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Western Electric hand telephone sets. A typical Western Electric hand telephone set of c. 1930. It consists of a handset mounting with the handset held in a cradle, and a subscriber set mounted against a wall or vertical surface in close proximity. Shown is a B1A hand telephone set, also known as the type 102B-3 hand telephone set.
Photovoltaic mounting systems (also called solar module racking) are used to fix solar panels on surfaces like roofs, building facades, or the ground. [1] These mounting systems generally enable retrofitting of solar panels on roofs or as part of the structure of the building (called BIPV). [2] As the relative costs of solar photovoltaic (PV ...
Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki installs WORF in Destiny. The Window Observational Research Facility (WORF) is an experiment rack facility manufactured by the Brazilian Space Agency, [1] which remotely operated payloads and crew members can perform Earth and space science research, including hand held photography, at the U.S. Laboratory Science Window on the International Space Station.
Technical diagram of ISPR An ISPR being fitted in the US Destiny lab module International Standard Payload Rack. The International Standard Payload Rack (ISPR) is a steel framework container that is designed and been adopted by the International Space Station (ISS) program to support efficient integration and interchangeability of space payload hardware, such as machines and experiments.
Shelf (storage) A shelf (pl.: shelves) [1] is a flat, horizontal plane used for items that are displayed or stored in a home, business, store, or elsewhere. It is raised off the floor and often anchored to a wall, supported on its shorter length sides by brackets, or otherwise anchored to cabinetry by brackets, dowels, screws, or nails.
This minimalist wonder starts at $18 for the smallest size (17.5" x 13.1"); on sale for $22 for the next size up (20.5" x 13.1"); and $23 for the largest size (20.5" x 15.5"). The price of the ...
Light and Space. Light and Space denotes a loosely affiliated art movement related to op art, minimalism and geometric abstraction originating in Southern California in the 1960s and influenced by John McLaughlin. [1] It is characterized by a focus on perceptual phenomena, such as light, volume and scale, and the use of materials such as glass ...
Art by Brianna Ashby. On July 15, people all over the world watched a woman in a cubicle wait for a signal from three billion miles away. In a soft, clear voice, she confirmed that the New Horizons spacecraft had flown within 7,800 miles of Pluto and survived. In the following days, the spacecraft transmitted images that revealed for the first ...