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Canal du Midi
(Encyclopedia)Canal du Midi känälˈ dü mēdēˈ [key], canal, c.150 mi (240 km) long, linking Sète and Toulouse, S France. It was built to carry oceangoing ships between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean...chemical industry
(Encyclopedia)chemical industry, the business of using chemical reactions to turn raw materials, such as coal, oil, and salt, into a variety of products. During the 19th and 20th cent. technological advances in the...IRAS
(Encyclopedia)IRAS: see infrared astronomy.COBE
(Encyclopedia)COBE: see infrared astronomy.NICMOS
(Encyclopedia)NICMOS: see infrared astronomy.SOFIA
(Encyclopedia)SOFIA: see infrared astronomy.Kuiper Airborne Observatory
(Encyclopedia)Kuiper Airborne Observatory: see infrared astronomy. ...Infrared Astronomical Satellite
(Encyclopedia)Infrared Astronomical Satellite: see infrared astronomy. ...Infrared Space Observatory
(Encyclopedia)Infrared Space Observatory: see infrared astronomy. ...Cosmic Background Explorer
(Encyclopedia)Cosmic Background Explorer: see infrared astronomy. ...Browse by Subject
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