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Authors: Walter Lewin
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microwave radiation,
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black hole of,
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radio wave emissions in,
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Millennium Bridge,
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Miller, Jon,
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MIT World,
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monopoles,
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Monroe, Marilyn,
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Moon,
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angular size of,
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calculating distance of,
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gravitational acceleration of,
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gravitational attraction and,
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in occultation of Crab Nebula,
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as vacuum,
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X-rays from,
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motion, converting energy into:
levitation demonstration of,
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motors and,
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torque and,
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Newton’s laws
motors,
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building,
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homopolar,
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus,
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M-theory,
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Murdin, Paul,
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music,
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harmonics in,
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MXB 1636-53 (X-ray source),
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–55,
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MXB 1659-29 (X-ray source),
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MXB 1730-335 (X-ray source),
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MXB 1735-44 (X-ray source),
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nanometers,
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Napoleon I, Emperor of France,
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NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration),
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National Science Foundation,
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natural philosophy,
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natural selection,
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Naval Research Laboratory,
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neon,
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thermal,
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neutrino telescopes,
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in core-collapse supernova,
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in plasma,
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neutron stars,
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in binary systems,
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–40,
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in core-collapse supernova,
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of Crab Nebula,
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discovery of,
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lighthouse effect of,
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magnetic field of,
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magnetic poles of,
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as pulsars,
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rotation of,
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size of,
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supernova and,
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–20,
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surface temperature of,
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X-ray heating of,
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New Generation Energy,
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Newton, Isaac,
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achievements of,
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light prism of,
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newton (unit of force),
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Newton’s laws,
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calculating distance between Earth and Moon with,
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calculating mass with,
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calculating orbital periods with,
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first (law of inertia),
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free fall and,
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gravitational acceleration and,
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impact of,
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second (calculation of force),
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third (acceleration),
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and universal law of gravitation,
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weightlessness and,
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New York, N.Y.,
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New York Times
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nickel,
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nitrogen,
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nodes,
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nonconductors,
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–29,
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Norma (constellation),
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northern lights (aurora borealis),
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–54,
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note-pairing,
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nuclear decay,
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nuclear energy,
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nuclear fission,
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nuclear fusion,
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in stars,
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occultation,
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octaves,
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oil embargo,
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Olympic Games of 1972,
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Oort, Jan,
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OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries),
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Opticks
(Newton),
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orbital plane,
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Orion (constellation),
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Orosz, Jerry,
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Ørsted, Hans Christian,
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Ørsted satellite,
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Overbeck, Jim,
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overtones,
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in magnetite,
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ozone and,
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paddle wheel,
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Paik, Nam June,
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parallax angle,
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paramagnetic materials,
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Pauli, Wolfgang,
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PBS,
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Pederson, Holger,
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pendulums,
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air drag (friction) and,
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