale tooling from MTH Trains. [14] They also acquired some River Point Station tooling for N scale vehicles in 2021. [15]
Earth Platinum, published by Millennium House in 2012, [1] is the world's largest atlas at 6 ft × 4.5 ft (1.8 m × 1.4 m). It surpasses the famous Klencke Atlas at the British Library , which held the record of the world's largest atlas since 1660.