Burning-glass
51burn — 1. v. & n. v. (past and past part. burnt or burned) 1 tr. & intr. be or cause to be consumed or destroyed by fire. 2 intr. a blaze or glow with fire. b be in the state characteristic of fire. 3 tr. & intr. be or cause to be injured or damaged by… …
52History of the telescope — The earliest known working telescopes appeared in 1608 and are credited to Hans Lippershey and Zacharias Janssen, spectacle makers in Middelburg, and Jacob Metius of Alkmaar. The design of these early refracting telescopes consisted of a convex… …
53eyeglass — Synonyms and related words: Polaroid glasses, achromatic lens, astigmatic lens, bifocals, blinkers, burning glass, camera, cheaters, coated lens, colored glasses, concave lens, concavo convex lens, condenser, contact lens, convex lens, dark… …
54Lillian Stewart Carl — (born 1949) is an American author of mystery, fantasy and science fiction novels.Carl resides in North Texas. She has been a friend of Lois McMaster Bujold since childhood; both authors credit Carl with getting Bujold started writing. [] She also …
55GAAPweb — Infobox Company name = GAAPweb type = Privately held companies foundation = London 1998 founder = Cliff Olsson and Mark Wainwright location city = London location country = United Kingdom key people = Graham Ruddick Managing Director Iain Wills… …
56Maria Riva — in 2005. Born Maria Elisabeth Sieber 13 December 1924 (1924 12 13) (age 86) Berlin, Germany …
57Parabolic reflector — Parallel waves coming in to a parabolic mirror are focused at a point F A parabolic reflector (or dish or mirror) is a reflective device used to collect or project energy such as light, sound, or radio waves. Its shape is that of a circular… …
58camera — Synonyms and related words: Iconoscope, Kodak, Photostat, SLR, X ray machine, achromatic lens, aerial reconnaissance camera, astigmatic lens, astrograph, box camera, burning glass, camera obscura, candid camera, cinematograph, coated lens, color… …
59magnifier — Synonyms and related words: achromatic lens, astigmatic lens, burning glass, camera, coated lens, concave lens, concavo convex lens, condenser, convex lens, eyeglass, eyepiece, glass, hand lens, lens, magnifying glass, meniscus, object glass,… …
60meniscus — Synonyms and related words: achromatic lens, astigmatic lens, burning glass, camera, coated lens, concave lens, concavo convex lens, condenser, convex lens, crescent, crescent moon, eyeglass, eyepiece, glass, half moon, hand lens, horseshoe, lens …
